SALES SUCCESS
BACK TO THE OFFICE
Back to the office
The work from home directive has ended in England and many employees are heading back to the office. What do employers need to buy to ensure they are ready for this?
W
hen the government
BREAK IT DOWN
easy, step-by-step ‘getting your workplace
ended social
Steve Plaistowe, business development
back’, allows the dealers to see where the
restrictions in
manager OP channel for Spectrum
opportunities are – and to be proactive with
England on July
Industrial, breaks the checklist for buyers
their customers using this approach, as well
19 it also removed
down into several zones. This includes the
as selling more products!”
the directive for
office zone, where buyers should consider
employees to work from home if possible. As a result, many employees are
things like social distancing equipment, fire equipment and guillotines for cutting paper. Then there are shared zones, where
returning to the office for the first time in
SAFETY FIRST – DISRUPTING THE DISRUPTORS Lawrence Savage, marketing manager at
nearly 18 months. The Office of National
things like provisions for hand hygiene in
ExaClair, agrees that safety will be uppermost in
Statistics reported that 40% of businesses
washrooms and kitchens/canteens should
many buyers’ minds for the return to the office.
expect 75% of their workforce to return to
be considered, along with first aid kits and
their normal place of work, going forward,
janitorial supplies/cupboards and, finally,
measures wanted by the working population
although 85% of those currently operating
there are operation zones where hazard
as they migrate back to the office,” he notes.
from home are anticipating a greater
warnings should be considered, such as signs
“Social distancing, enhanced hygiene
balance between office-based and remote
for fire doors and fire action notices.
precautions and having effective PPE
working in the future.
“After safety, you can then move on to the
Those responsible for purchasing office
“There are still a number of safety
available are the key concerns listed, along
next step, which might be reviewing furniture,
with the need for additional health and
supplies are going to have to consider what
hot-desking, putting pods in place, reviewing
wellbeing facilities in place.
is needed and ensure that everything is in
stocks of stationery and tea and coffee, for
place when most employees return.
example,” he says. “Breaking it down into an
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“It’s expected that the demand for items such as screens, sanitising stations and social
