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Office Partitions

How can office partitions help me?

Not only do office partitions create additional office areas, they're ideal for splitting up work areas to create separate working and meeting spaces.

Used cleverly, office partitions can give the impression of increased height and space. And as there are many different partition styles, there are lots of colours and types of office partitions that can complement your existing business suite. Partition experts can advise you on what will best suit your work space.

Office partition choices

You need to consider the following when you're looking at office partitions:

• first things first, consider the cost. What is your budget?
• set out your project timeline as some office partitioning can take more time to fit than others
• what will your final workspace will be used for? And linked to this, consider if the partition may need to moved at a later date
• how strong do the partitions need to be?
• what partition heights do you need? Lobbies, warehouses and factories will normally require great height
• is fire performance an important factor in choosing your office partitions? The same question applies to sound proofing
• what partition finish do you want? Office partitions currently feature timber veneer, glass, vinyl steel and MFC (melamine faced composite) finishes
• do you want glass or silicon glazing as part of the partition? You'll find there are single, double or even triple glazed partitions and
• what sort of finish do you want on the doors which feature on the partitions? You'll find doors are typically made of timber veneer, glass, steel, or laminate finishes.

Finally, become familiar with the types of office partition. Most popular ones are of plasterboard, glass, timber and steel, composite, proprietary or of aluminium construction.