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13th Jun 07 -
Steelcase Builds New London
'Worklife' Dedicated To The Future Of Offices
Steelcase
Builds New London 'Worklife' Dedicated To The Future Of Offices
 Steelcase,
the world’s leading office furniture manufacturer and workspace
designer, today (Friday) announced the development of a centre
in London dedicated to the future of offices environments.
The ‘Worklife’ centre will open in November of this
year. An extensive interior design and development programme commenced
this month with award-winning London-based design firm, PearsonLloyd,
being appointed to collaborate on the project.
One of the few buildings to survive the wartime bombings in the
area, 77-79 Farringdon Road will provide a UK headquarters for
Steelcase. The centre will allow those involved in the development
of offices to experience the latest in office innovations and
technologies, together with new Steelcase products and developments
in the use of the workspace based on Steelcase’s research
into changing work styles and working practices,.
Mark Spragg, Chief Executive of Steelcase UK said: “Workers
in the UK spend longer in the office than anywhere else in Europe.
In a highly competitive world where staff attraction and retention
is becoming increasingly important, office environments need to
be much more than just a place to work.
“Worklife balance is vital to today’s working world
and organisations need to ensure that they provide flexible and
comfortable working environments. Our Worklife centre will be
a hub for activity in this field ensuring that the UK stays at
the forefront of changing work styles and the needs of workers.”
Pearson Lloyd will be working with the Steelcase team to create
an office fit for office specialists. They have an impressive
international portfolio and have amassed numerous design awards
over the last 5 years including Red Dot, FX, IF, D&AD, IDEA
and Wallpaper awards for their Upper Class seat for Virgin Atlantic.
Tom Lloyd, Director at PearsonLloyd said: “We are delighted
to be collaborating in Steelcase’s plans for a new London
WorkLife Centre. The quality of Steelcase’s recent product
and their ambitions for the future make it a really exciting time
to involved with the company”.
Steelcase has over 17 Worklife Centres worldwide, with 9 in Europe.
The Worklife in Paris has already featured in several books, amongst
them the renowned “25 espaces de bureaux” by Elisabeth
Pélegrin-Genel. Chief Executive Mark Spragg hopes that
London will be just as well thought of.
http://www.steelcase.com/uk
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