Office Furniture Accessories

Whether you're looking to improve your current office furniture or wanting to replace faulty parts, we stock a wide range of office furniture accessories that are designed to keep your equipment working to an optimum level. Office furniture equipment such as footrests can also improve your posture and reduce strain when sitting down for extended periods of time. Here at Cromwell, we have a wide range of office furniture accessories from leading brands such as Qconnect, Coba and GPC.

What are office furniture accessories?

Designed to further enhance your comfort and to offer protection whilst at work, office furniture accessories are an easy and cost effective way of customising your workstation and extending the longevity of your office furniture. Office furniture accessories can also function as a way of keeping your office furniture in optimum working condition by replacing old or worn pieces. Examples of commonplace office furniture accessories include footrests, coat stands, desk screens and chair arms.

Why office furniture accessories?

Office furniture accessories are a convenient yet highly effective way of replacing old or worn components of your existing office furniture. For example, chair arms can be purchased to replace your current chair arms, whether this be to maximise comfort or to replace faulty ones. Other types of office furniture accessories such as footrests and back supports are designed to enhance your comfort and ensure your posture is correct whilst working.

When are office furniture accessories used?

As expected, office furniture accessories are commonly used in offices but are also widely used in domestic settings, hospitals, warehouses, schools, workshops or essentially in any environment where office furniture such as desk chairs or desks can be found.

Office furniture accessory types

There are numerous types of office furniture accessories that can help to bolster the product longevity of your office furniture as well as enhance and maximise user comfort. Below, we have listed the most common types and outlined their benefits to help you make the right product choice for your desired application.

• Chair arms - Over time, the arms of office chairs can become worn due to general wear and tear. Having an armrest on an office chair reduces the load to your lower back by providing support to your arms and upper limbs. Keeping these in optimum working condition helps ensure maximum comfort and reduces strain on your lower back.

• Desk screens - Designed to keep yourself and other employees protected against the transportation of germs, desk screens are a clear material - usually plastic - which can be easily wiped down and cleaned. They encourage social distancing and are a convenient and easy way of keeping personnel protected from airborne droplets and germs.

• Castors - Most desk chairs possess castors which allow you to easily move the desk chair around without the need to stand up. Sometimes, castors can seize up or can become stiff due to the ingress of dirt and debris or just from wear and tear as a result of use. In order to restore the chair's maximum mobility, castors are used to replace the old ones.

• Footrests - As they sound, footrests are a platform designed as a place to rest your feet upon under your desk. They can help with posture and reduce strain on your back when sitting down for extended periods of time.

• Back support - Designed to attach to your office chair via straps, back supports are used to promote a healthy posture and can help to reduce the risk of back strain when sitting for long periods at a time. They can be adjusted to fit most desk chairs.

• Free standing screen - Similar to a desk screen, free standing screens are normally made from a clear plastic material and are designed for providing a protective barrier between personnel to prevent the travels of germs. They are larger in size than a desk screen and are suited for areas where personnel are often standing for long periods at a time. They are suited for placing on the floor and are taller than desk screens.

Considerations when choosing office furniture accessories

• Application - Your intended application will largely determine what kind of office furniture accessory is best suited to you. Once you have identified the function that the product you wish to purchase has and what your intended use for the product is, you can determine the product that you need.

• Type - As listed above, there are multiple types of office furniture accessories that are designed to perform different functions. Once your application has been defined, you can deduce which type of product will be best suited for your needs.

Office furniture accessories jargon buster

We want to make it easier for you to shop our range of office furniture accessories, so we've outlined some key terms to ensure you make a confident purchasing decision.

What does ergonomic mean and why is it important?

When looking for office furniture and office furniture accessories, the term "ergonomic" will appear regularly. But what exactly does ergonomic mean and why is this important to look out for when searching for office furniture and office furniture accessories?

Ergonomic is defined as "relating to or designed for efficiency and comfort in the working environment". Therefore, when looking for a product that is defined as ergonomic, it simply means that that specific product is designed with user comfort and support in mind, something which is crucial for ensuring a productive and safe workplace.

FAQs

Do office furniture accessories enhance productivity?

When personnel are in pain or uncomfortable, they can often be distracted due to their discomfort. Ensuring that all personnel are equipped with ergonomic and supportive office furniture and office furniture accessories helps to create an efficient work environment that maximises productivity.