Office Furniture Halifax, St. John's, Moncton, Saint John, Charlottetown

One of the newest challenges that companies are now facing is a multigenerational workforce that contains four distinct generations, which all have different characteristics, workstyles and expectations of the workplace. Providing a workspace that supports the dynamics these generations are bringing is going to play a key role in the success of companies moving forward.

Traditionalists and boomers are currently reaching the stage of retirement, and as they leave they take with them years of industry knowledge and experience. These people tend to be situated in private offices due to their status within companies, which leads to the largest issue of an aging workforce; the dissemination of valuable employee knowledge learned through years of working in their field.

Workplaces big and small are increasingly challenged by the pressures to improve performance and cut costs, while employees are being asked to work harder than ever. Creating a space that contains the right balance of efficiency and effectiveness is critical to creating a harder working space.

The workplace has never had to work as hard as it does today. It has to maximize use of real estate, attract and engage workers, communicate company brand and culture, and foster collaboration and innovation. When creating a new space it is crucial to assess your organizational culture, integrate strategies and establish new processes that coincide with the way people work and how they want to work. It is important to ensure that all workers are engaged, and regardless of generation, all knowledge workers require a space that can support four different kinds of work; focused, collaboration, learning and socializing.

September 3, 2010

On October 3rd, 2010 the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation is holding their annual CIBC Run for the Cure, a 5km walk or run in support of breast cancer research.

Atlantic Business Interiors and Design 360 have teamed up as All Boobs Incorporated Size D360 to raise money and participate in the run. Our team has set a fundraising goal of $10,000 and we have planned numerous fundraising activities to achieve this goal.

Our main fundraiser is our willworkforthecure.com website where bidders can acquire an individual or our team to “work for them” for one business day. We are auctioning off our team and individuals for our services in support of our fundraising efforts, with all proceeds helping us reach our goal of being the top fund raisers in this year’s CIBC Run for the Cure. We encourage you to visit the website and bid on our team or individuals!

July 09, 2010

Hello and welcome to the new ABI blog, your official source for information, insight, and updates from the office furniture industry in Atlantic Canada and beyond.

As more design professionals and our clients turn to the web for up-to-date information, we thought now was the right time to open as many doors as possible to start conversations with the Web community about what's happening in the office furniture industry.

We've also started a twitter account to keep you abreast of current issues as they happen, in 140 characters or less.