Commercial
Hints, tips and trends monitored. Read how to improve productivity levels, increase wellbeing and engage staff in a commercial workplace environment.
Empty premises? Create a co-working space
Commercial and retail property owners may be thinking ‘what next’?’ for their space. We’re in somewhat of a limbo land, with the strictest of lockdowns over and the furlough scheme wound up, yet a pervading reluctance for people to go back to the...
Will your eco-failings leave your office unusable?
Many of us are familiar with EPC certificates that shows how energy efficient our owner-occupied and rented properties are but did you know that workplaces will soon be assessed in the same way? New standards set to be introduced in 2023 will see...
Acoustics become 2021’s biggest office challenge
When the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management questioned 2,000 adults who had been working from home, it found most of them had returned to the office at least once since the lockdown had lifted. Upon their return, 7 out of 10 said they...
Is your office exciting enough to tempt staff back?
September is always a watershed moment in the year. Summer ends, schools return and for many, it feels like the start of a new chapter. This year, September is also serving as a line in the sand between home working and a return to the office. Not...
7 walls option to try in your workplace
Many of the commercial refit projects that MPL undertakes involve expansive open place offices that are handed over as shells. Our design team are expert space planners and after taking a detailed brief from the client – learning about the staff,...
4 design suggestions for a two-day-a-week office
Although a new YouGov survey found that just one in five bosses will ask staff to sit at their central desk for a full working week, and with Institute of Directors claiming two thirds of business leaders will allow remote working, it has been...
3 Ways to Work Wooden Slats into your Office Design
Wood never falls out of interior design and architectural fashion but there are so many ways it can be used to add interest in the workplace, so why stop at furniture? Some of our most well-received office refurbishment feature timber slats – here...
ITV’s relocation & how it relates to you
When we saw the news that broadcaster ITV had taken on the 13-year lease at White City Broadcast Centre – once the home of the BBC – the MPL office was filled with chatter. The move highlights three current ‘hot topics’ in the office sector, some...
How to avoid Boris-style wallpaper woes
There can be no more notorious refurbishment than the very expensive one that has recently taken place at No. 11 Downing Street – the home of the newly-wedded Mr & Mrs Boris Johnson. A national outcry occurred when news leaked of a reported...
The front-of-house is here
Nothing has made us MPL's team of shop fitters happier than seeing retail stores, restaurants and pubs reopen to the public but times have changed. Rather than people casually meandering in off the street, currently tables need to be pre-booked and...
Digital highlights
Today’s modern property industry relies heavily on technology and estate agency office design has changed to accommodate a growing desire for a digital operation. There can’t be many estate agents still nursing a Rolodex and a wad of printed...
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