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What is Agile Working?
Is Agile Working for me?
Achieving Optimised Agile Working?
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At Home in The Office: Sit Back and Work
Breakout Furniture
High Tables & Media Units
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The Human Factor: Ergonomic Office Furniture
Height Adjustable Desks and Bench Desks
Active Seating
Personal Storage
Fun Breakout Furniture
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Quiet Time: An Office in the Office
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What is Agile Working?
Agile working is about bringing people, processes, connectivity and technology, time and place
together to find the most appropriate and effective way of working to carry out a particular task. It
is working within guidelines (of the task) but without boundaries (of how you achieve it).
Paul Allsopp,The Agile Organisation
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Is Agile Working For Me?
Yes, if you are interested in increased productivity and profitability, an improved
office environment and employee well being, as well as maximising the potential
of your existing office space.
A Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors report on Agile Working established
that: “work is an activity, not a place” and summarised what they call business
agility as: “the ability to use [...] your property to enhance your business by getting the
most out of the people in your office for the longest possible time.”
This, in short, is the fundamental outcome of Agile Working.
Ok, so how do I reach this outcome?
Well, at the centre of today’s progressive modern office environment is a
culture of mutual trust. Agile Working is at the heart of this: letting employees
decide where, when and how best to work.
Traditional office furniture pieces such as the task chair and desk are now
more advanced than ever before, providing many ergonomic benefits,
but are now complemented by contemporary furniture designed to better
facilitate networking and interactivity, as well as designs that allow individuals
to touchdown for short periods, and for concentrated work which requires
complete or partial privacy.
To fully embrace the concept of agility in the modern workplace, dissolving
perceptible hierarchies is often successful, as well as taking into account
different personality types. With an open plan office, hotdesking and
centrally stored information helps to enable spontaneous interdepartmental
communication and promotes teamwork, alongside autonomous working.
Portable storage means you can literally take your work and devices - as well
as your lunch - with you if needed.
In short, Agile Working is a symbiotic concept: invest in the right office furniture
for your employees, creating welcoming, effective and dynamic environments
and you will reap the benefits over the long term.
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Achieving optimised Agile Working
At Après we recognise that every office is different. Every business has
its own identity, objectives and individuals. What might revolutionise one
space may not be so effective in another. So, in order to benefit from
Agile Working, it is vital that each of the three cornerstones is taken in to
account: At Home in The Office, The Human Factor and Quiet Time.
“To benefit from Agile Working, it is vital that each
of the three cornerstones is taken in to account: At
Home in The Office, The Human Factor and Quiet
Time. “
1At Home in The Office: Sit Back and Work
Sitting at a traditional office desk, especially in today’s open plan office
environment, isn’t always the most effective way of working, especially when a
task requires, or would benefit from, collaboration. At other times you may need
a bit of privacy and a more informal setting.
Contemporary soft seating units offer a third space in the office for ad-hoc
meetings or individual work in a relaxed home-from-home environment. Our range
of innovative modular soft seating epitomises the agile working concept, giving
users the chance to move away from the desk, with integrated tabling, cabling
and innovative design features allowing one to continue working effectively and
in comfort.
Our high back office sofas benefit from advanced acoustic sound absorbing
materials, ideal for noisy environments so you can make that private phone call
and concentrate on getting creative without distraction. All of our modular soft
seating configurations can be easily relocated almost anywhere within the office,
providing nomadic staff with a place for collaborative working, informal meetings, or
a place to touch down.
Office meetings no longer have to be determined by private room availability and
complicated schedules. Be spontaneous.
Cwtch Workbay Sofa provides
acoustic privacy with
integrated AV and
electrification offering a
future-proof agile working
solution for informal
meetings, presentations
and collaborative working.
Away from the Desk
collaborative or individual
working configurations,
at lounge, table or café
height.
Haven Pods offers a
defined space in the
open plan office for
individual focused work
and spaces for team
collaboration. Easy to
relocate.
Tryst Privacy Booths are a
versatile collection of high
back soft seating units
providing an acoustic
informal meeting solution.
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Working Lunch: Office Breakout Furniture
We’re not actually advocating working through your lunch break, but the
modern office breakout area has now become a multifunctional area for
hotdesking, informal meetings and another space for collaborative working to
take place, as well as a great place for networking.
BuzziPicnic is a solid oak or ash table
which can be used as a hotdesk, with
electrification, charging points, and
integrated grooves which can be used
to cantilever tablets or smartphones.
Be Stood Up By Your Colleagues: High Tables & Media Units
Working at standing height provides a sit-stand option for meetings, offering an
alternative dynamic, as well as providing easier interaction with presentation
screens and, more importantly, colleagues.
Temptation High Desk
– designed to draw
staff away from
their workstations for
meetings on the go,
with integrated data
points and AV.
Bosa Tables is available in a choice of
height and width span – anything up to
3 metres wide and an impressive choice
of over 100 colours as well as a range
of solid wood edges and data point
options.
Attention T Conference Table
is a height adjustable
meeting or conference
room table solution. Sit
or stand. You decide.
BuzziBreeze is designed to
be used outdoors. Made
of UV resistant powdercoated
metal frame with
choice of weather resistant
hardwood top and set or
folded aluminium profile.
Reef Media Unit is a free
standing bar height
table that up to 6
users can use; fit a
monitor of up to 37
inches for interactive
presentations.
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The Human Factor: Ergonomic Office Furniture
Height Adjustable Desks and Bench Desks
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Advances in furniture technology means that we can offer so much more than aesthetically
pleasing office chairs and desks. And we need to.
According to the UK government’s Health & Safety Executive guide to Ergonomics and
Human Factors at Work, applying ergonomics to the workplace can reduce the potential
for accidents, injury and ill health as well as improve performance and productivity.
The swivel office chair and functional desk will probably always have their place, despite
overwhelming evidence that sitting for long periods at your desk is detrimental to health.
Ergonomic Office Chairs
Modern office chairs, however, now offer dynamic seating, with advanced ergonomic
benefits such as lumbar support, automatic weight adjustment as well as helping to
strengthen your core and even seating that accommodates your afternoon nap!
It’s all about the human factor: furniture that moves, with you in mind.
Studies have proven that alternating between standing and sitting at work has a positive
effect on health and subsequently improves work rate and morale. These adjustable
sit-stand workstations offer a different way of working, accommodating users who may
suffer from ailments such as cardiovascular and muscular-skeletal problems.
Sit-Stand desks provide unbelievable health benefits for the individual, as well as being
ideal for hotdesking, since they can be customised for every user of just about any
height. Some of our height adjustable desks can be pre-programmed for different
users, offering the ultimate convenience.
Canvaro Height Adjustable Desks offers
bench desk or sit-stand single
user versions. Ergonomic standup/sit-down
functionality and
integrated blinds with inbuilt sound
absorption, the optional version
with seat containers brings added
convenience too. Features include
quiet motors, anti-collision mode,
and low stand by.
Mobility Height Adjustable Desks offers
electronic or manual height adjustments
and height-adjustable desk screen
divider with silent operation. Includes
mobile storage units and cushioned
cabinets, encouraging movement and
informal communication.
3Dee Active Office Chair encourages
360° movement. Designed around the
biomechanical model of the human being.
Dynamic sitting stimulates your circulation, with
frequent changes in posture strengthening the
back muscles.
Open Up Task Chair multi
award winning office
chair with dorsokinetic
mechanism for motion.
In Office Chair
combines relaxed
dynamic seating
comfort with stimulating
active ergonomic
support.
Leopard Office Chair
created following a
series of trials to achieve
the most comfortable
possible modern office
chair.
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Ahrend Balance Adjustable Desks meets
all the ergonomic standards, with
height-adjustable legs available
on single desks, double bench
desks and meeting tables. Different
configurations can be created to suit
your business requirements and office
layout, be it singular desk or team
workstation arrangements.
Temptation Twin Bench Desks
create clear, linear office desk
configurations with the combination
of versatile storage solutions
incorporated with the desk top.
Desk configurations can arranged
as a bench of any size or in a spine
arrangement.
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Dynamic Thinking & Agile Minds: Active Seating
It’s quite simple: exercise is good for you. You’re probably aware that moving about
causes your body to release endorphins which trigger a positive feeling in the body – in
fact any form of physical activity leads to the release of these feel good neurotransmitters
according to stress.org.uk.
US psychologist Shawn Achor said in his TEDx Talk The Happy Secret to Better Work, “If
you can raise somebody’s level of positivity, their brain experiences [...] a ‘happiness
advantage’. Your brain in ‘positive’ performs significantly better than in ‘negative’,
‘neutral’ or ‘stressed’. Your intelligence, creativity and energy levels rise; every single
business outcome improves.”
Providing employees with the opportunity to remain active whilst working can therefore
yield demonstrably positive results for their health and wellbeing (postural and blood
flow benefits are just the tip of the iceberg), resulting in improved concentration and
productivity levels.
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Personal Storage: Keep It To Yourself
Personal Office Storage boxes provide secure portable storage of files and
laptops to cater for flexible working within an agile working office. With the
ranges available from Après, you can quite literally work just about anywhere
in the office and take your files and laptop with you.
Cango Mobile Storage is a brand
new concept in mobile office
storage. Can be used within a
portable pedestal or carried with
convenient shoulder strap.
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HB Two Personal Storage is a
lightweight mobile hotdesking
storage unit designed to transport
portable devices and files.
swopper air stool
Thanks to its unique threedimensional
vertical and
sideways movement, this
award-winning active seat
adapts itself to you - not
vice versa! Motion Seating
at its best!
Muvman Sit-Stand Stool
offer 3D movements with
a wide sideways reach.
Each change of position
activates your blood
circulation which in turn
can increase the power of
concentration.
Stand Up Stools involves
neither sitting nor standing,
but a position in between;
an ingenious idea of
relieving physical strain
while allowing movement.
Dinamica Chair borrows from
the original rocking chair
design. Combines mobility
with comfort while forcing
the user to adapt a correct
posture by alternating
between both a mobile
and resting posture.
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SmartLocker Storage fits perfectly
inside a standard 305mm high
drawer, and stays securely fixed
inside of it with no need for the
drawer to be locked as this
secured storage box features
double bit key security.
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Time Out: Fun Breakout Furniture
Working in an office is all about balance. That’s why break times are a legal
requirement. Providing staff with recreational facilities can be almost as important
as an office desk and work equipment. Giving employees the opportunity to
spend quality time together with the introduction of fun breakout furniture -
even for a short while - will likely lead to better staff engagement and a higher level
of productivity when work recommences.
DAN Ping Pong Table
is a meeting table
and Olympicsized
table tennis
surface in one!
EJ 2800 Seesaw
creates a fun
and relaxed
environment for
communication
and very informal
meetings.
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Quiet Time: An Office in the Office
Acoustic Meeting Pods and Phone Booths
The open plan office can often be noisy. Too noisy. Research identified ‘noise’ as a likely
cause of employee dissatisfaction with the work atmosphere in terms of low motivation
to work, reduced performance and irritation. (Ooman, Knowles & Zhao 2008)
In the modern workplace, the emphasis is on teamwork, flexibility and communication.
For most companies and designers, this means open plan work areas. Gone are the
days of being tucked away in private offices. But while the move to open plan has
many advantages, it has also meant a loss of privacy and the constant distraction of
noise. Spacio has the solution, helping you manage sound levels with a high degree of
accuracy, ensuring that productivity and privacy needs are met.
Aprés Furniture is proud to present Spacio Office Meeting Pods and Spacio Phone Booths, a
range of lightweight modular acoustic pods and hubs which can create a multitude of
high performance acoustic environments for a variety of uses such as making private phone
calls, holding office meetings, agile working and hotdesking. The design of the walls and
the roof system is such that sound absorption is optimised, with integrated lighting and air
circulation fan. The system is customisable, demountable, can easily be reconfigured
and, unlike partitioning, there are no dilapidation costs to consider.
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Shelf Armchair
is both a
comfortable seat
and a bookshelf
unit.
Siesta Hammock
Bench studies show
that there are
measurable health
benefits to having a
power nap during
the day.
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Spacio Office Meeting Pods create
ideal meeting rooms or secluded
workspaces in an open plan office
environment. Ensure insulation
and a near noiseless meeting
environment with 95% speech
privacy.
Spacio Office Mini Pods
exemplify the transition
in the workplace from
traditional ways of working
to environments that support
and encourage flexibility and
nomadic working patterns.
Spacio Phone Booths provides privacy for
personal calls, Skype video conference
calls or a space for uninterrupted work
with integrated lighting, while built in
power and data are optional extras. air
circulation fan. Equipped with the best
acoustics on the market.

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Tuttomio Work Pod is a single
user workstation for open
plan environments.Ideal
as a private workspace for
individuals who want to
move away from a noisy
office.
BuzziVille provides the necessary
components to shape
your ideal office layout within
an open plan space. Create
your personal BuzziVille by
mixing work space and
meeting areas with acoustic
architecture.
Cubbi Privacy Booth is a modular
screen based acoustic
solution for the agile office.
It allows single users to break
away from the confines of
their desk to complete work
in privacy.
Coza Task Chair is an office
chair which offers incredible
comfort and dynamic
seating support, employing
the organic flexibility of a
single ribbon of material.
Sabrina Standard Task Chair gives
the user the seating support
required to achieve correct
posture, helping promoting
one’s work efficiency.
Zephyr Light Office Chair has
been developed with
“seating that gently fits the
body, made affordable” as
its main concept.
Tyde Height Adjustable Desk
was designed by Ronan
and Erwan Bouroullec as a
new generation of heightadjustable
workstations
into which the technology
required for adjusting has
been integrated in an
elegant way.
Grid Double Bench Desks is part
of a flexible and modular
office desking series from
Bulo, offering fixed and height
adjustable desk options.
Progress Adjustable Height
Bench Desk, designed by
Elite, provides double back
to back sit-stand workstations
for single users and
teams.
BuzziBooth by Alain Gilles is
an acoustic workstation,
intended as a private work
space to make a phone
call or work in today’s often
noisy open plan office environment.
Honken Tables L14 is a
wooden table range
suitable for various interiors
and is available both as a
normal cafe and restaurant
dining table and in two
different coffee table
heights
Osprey Tables and bench
seating can be used in
breakout spaces, dining
areas, student common rooms
or as informal meeting and
breakaway working spaces in
the open plan modern office.
Waldo 45 Tables and bench
seating with distinct 45
degree mitred corners
come available in a range
of heights and widths – anything
up to 3 metres wide.
Smile Standing Seat is height
adjustable with 12 locking
levels, aluminium standing
column, folding steel prop
and a black microfibre seat.
Stitz 2 Stools is stand up seating
that involves neither sitting
nor standing, but a position in
between.
Zanzibar Bar Stool is available
with adjustable height, fixed
height (three sizes) and
adjustable height with floor
lock joint.
MobilBox provides an easy
hot desking storage
solution allowing you
to carry important files
and suspended files and
stationary.
Mobile Personal Pedestals from
Sedus offer a wide range of
hot desking storage solutions
with handles.
Smartbox Office Storage gives
you the handy option to
carry files and documents
between office storage
cabinets and your desk.
Orangebox Air3 Minipod is the
smallest single person pod in
the AIR3 Room System developed
after the successful
Airea meeting pods which
created a totally new furniture
category. Air3 Minipod
provides you with acoustics,
ventilation, lighting and
electrics all in one free
standing package.
Ahrend Living Wall is an
acoustic functional feature
wall system. It’s based on
a concept where a ‘living
wall’ really comes to life
when used by office staff or
students dependent on its
placement.
The Cocoon Media Unit is an
informal meeting booth for
collaborative office environments.
It allows 4 to 6 people
to meet informally with a
certain amount of acoustic
privacy.
EB18 High Table can be made
to your requirements in any
height and width span –
anything up to 3.6 metres
wide.
Airflake News Acoustic Panels
piece together to form
a screen but in addition
allows you to create a
decorative magazine or
brochure display.
Window Magazine Display is
available as a floor standing
and wall hung module
which also works as a sound
absorber.
Risefit is a height-adjustable table
system ideal for hot desking and
agile workspaces.
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