The Bulldogs latest win has pushed them up to the top of the ladder. As official corporate sponsors and fans of the club we’d love to see them take home the premiership!
All the best for the rest of the season!!
Krost Archive Photos – Part 3
We hope you’ve enjoyed the snapshots of our history over last two weeks, here are the last ones. Enjoy!
Krost Archive Photos – Part 2
After such a great response to last week’s images, we’re excited to show you more! We love the history in every photo, from the steel desks and chairs to vintage decor, 70′s blow waves and flare pants!
Krost Archive Photos – Part 1
Check out the awesome pics that we found in our archives. It’s amazing to see how things have changed over the last 50 years. With all the retro office furniture, decor and fashion, you could be mistaken for thinking you’re on the set of a Mad Men episode.
Stay tuned for more cool images next week.
Create Engaging Meetings
Have you seen the info pages we included in our 2014 catalogue? There’s info on ergonomics, acoustics and choosing the right furniture. For those that haven’t received a copy here’s a look at of one of the articles with 6 surefire guidelines to ensure your meetings are a success!
1. Integrate technology with interactive presentations
2. Utilise whiteboards, glass boards and pinboards for brainstorming
3. Make sure acoustics are appropriate
4. Use furniture appropriate to the formality of the meeting
5. Warm colours are suitable to for creative areas and neutral tones create a peaceful atmosphere
6. Set a time duration for the meeting and stick to it
To get your copy of our 2014 Office Furniture catalogue, click here and we’ll mail you a copy or you can also view it online.
Happy Easter!
Can you believe it’s that time of year already? We’d like to wish you and your families a safe and happy Easter break. We hope you fill your bellies with loads of delicious chocolate and enjoy a well deserved long weekend. Cheers!
Need New Furniture But Don’t Want To Exhaust Your Budget?
With our new rental option you’ll be able to fill your office with all the new furniture you need whilst still keeping your capital budget intact for other investments.
With no lump sum payment required, you can rent our furniture for a small monthly charge and at the end of the agreed term you can choose whether to upgrade to newer furniture or purchase the furniture outright for a fraction of the price.
Another great thing is that you’re eligible for 100% finance with no property or business security required and the payments are cost-effective and fully tax deductible.
Give us a call to discuss whether this flexible payment solution is suitable for your business.
6 Signs That it’s Time to Invest in New Office Furniture
1. Spike in Health Issues - You’ve started to receive more and more complaints from office staff about back and neck aches and pains. This often points to your chairs not offering a sufficient level of support. With OH&S regulations increasing, ergonomic chairs are essential, your task chairs should be equipped with intelligent mechanisms that can be adjusted to provide a tailored posture and lumbar support. Older chairs just can’t compare to modern chairs that are scientifically developed to suit the type of work in the tech-savvy 21st century workplace.
2. Your Furniture is Tatty, Dated or Malfunctioning – If you’ve got anything from a peeling leather lounge, bulky executive chair, broken filing cabinet or chairs that were on trend back in the 80’s then it’s time for an update. Keeping your office fully functional and contemporary is essential for a successful business. Employees will become frustrated with tired and tatty furniture.
3. Your Furniture Doesn’t Suit Your Brand– Your furniture speaks a lot about your company, if it’s old and outdated it leaves the door open for negative assumptions to be formed about the quality of your products and services. Have a read of our ‘first impressions count’ blog to learn some ways to influence positive impressions with your office furniture. The colour, quality and aesthetics of your furniture should be carefully selected to represent your branding.
4. The Office is A Mess –You’ve got paperwork lying around everywhere and need a good 15 minutes to find that important file you need for your next meeting! Many people find it hard to stay organised, mostly due to the lack of good storage methods available to them. Incorporate some filing cabinets, pedestals and paper trays into your office and you’ll automatically see a change. With a plethora of different storage units on the market you’ll have no trouble finding something to suit your requirements.
5. You’re Running Out of Space – Your company has grown and in turn your employees have multiplied. If that’s the case it’s certainly time to stop squeezing as many staff into the limited amount of desks you’ve had since 5 years ago. Consider getting recommendations from a furniture professional about how you can redesign your office layout to cater for your growing business.
6. Low employee morale – There can be an endless list of reasons for low morale, but don’t let yourfurniture be one. Consider giving your employees an upgraded breakout area, giving your employees a nice place to eat lunch and relax will encourage friendships and build a better vibe in the office. Providing a quality, clean, modern and ergonomic office to your employees will reinforce that you care for them and their wellbeing.
Enter our 2014 Catalogue Super Search for a Chance to Win a $300 Westfield Gift Voucher!
Have you received your copy of our 2014 Office Furniture catalogue yet?!
Its release marks our 25th anniversary and we think it’s our best edition ever! It includes a host of brand new products including the Cali, Lani, Zorro, Tang, Inc, Pac and much more.
To welcome its arrival we’d like to give you the chance to win a $300 Westfield gift voucher in our 2014 Catalogue Super Search. All you need to do is find the landmarks and characters shown below in the online version of our catalogue. When you find one, just click on it, fill in your details and you will be entered into the raffle for the amount of entries allocated to that search. If you can find all 6, you will have 1500 shots at the prize. Good Luck!
If you haven’t received a hard copy of the 2014 edition yet let us know and we’ll mail you a copy, otherwise you can view it online.
START YOUR SEARCH!
6 Ways to Be Happy at Work
Given that most of us spend upwards of 40 hours a week at work, it’s worth doing whatever you can to stay happy whilst you’re there. Finding work you like, co-workers you enjoy being around and a company with good values are the basic foundations for happiness at work but here are some other things you can focus on to boost your happiness at work.
1. Get up Early – A rushed start to the work day can leave you feeling blue all day. Try and wake up at least an hour before you need to leave to avoid the stressful morning rush. Laying clothes out and prepping food the evening before also helps.
2. Get More Fresh Air – Studies have shown that spending just 20 minutes outside on a nice day can improve your mood, make you feel more relaxed and more productive. So rather than being cooped up in the office all day long, eat your lunch outside on sunny days.
3. Avoid Negativity – Don’t get caught up in office gossip and negative conversations with unhappy people as negative people have the ability to influence your emotions and bring you down.
4. Set Yourself Goals – Many people feel dissatisfied when they aren’t being challenged. Set yourself short and long term objectives to learn new things, a sense of achievement will boost your happiness.
5. Get a Good Nights Sleep – This ones no secret, we’ve all been tired at work and lets face it, it’s hard to be happy when you cant stop yawning. We know sometimes it can be difficult but ideally you need 8 hours sleep to give yourself the energy to be positive and happy.
6. Smile More – Scientists have proven that smiling and laughing encourages the brain to release dopamine. Dopamine is a natural chemical that amongst other things makes you feel happy and positive.
2014 Set to Be a Mighty Year
Happy New Year and welcome back! We hope you enjoyed your Christmas break with all its lovely weather, food and good company. Now we’re back and ready to kick start the mighty 2014!
Over the next few months we’ll be releasing our much anticipated 2014 office furniture catalogue along with the introduction of a host of exclusive new products that we can’t wait to show you!
With our head office and showroom open now, drop us a line, we’e eager to hear about youroffice furniture needs.
Happy Holidays!
We’ve had another fantastic year and we’d like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continuous support throughout 2013.
Our new additions for 2013 were a big success and became some of our most popular products yet. We’re hoping we can back it up next year too with a whole host of exciting new products ready for release with our 2014 office furniture catalogue. We can’t wait to share them with you!
Be sure to pop into our showroom in the new year, just remember we’ll be closed from the 20th and will be reopening on the 8th. We look forward to seeing you, until then have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!