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The Productive Office

When sitting in an office for hours on end, it really is important that, while working, you’re experiencing some ‘feel good’ factor. After all, if you feel good, you do perform better. So, what can be done by you to achieve that dizzy height of feeling good at your desk? Let’s go and have a look.

No two offices are the same, though you will be able to generalise between a private office (maybe for the manager or a supervisor), an open-plan office environment (several people in the same big room) and the ‘cubicle’ environment (false walls which don’t meet the ceiling but still give you some privacy from the next person along). Depending on the nature of the work, you may have silence or, in the many call centres, you may be fighting to make yourself heard.

For me, I would find that background noise would make it impossible for me to concentrate, so I’d have to do something to address that and, believe it or not, soft furnishings do absorb sound. When I say soft furnishings, I’m talking about carpets, the cushioning in your ergonomic office chair and, yes, those room dividers. If you’ve ever been inside a completely empty room in a house, you’ll have noticed that your voice will create an echo. Put curtains, armchairs and cushions in there and you’ll realise that there is no longer an echo. So help your office space soak up some of that unwanted noise by adding personal touches: they’ll help with that sound problem and begin that ‘feel good’ atmosphere.

Correct Seating

To work comfortably at your computer, you’ll need light and, rather than get the glare of the sun on your screen, situate your desk to have light helping rather than hindering you. Purchase an angle-poise lamp which, with its flexible stem, you can get that light going exactly where you want it to. Fix the lamp in a position where you’re not looking directly into the light and then use the flexible stem to get the light to do its job. Now doesn’t that feel better?

I have an aversion to blue. I could never work in an environment that boasted that colour. For me, I would need yellow and maybe russet, as these autumnal colours make me feel good. I could enhance my office environment by adding a couple of feng shui paintings which include these colours and maybe purchase my own sunny ergonomic office chair, again making me feel very good indeed.

Ergonomic Office Chairs
Ergonomic Office Chairs

If I’m working long hours, I’m going to get little chance to enjoy the outdoors, so I might think of bringing nature to me in the form of plants. Remember how humans and plants complement each other, one wanting oxygen and throwing out carbon dioxide (humans) and the other doing the reverse. Rather than my office space becoming a little stuffy in those hot months, I’ll have the fragrance of the plants and could also make use of an air purifier to make everything just perfect.

If all of these personal yet minimal adjustments make me feel good, I can’t see the boss complaining. Can you?

Ergonomic Office Chairs
Ergonomic Office Chairs

Enjoy Office Chair

Enjoy Ergonomic High Back Mesh Office Chairs is designed and made with the total comfort of human-kind in mind. The Enjoy office chair fuses art and science, with flex zones that ensure constant support of back and lumbar, multi-dimensional adjustable arm rests for unparalleled support and a height-adjustable pivoting headrest for full crane support. The Enjoy was designed specifically for those who are in an office chair for more than eight hours a day, and require Intensive Use Seating to keep them comfortable for long periods of time. Esthetics, form and function allow this ergonomic chair to utilize a synchro tilt mechanism with infinite lock, sliding seat, pneumatic height adjustment and headrest all in one very unique ergonomic chair

Enjoy Chair Specification:

  • Seat Height Control
  • Seat Depth Adjustment (Seat Slide)
  • Backrest Tilt Tension Control
  • Backrest Tilt Angle Adjustment
  • Backrest Height Adjustment
  • Armrest Height Adjustment
  • Armrest Angle Adjustment
  • Headrest Height & Angle Adjustment
  • Available in Black Mesh (leather combinations also available) – other colours available to order
  • Outstanding 5 Year Manufacturers Guarantee
  • Delivery 2-3 working days
Enjoy Office Chair
Enjoy Office Chair

Enjoy conforms to BS 1335-2:2000 Specification for performance requirements and tests for office chairs. Office pedestal seating for use by persons weighing up to 110kg and for use up to 8 hours a day, including type-approval tests for individual components

BS 1335-2 specifies performance requirements and test methods for the structural safety and stability of office pedestal seating when used by persons weighing up to 110 kg, or when used for up to 8 hours a day, including chairs for use with tables and desks higher than those specified in BS EN 527-1.

It also specifies requirements and test methods for type-approval of bases, columns, seat actions, back stems and locking devices.

BS 1335-2 seeks to ensure that the seating will not become a danger or cause injury to users when it is used as office seating in a manner which is foreseeable.

Enjoy Mesh Office Chairs also available in Leather or combinations and colours
Enjoy Mesh Office Chairs also available in Leather or combinations and colours
Enjoy Blue Mesh Office Chair
Enjoy Blue Mesh Office Chair

Ergohuman Plus Mesh Chair Features

Ergohuman Plus Office Chair Ergohuman Ergonomic Office Chair
Ergohuman Plus Chair
All the Ergohuman functions including lumbar support
Plus New mechanism / Plus Forward tilt / Plus Slim-line design / Plus Wide range of colours
Ergohuman Plus Chairs set
Ergohuman Plus Chair Ergohuman Chairs Authorised Dealer

Ergohuman Authorised Dealer

10 Years Warranty

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Features

Function control points

headrest adjustment Headrest angle adjustment
Headrest height adjustment Headrest angle adjustment
Arm pad width and angle adjustment Arm pad forward or backward & armrest height adjustment
Arm pad width and angle adjustment Arm pad forward or backward & armrest height adjustment
Seat height adjustment Slight & heavy backrest tilt tension adjustment
Seat height adjustment Slight & heavy backrest tilt tension adjustment
CD & assembly instruction box Backrest angle adjustment
CD & assembly instruction box Backrest angle adjustment
Seat depth adjustment Automatic flexible lumbar support
Seat depth adjustment Automatic flexible lumbar support
Backrest height adjustment Seat angle adjustment
Backrest height adjustment Seat angle adjustment
ergohuman chair mesh colour swatches
ergo human chairs in colours
The Ergohuman Plus offers a unique ergonomic concept with ever more posture control and support to fit you like a glove : incorporating a synchro tilt mechanism with infinite lock, sliding seat, pneumatic height adjustment, automatic lumbar support system, seat tilt, Height and angle adjustable arms and headrest all in one very unique environmentally friendly 97% recyclable office chair.

Ergohuman

Ergohuman

The Ergohuman chairs feature all the adjustability features you expect from a high quality, ergonomically designed chair. Special features include the ability to pivot the arms in and out so they support your forearms when you need it, a headrest that adjusts up and down to cradle your neck, especially when reclining. An adjustable lumbar support snuggles your lower back. With the exception of the headrest, all models have identical features. Ergohuman Seat Height Adjustment

Ergohuman Seat Height Adjustment
Ergohuman Seat Height Adjustment

Ergohuman Seat Height Adjustment

While sitting in your chair, push the height adjustment lever backward to move your chair up and down. This lever is located on the right side of the seat pan (first lever from the front) . To raise it, reduce the amount of pressure you are applying to the seat pan by standing up off the chair slightly. Move the lever forward to lock your chair in its new position. The best seat height is different for each user, making the seat height adjustment function one of the most important when it comes to the providing proper support for your spine. It is recommended that each user adjust their chair height so that their knee angle can maintain a 90° angle with the underside of your upper leg, Your feet must be laying flat on the floor for it to be considered “ergonomically correct”.

Backrest Tension Adjustment
Backrest Tension Adjustment

Backrest Tension Adjustment

Turning this knob clock-wise or counter clock-wise will either make it easier or harder for you to tilt back and forth in the chair. The Ergohuman was designed by using a very smart synchro tilt mechanism discovered through the principle of ergonomics. For every 2.7 percent of tilt backwards, the seat pan will tilt up 1 percent

Ergohuman Backrest Angle Adjustment
Ergohuman Backrest Angle Adjustment

Backrest Angle Adjustment

While sitting in the Ergohuman chair, push the backrest angle adjustment lever forward to recline the backrest. The lever is located on the left side of your seat-pan. The backrest has three locking positions while using its innovative synchro-recline feature. There is a total of 15 percent of forward and back movement. This feature is great for computer users who are in an office chair more than 8 hours a day. Allow yourself to find a comfortable reclined position and provide relief to the pressure on your spine. You can also keep the tilt lock un-locked and let chair move freely forward and back.

Ergohuman Backrest Height Adjustment
Ergohuman Backrest Height Adjustment

Backrest Height Adjustment

While sitting in the chair, you are able to adjust the entire backrest up and down. Simply reach around and grasp the two levers that lock the backrest into its four different positions. The Backrest has a total of 6 cm of up and down movement. Find an area that places the lumbar support cushion in the best supporting position for your lower back. It is recommended that the best seated position for the average computer user is one that will allow the 3 – 4 vertebra to be supported by a good amount of lumbar support. The Ergohuman lumber support allows you to sit slightly forward on its seat while still maintaining a good deal of lumbar support with its automatic flexing lumbar support system. The mesh on the lumbar support area creates superb comfort.

Ergohuman Headrest Adjustment
Ergohuman Headrest Adjustment

Headrest Adjustment

While sitting in the Ergohuman, you are able to adjust the headrest up or down by holding the underside of it. There is a total of five different height positions, providing the user 5 cm of up and down height adjustment. The user is able to adjust the headrest angle by simply turning or pivoting the headrest around its permanent axis. There are three headrest positions available, providing a total 15° of adjustable range. The headrest provides each user the most comfortable angle required to hold their head up naturally. This then allows you to relax your neck and helps to reduce the fatigue you would normally experience while sitting in an office chair for many hours.

Ergohuman Armrest Height Adjustment
Ergohuman Armrest Height Adjustment

Armrest Height Adjustment

In order for users to keep their elbows in the recommended 90° degree position, the Ergo armrests move up and down to 10 different postions, with a total of 10 cm of up and down armrest movement. The height adjustability function provides the proper arm posture while seated. It is recommended that every user is able to rest their arms naturally in the correct 90° position, and allow the surface of your armrests to be no higher than 1″ to your elbows. This helps to reduce the strain put on users shoulders throughout the working day.

Ergohuman Armrest Angle Adjustment
Ergohuman Armrest Angle Adjustment

Armrest Angle Adjustment

While placing your elbows on the Ergohuman arm pads hold the head of the arm pad. You are then able to adjust each arm pad inward and outward. Each armrest has a total of three overall locked positions, and will provide you with 16° of adjustability. Ergohuman multi-dimensional armrests provide great support for your forearms. While typing at a computer, the Ergohuman will alllow your arms to be fully supported, while still maintaining the most natural typing position. This function allows you to type with full arm and shoulder support.

Ergohuman Seat Depth Adjustment
Ergohuman Seat Depth Adjustment

Seat Depth Adjustment

To adjust the depth of your seat pan, move the seat depth lever back. This is the second lever located on the right side of the seat pan. Move your seat pan so that your haunch is full on the Ergohuman seat and your waist is completely crutched. The inturn of your knees should never touch the seat pan brim. The Ergohuman allows you to sit on only the comfortable mesh and aviod all contact with the chairs frame. The seat depth function allows the Ergohuman to fit a wide range of people. No need to shop for so many different sizes of (A or B) chairs, this is a one-size fits all.

Working from Home

Things have completely changed from 10 years ago, many people are now working from home full time and part time. Many home offices are squeezed into a small bedrooms, or a corner of the living room or kitchen. The office furniture that was used then was often bony old kitchen chairs, and tables, which is simply not adequate these days to accommodate computers printers filing etc etc.

Now that more people are working from home they tend to work longer hours as they save time on the commute down the stairs. A comfortable work environment is now essential such as an ergonomic chair such as the Ergohuman Office Chair or the Enjoy Office Chair.

These chairs are excellent value and very comfortable giving you a
better posture. The desk is also so important and these days a Computer Workstation is useful to facilitate all of your home office essentials such as computers, printers, scanners, media storage and filing. The Computer Hideaway does all that the workstation does but closes up into a cupboard when you are done for the day.

Ergohuman Elite Mesh Office Chair with Leg Rest
Ergohuman Elite Mesh Office Chair with Leg Rest
Enjoy Elite Mesh Office Chair
Enjoy Elite Mesh Office Chair

Choosing an ergonomic office chair

A quality office chair will do wonders for people who spend the maximum time sitting and working on computers or at a office desk. An Ergonomic chair is apt for those people who suffer from leg and chronic problems due to sitting for so many hours together. A chair that makes your posture mechanically correct is appropriate which suggests diminished strain on lower part of your back and less back ache complaints. An office chair apart from offering a comfortable position for working also plays a role in boosting the productivity.

There are some vital things that you need to consider while shopping for an office chair. The first thing on the list is the height of the seat. The adjustment of your office chair should be easy even when you are sitting.  A lever should be attached to the chair that adjusts the height if the chair as per your requirement. This will permit you to rest your feet on the ground with legs straight and arms on the desk to make you feel more relaxed.

The next important aspect that is worth considering is the width and the depth of the seat. The chair should be of immense comfort for the users with the seat having enough depth which will enable you to comfortably relax next to the backrest ant at the same time regulate the chair angle. If in case you have a propensity to stoop in the chair then you can easily adjust an ergonomic office chair as per your need and will give support to your lower back. The back support should have a broad backrest which can be easily adjusted while sitting.

The arm rests are not mandatory in an ergonomic office chair but if in case you require them go for arm rests that can be easily adjusted and permits you to set your arms comfortably, at the same time soothing your shoulders.  As far as materials of the office chair are concerned there are various materials to select from, but an ergonomic office chair should always be stuffed for more comfort. For those who sit for long duration, the chair should be breathable.  Two chairs that tick most of the boxes and is similar to the Herman Miller Aeron Chair are the Ergohuman Chair and the Enjoy Chair

Enjoy Blue Mesh Office Chair
Enjoy Blue Mesh Office Chair

An office chair should enable you to move around liberally and at the same time permit you to have a reach on all the things with least strain. Choosing a chair that suits your needs should not be a tough task with so many outstanding manufacturers providing the best office furniture.

Here are some guides

Determine what options you need or want in an executive chair. Do you really need or want leather, or will a vinyl or cloth chair do just as well. Are you interested in a high back or do you want a more conservative mid-back chair that will work just as well.

Consider your size. If you’re a larger or taller individual, you need a chair with a generous seat. You may also benefit from a chair made especially for taller or bigger people.

Set a budget for your new chair. Believe it or not, an executive leather chair can run from about 100 Euros upwards into the thousands. Set a budget and clear it with your accounting department, then you know what type of executive chair to shop for and in which price range to stay.

Search office chair sites such as simply-ergonomic.co.uk. These specialty sites have a wide range of options in executive chairs and have prices that are super competitive. Be sure to calculate shipping costs into the budget you have set.

Look for an executive chair with a warranty. Most chairs have at least a 1 year warranty, but some have a 3 or 5 year warranty. You may be buying a longer lasting chair when you select the one with the better warranty.

You’d like to splurge on an executive leather office chair that you’ve been craving for some time. Now that the business is finally seeing black after crawling out from under the capital investment loan, you might be able to splurge on the leather chair for the executive office. Here’s how to get that executive leather chair without the whole accounting department calling foul.

Ergohuman Mesh Office Chairs
Ergohuman Mesh Office Chairs