Meetings, meetings, meetings…we probably all feel we spend far too much time in them. Unfortunately, there’s not a lot any of us can do about it. But being tired of meetings is a different problem to being tired at meetings. That’s something we can help to improve. A simple thing like selecting proper ergonomic meeting room chairs can make all the difference.

Posturite has been awarded ISO 14001 certification – the recognised international standard for environmental management. It is the cornerstone of the ISO 14000 series of environmental standards and the only one requiring certification by a third party.

CEO Ian Fletcher-Price said: “Although we are delighted to have this official recognition of our ‘green’ credentials, it really only confirms what we have been doing here for years. “We have long recognised the importance of sustainability in our manufacturing processes and Scandinavian producers like HAG and RH Form have been way ahead of the game in manufacturing chairs using recycled materials and recycling them again at their end of their life.

“The ISO 14001 seal confirms to our customers that we have the systems in place to meet internationally recognised environmental standards – something that many of them, quite rightly, will regard as important.”

Posturite has taken another giant step towards its eventual goal of having a paperless office with the introduction of a new electronic document management system at the company’s headquarters in Berwick, East Sussex. The new system will do away with the need to keep paper files and allow staff across the country to have instant access to the information stored in them. At the moment regional managers, account managers and customer support executives who spend most of their time on the road have to rely on admin staff at HQ to retrieve any account or other information they may need before visiting a client.

Jorgen Josefsson, MD of our leading chair supplier, RH, discusses the greener office.

The article, featured on the front page of the office furniture advisory service’s newsletter (issue 48, Spring 2008), covers ‘greenwashing’, the tendency of companies to paint their products with the environmentally friendly brush, so as to increase their credibility and, of course, sales.

Posturite’s long-standing demonstration dummy, Norm, has been through a lot over the past few years; used and abused to demonstrate good/bad ergonomic posture and the wide variety of products that Posturite offer, he has helped us humans reduce our time off work due to musculoskeletal injuries no end.

We like to think Posturite’s life story is an inspiring one and Sussex Business Times are happy to agree. The latest issue of the popular publication includes a section on healthy living at work, with the main feature detailing the rising success of Posturite since our MD, Ian Fletcher-Price, formed the company in 1991.

Read the full article here.

This is yet another example of our continuing appeal in the market and marks another great occasion for the company and the industry on the whole.

Posturite’s Occupational Health and First Aid division, MediRite, has unveiled its website to the world. The website includes a massive range of quality products, including First Aid kits and supplies, infection control kits, signs, medical essentials, defibrillators, gloves and a wide selection of First Aid training. Special web-only offers are also included on the site. All the most popular lines are warehoused at Posturite’s headquarters in East Sussex, who provide a 48-hour supply route to most UK companies.

As usual, you will receive the brilliant level of service you have come to expect from Posturite, including great offers, fast delivery and fantastic customer service.

Leading South East businessman Nik Askaroff has been appointed chairman of Posturite (UK) Ltd, international market leader in the design, manufacture and supply of ergonomic office solutions.

BACK pain accounts for the loss of almost 120 million working days each year in the UK. BT Today - Health; Posturite

You don't have to wear a hard hat and steel-capped boots to face health hazards at work... Read our article in the June 06 issue of building & facilities management (bfm)

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If so, your productivity will soar! Read our article in the Solutions4Industry.co.uk's recent magazine. Click Here.

New research has put the cost of work absense due to sickness at £12 Billion with the private sector accounting for 2 thirds of this total says industrialsafetytalk.com.

Having taken on a lot of customer comments, we've given the website a fresh new look. We hope you find it easier to use. Make sure you try the new chair selector. Click Here

We've just received delivery of the RH Logic 300. The smaller brother to the RH Logic 400 (The most ergonomic chair in the world). Features are nearly identical to the 400, but the back is smaller suiting a slightly smaller person. Click here to see further information.