WE’RE BIG PROPONENTS OF THE SIT-TO-STAND OFFICE
Improving Health & Awareness
The boundaries between the workspace and the home are blurring. As we spend increasingly longer hours in the office, creating a work environment with the comforts of home is key to attracting and retaining a happy and healthy workforce.
By making a few simple changes to the office environment, organisations are bucking the trend of inactive working, and improving the health & wellness of their employee.
The floor covering plays an important role in this rapidly developing trend, not only in terms of aesthetics but also in terms of underfoot comfort.
Carpet with cushion backing has a huge impact on workplace comfort. At the end of the day employees in offices with carpet tiles with cushion backing will notice a big difference in the way their knees, feet, back and ankles feel. The cumulative benefit over weeks and months can have a big impact on overall health. The benefits go beyond just physical health. An investment in Milliken-Ontera cushion backed carpet can provide dividends in the form of increased productivity and improved morale.

6 WAYS TO GET STARTED WITH SIT-TO-STAND WORKING
Thankfully, getting started with Sit-to-Stand working doesn’t require a radical culture shift, or a huge investment of resources.
Start Simple
ELECT CHAMPIONS AND CHANGE AGENT
SECURE EXECUTIVE BUY-IN
Tackle Noise and Privacy Issues Head-on
Noise and privacy concerns are two of the biggest barriers to adoption of sit-to-stand working. Thankfully, they’re both easily fixed. Privacy concerns can be remedied by:
Choose The Right Sit-to-Stand Desk
There’s a wealth of sit-to-stand desks available, ranging from simple adapters to fully-motorised workstations. Your choice of furniture will have a lasting impact on the success of sit-to-stand working:
Install WELLBAC™ Carpet Tiles
Even a few minutes of standing working can take its toll on legs and feet unused to sit-to-stand working. To help overcome these aches and pains, many organisations invest in standing mats - sheets of cushioned padding that help to alleviate strain on tired legs. But standing mats can be more hindrance than help, preventing chairs from moving effectively, and even causing a trip hazard. Instead, it’s better to use the opportunity to install cushion-backed carpet.
A cushion-backed carpet tile can improve the comfort and well-being of standing workers, encouraging them to stand longer and move around more. This improves heart rate and helps burn calories. Leg muscle fatigue is reduced by as much as 24%, and heel impact loads by up to 30%. This translates into fewer aches and pains and real benefits for those employees that either have to, or choose to, stand for large portions of their working day.