Welcome! ...to New Interiors, the bi-monthly email newsletter from Newbury Interiors.

Cut energy bills and your carbon footprint

When you're refurbishing your office it's an ideal time to assess the energy efficiency of your workplace.  Voltage optimisation (setting voltage to a lower level to the average UK voltage of 242 V) can help you cut your electricity bills and reduce carbon emissions at the same time.  This does not affect efficiency as all electrical equipment supplied in Europe is calibrated to operate at 230v +/-10%.

For example, power consumption of fluorescent lighting can be reduced by up to 30% by installing a voltage optimisation unit such as Ecoadapt's Fluoresave.  Keith Berry, director at Ecoadapt explains:  "When lighting typically accounts for 20-30% of a company's total energy bill, Fluoresave can reduce these costs immediately."  Voltage reduction devices are also available for a complete electrical installation.

To find out more go to www.ecoadapt.co.uk

Making health & safety pay

It's a fact.  Your business will benefit financially if you establish more efficient safety practices.  The HSE explains how you can achieve this in their latest publication - Making Health and Safety Pay.  By using case studies the guidance shows how health and safety improvements can bring substantial cost savings by reducing:-

The St Regis Paper Company, for example, saved £100,000 a year for the past five years by reducing days lost to absenteeism, accident investigation and downtime.  This was achieved through improved safety training, fitting machinery guards, appointing safety representatives and working with the HSE and trade union.

Click for more details: www.hse.gov.uk/betterbusiness/large/hsebooklet.pdf

Newbury Interiors rustles up a new kitchen for EPC

When premium food manufacturer The English Provender Co. (EPC) underwent a phase of expansion recently, they called in Newbury Interiors to help reconfigure their existing premises to accommodate extra staff and enlarge their new product development kitchen.  Click here to read more about this project: www.newinteriors.co.uk/case-studies-the-english-provender.htm

Switch between a chair and table!

Office furniture manufacturer Elite has launched a novel meeting chair for 2009.  Called Switch, this lightweight, cost effective and stackable chair converts from chair to mini table in seconds.  Switch is the ideal product for college lecture theatres, training and meeting rooms - anywhere where you need the flexibility to hold impromptu meetings or training sessions.  Click here to learn more about this product: http://www.elite-furniture.co.uk/news_elite_launches_new_switch_table_and_chair.php