Spring 2016

The future
of your furniture
depends on what you
do today!
over2
Re-Working – it’s the future!
In today’s economic climate, many companies are opting to up-cycle their existing
furniture. Many contracts have been won by Over2Hills resulting in the resizing of
desks for various companies. It has become quite apparent that it makes sense to
re-size and up-cycle office furniture at a fraction of the cost to buying new. This is
achieved by (cutting it down) reducing the foot print, re edging and providing a fresh
look at a fraction of the cost of a new product. All of Over2Hills up cycled products
come with a whole of life recycle guarantee.
Desks over the last 20 years have been manufactured wider at one end (800mm at
one end and 1200mm at the other) to a accommodate a large monitor for a computer
which was the size of a microwave oven (300mm deep), monitors now are as thick as
an I pad (30 mm deep). As space in offices is now so expensive and with the increasing
environmental sustainability awareness being an important factor in people lives,
Over2Hills Reworking service can reduce your overall footprint.
One of Over2Hills customers was planning to recruit 12 new co-workers in EC1
London and they were looking to relocate to a larger office to accommodate the
additional staff. Once they had spoken to Over2Hills, they realised by utilising their
reworking service, it would save them 26% of their existing space, allowing them to
accommodate their new staff without the need to relocate.
Similarly we have also seen a demand for re-upholstery of existing seating, recovering
customers own chairs, re foaming where necessary and completing a 10 point
check on the chair before returning it back to re-use.
So up cycling your desks and a chair provides a massive saving. Now that’s sustainable
and a sensible option!
• Increase the Life span of your furniture
• Save rental costs by utilising your current space
• Better Value Investment Ethically it is perceived better to spend public/companies
monies – rather than “splashing out” on new when cuts are being made
elsewhere
• Corporate Social Responsibility – prevent your contribution to landfill
• Green Credentials – Instead of re-manufacturing, Over2Hills are simply Re-working
or Up cycling the current items. If you are concerned about being green with
your business, that’s great, but it’s even better to up cycle. E.g. when you recycle,
this involves an industrial process of being stripped, shredded, crushed, burned,
melted and re-shaped to produce a slightly lower quality than the original. However,
if you up cycle you will have a better-than-original item that didn’t require
extensive processing…and it’s much more creative!
• Budget Friendly - Makes your budget stretch, freshen up your office image (take
the opportunity to colour change, new desk tops with the same frame/new upholstery
on seating or screens)
Contact Over2Hills for further information
T - 01274 876 761 | E - littleEric@over2hills.co.uk | W - www.over2hills.co.uk
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