How Room Dividers are Solving Spacial Issues in the Workplace

Division is a highly effective way of making the most out of the available space on an office floor, but it is not the only way. It is also possible to make a new room from scratch, with one partition wall sealing off an end space, or two used with the existing corner walls to effectively create a separate room. The range of materials available to use is extensive, with glass walls amongst the most popular because of the clean, modern, and sophisticated image that it generates.

Of course, a company can always move offices, but there are practical reasons for opting for a divider or partition as a solution to office crush. Obviously, moving offices brings with it a logistical challenge that takes a considerable amount of detailed planning and some risk of downtime for the departments in question. This could not only cause a major headache for those charged with organising the move, but would divert valuable resources from more productive areas. Also, with a move, there is always the chance that office equipment will be damaged in transit.

Moving office is also costly, with the hiring of a moving company and their team of movers never coming cheap. That, mixed with the fact that often a full day of work is lost while everything is in transit and being set up again, means that there is likely to be a very negative effect on the company pockets.

However, time and cost can both be slashed considerably by choosing dividers and partitions in the office, while little if any resources need to be diverted from their normal purpose. If the number of workers in an office increases, then room can be made by simply allocating a given space and raising a temporary wall to make extra space for their desks.

For example, perhaps one of the meeting rooms is unnecessarily large. By erecting a dividing wall, a percentage of the room can be allocated for use by new staff members, while the remaining space in the room can be retained for meetings.

Alternatively, a new boardroom could be created by erecting partitions at one end of the office floor, with the previous venue effectively split into two or three smaller offices for senior staff by these temporary dividing walls. And, of course, should the meeting room need to be restored to its original size, or the boardroom revert to its original venue, then the partition can easily be removed.

Privacy can also be an issue, but whether the walls are solid or made of glass, that is something which can also be assured. Solid walls are sealed effectively from ceiling to floor so that the acoustics from outside are kept to a minimum. In the case of full length glass, the glass can also be obscured by film stuck to the surface, with an almost limitless number of finishes, colours and effects available to create fun, bold, contemporary or retro designs to decorate the glass.

This additional aesthetic value can see plain glass walls transformed into colourful office features, enhancing the atmosphere and morale in a place of work while at the same time serving a practical purpose.

The office crunch does not need to exist. The use of a simple partition wall can see a set space transformed into two new offices, or even three, while decorative room dividers can simply separate a percentage of an existing room for another important use.

These are practical advantages, of course, that can provide efficient answers to the question of how to house everyone under one roof. The choices are practically endless and the results are highly effective.

Kathryn Dawson writes articles about Applied Workplace, a provider of bespoke partition wall solutions for all types of office configurations and layouts, helping you to make the best of your office space. Applied Workplace has a nationwide installation capability and can usually be on site within 3 weeks from an order placement, for both glass walls and partition walls. Contact Applied Workplace and let them price your project in seconds.

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