THIS PAGE: THE GENESIS WELFORMED ACOUSTIC WALL IS CONSTRUCED FROM PET (POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE), WHICH IS LIGHTWEIGHT AND HAS TREMENDOUS SOUND BARRIER CAPABILITIES. RIGHT: THE GENESIS WELFORMED PRIVACY SCREEN REFLECTS A CURRENT DESIGN TREND THAT FEATURES CURVED EDGES.
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here’s no question that the pandemic has changed the workplace. Work-from-home life is starting to become the new normal for some employees, and others across the globe are slowly starting to return to their offices, but that doesn’t mean it will be the same as when they left. As social distance laws continue to be enforced, employers will have no choice but to provide a safe and healthy work environment for their employees. Manufacturers are taking advantage of this by designing products that cater to social distancing and constant sanitation, in addition to studying evolving design trends. Products like privacy screens, face shields, and antimicrobial laminates and surfaces are making their way into offices everywhere to ensure employee safety. “We’re seeing a huge uptick in 3DL & 2DL Thermo-foil lamination for walls and surfaces and not just in hospitals now,” said Scott Flom, Genesis Marketing Manager. “Before the pandemic, this product was primarily popular in clinics and hospitals, but because these laminates are easy to be
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