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10 points for greener working from the TUC

With UK workplaces generating more carbon dioxide emissions than homes, the TUC has recently published new advice for employers and staff to tackle climate change at work.

The typical workplace produces ten times more carbon dioxide emissions than those produced by the homes and personal lives of its workforce. And while energy consumption at home has been reduced by five per cent in the last year, it continues to rise in UK workplaces.

The TUC wants workplaces to be a major front against climate change in 2008 and has used examples of good practice to draft a guide for employees and union reps on how to green the workplace.

To read the TUC's 10 steps to greener working click here.

Fancy new offices for Rubie's Masquerade

The UK's largest supplier of fancy dress costumes and accessories, Rubie's Masquerade recently undertook a move to new premises to expand their office capacity. They brought in Newbury Interiors to carry out extensive work to fit out and bring the new units up to the required standard, enabling them to move in on schedule over Christmas and New Year.

Requiring work from knocking two buildings into one, creating office space and a showroom, to fixing the fire alarm systems, Newbury Interiors made easy work of the project for the customer.

For the full story of the Rubie's Masquerade fit out project click here.

Focusing on Senator

The Senator Group have recently opened a new showroom in the centre of London to display all their furniture ranges over four spacious floors in their spacious redesigned building, near Euston Station.

A market leading supplier of office furniture in the UK, Senator offer the S21 range, a collection of the very latest seating, desking and training room products, developed in conjunction with leading designers and offering the very latest in terms of innovation, design, quality and performance.

S21 Intrigue is a flexible and adaptable office furniture system with interchangeable components and S21 Fairway is a contemporary and practical solution to modern workspace requirements.

To see the full range of Senator products visit their website.

Hotelling v's Hot Desking - the evolving workplace

A hot buzz word for 2008 may well become Hotelling. We are all getting used to hot desking - where demand for space in an office means that workers, who only come into the office from time to time, share the use of desk areas when they are in. They simply 'turn up and plug in' to a free desk - hoping that one is free for them to use.

Hotelling allows workers to reserve desk space and other essential resources in advance, so they can minimise any disruption and just hit the ground running when they arrive at the office. For example being able to reserve space near a particular department or reserving a network cable, conference phone or high speed printer may be important.

There are now also software solutions, which can help companies, their remote employees and office based colleagues manage flexible seating facilities - helping to save money through excess office space and maximising work efficiency.

To read a report outlining the latest trends on hot desking and hotelling, click here.