AEGON Case Study

KI have provided AEGON, one of the world’s largest pension and life insurance companies, with a fully integrated storage solution for their offices in Lancashire. KI has supplied storage and filing solutions to AEGON (and previously Scottish Equitable Plc) since 1999 and AEGON uses KI products in its offices throughout the UK. AEGON had previously purchased KI 700 Series storage manufactured in Canada. For the Lytham project KI 800 Series was chosen providing the benefits of a UK manufactured product ensuring shorter lead times and an even more cost effective package.

For more information contact KI on 020 7404 7441, email sales@kiuk.co.uk or visit the website.

Lecture Theatres and Auditoriums

Lecture Theatres and Auditoriums

Lecture Theatres and Auditoriums directly reflect an organisation’s image and are a key component in attracting and retaining students. With KI fixed seating, you can create inspired spaces that enhance the learning experience and foster student success. Updated lecture spaces also showcase your commitment to excellence. Our latest product designs offer innovative technology access, functional simplicity, and superior ergonomic comfort to enable you to achieve more. Put KI’s knowledge and experience to work for you. Our specialised planning includes custom solutions, room configurations, as well as recommendations for seating styles, fabrics, finishes, options and more.

For more information contact KI on 020 7404 7441, email sales@kiuk.co.uk or visit the website.

KI White Papers - New ways of learning with furniture

KI, working together with Flywheel design, have issued a series of white papers that look at how educational organisations can enhance the learning and teaching experience through the use of furniture.

KI is the largest educational furniture manufacturer in the world. With over 60 years experience, KI understand the distinct and evolving needs of the educational environment. They design furniture that facilitates learning and interaction between students and staff.

Flywheel designs or redesigns organisations and environments, using space and technology as the catalysts for innovation and change.

Links to bulletins:
No new building in the works? How you can use furniture to enhance the learning and teaching experience.
How schools are moving beyond the table and the chair.
How to create a furniture strategy for your school.

Wheelhouse High-Density Mobile Storage

Wheelhouse High-Density Mobile Storage System combines strength and adaptability in a low-profile modular storage system that makes the most of every inch of space. The low-profile storage system you choose has to fit your space, your budget, and your plans. Spaces change, and plans change too. The Wheelhouse system is easy to reconfigure, expand, and even relocate. Built upon Spacesaver’s proven Eclipse Powered System technology, the powered Wheelhouse systems are the ultimate in safety, reliability, ease of use and accessibility. With standard lengths up to 4.8m, the largest areas can easily be covered. Plug-in-the-wall power makes installation straightforward, and the priority aisle feature can even return the system to its default position. Overhead lighting, auto battery backup, aisle entry sensor and other features add enhanced safety and functionality.

For more information contact KI on 020 7404 7441, email sales@kiuk.co.uk or visit the website.

KI HAVE A NEW SHOWROOM DESIGN AFTER DEVASTATING FLOOD

KI were hit by a devastating flood in their showroom and offices due to a plumbing leak over a weekend in the office floor above.

So severe was the damage that a full strip out is required on both floors and all Sales and Sales Support, Customer Service, Logistics and Finance staff have moved into temporary offices at Holborn Gate, further along High Holborn, adjacent to Chancery Lane tube. Business has continued here as normal, despite the additional operational challenges. A temporary showroom has also been created at Holborn Gate. The same contact numbers and email addresses apply.

Scott Brownrigg Interior Design who are located nearby have been appointed to design a new scheme for KI’s showroom. The new scheme will feature many new UK product lines and provide more meeting and breakout / third space facilities for the company and its visitors.

As explained by Scott Brownrigg Interior Design:

"KI manufactures well-designed, durable furniture for the business and education sectors and is a leader in producing award-winning products. To reflect their status within the market, the refurbishment of their existing showroom, conference room and reception area will create sleek and flexible space with feature lighting. Within the showroom light rafts will be suspended from the ceilings with individual track lights mounted to beams for more localised lighting of products. Sliding doors within the main conference room will allow it to be opened up to become a large client presentation area, complete with a client refreshment area and canopy bar."

KI expects to complete the refurbishment and be back in occupation by September. Expect an exciting new showroom opening event, with many new products on display, to follow soon afterwards.

Please visit the KI website on www.kieurope.com or telephone 020 7404 7441 for more information.

KI intoduce KI Slide, a new range of sliding door storage units

KI Slide is a range of sliding door storage units which combine beautiful aesthetics with acoustic benefits. Ideal for open plan or cellular offices, KI Slide’s sound absorbing qualities ensure a quiet working environment.

KI Slide units are available in various measurements with tops to match the desk surface. The feet can be adjusted from the inside of the unit.

Round, square or custom perforation patterns in double skin doors with acoustic foam, glass or melamine door options ensure a stylish and beautiful design tailored to your interior.

For more information contact KI on 020 7404 7441, email sales@kiuk.co.uk or visit the website.

BreakOut - A New Innovative Seating System from KI

BreakOut, designed by Recovo Design Studio, is an innovative seating system. It is the new alternative and adaptable solution designed to act as an intimate sanctuary for the open plan working environment and also combines the use of technology as the perfect meeting point.

The understated elegance of BreakOut will compliment any working environment, with stylish slatted timber fins providing a light but private enclosure. BreakOut is not only a flexible meeting product but also combines the use of the latest technology. Multiple laptop users may connect to a single screen housed within the enclosure or use the network.

The modular design of BreakOut allows multiple seating units to be connected in series, to create a product tailored to the number of people who need to use it and to the space available. BreakOut seating allows users to multi-task whilst fulfilling many roles such as forming an area for group working, inter- office workshops and meetings, or simply a place to get away from it all. BreakOut has been created with an understated elegance and sophistication that will compliment any working environment.

BreakOut doesn’t just look good. It performs.

For more information contact KI on 020 7404 7441, email sales@kiuk.co.uk or visit the website.

Strive Nesting Chair

Strive Nesting extends the Strive collection by combining the convenience of a nesting chair with affordable comfort.

Versatile, mobile Strive Nesting chairs are ideal for fast-paced learning and training environments. This simple yet elegant seating is also comfortable enough for conference rooms. Available with polypropylene or upholstered seats; arms, armless or tablet arm.

The Strive collection consists of nesting chairs, task seating and stools, high density stacking seating, fixed and mobile 4-leg seating.

KI CHOSEN AS PREFERRED SUPPLIER FOR LEADING BANKING GROUP

KI has recently been awarded a three year exclusive contract to manufacture and supply all the steel storage requirements for the many well known companies within one of the UK’s leading Banking Groups.

KI has been an incumbent supplier to this Banking Group for over a decade and the new expanded contract covers pedestals, lateral drawer and cupboard systems and suited locker solutions. The Group also have requirements for KI’s high density mobile storage systems. There are over 100,000 office based employees in the Group, plus a large retail business as well.

In the late summer of 2009 an in depth tender process began to identify the most suitable furniture suppliers for the requirements of the combined group of companies over the next 3-5 years. KI’s quality, design, warranty, price and UK manufacture was considered to offer the strongest package when measured against all the leading storage competitors in the UK.

KI's products for this contract are from both the 800 Series and 400 Series ranges both of which are manufactured in the UK.

KI's new High Density Mobile Storage Overview Brochure

KI have just launched their new High Density Storage Overview Brochure which summarises the full selection of high density storage solutions available from KI.

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