Desks
Leg
options
four legged
/ traditional
Traditional
four legs at each corner
Cantilever
C-framed
metal legs which allows for greater movement for the user. You can also
buy
some ranges which have inbuilt cable management
Panel
End/Classic
Rather than
legs, these tables have a solid wood-effect panel at either side
Radial
desks
A corner (or
L-shaped) desk with a curve cut in at the seating area. Can either be
left or
right handed
Wave
desks
A rectangular
shaped desk with a wave cut in at the seating area allowing for one
narrower
end. Can either be left or right handed and are suitable for use with
flat
screen monitors
Rectangular
(or Classic) desks
Standard
rectangle shape
Extension
desks
Small
rectangular desks that fit on to the end of a standard cantilever,
rectangular
or wave desk
Bubble-end
meeting tables
A
rectangular desk with a circular desk attached to the end – giving it a
‘bubble’ shape at one end
Fixed
pedestals
A drawer
unit, which usually consists of 2 or 3 drawers, that is suspended under
the
work surface of the desk. A ‘single’ pedestal desk contains one set of
drawers
(on either right or left side) and a ‘double’ pedestal desk contains 2
sets of
drawers.
Mobile
pedestals
A drawer
unit on wheels that fits underneath the desk
Desk high
pedestals
A drawer
unit that is the same height as a desk and fits at the end rather than
underneath the desk
Steel
pedestals
Steel
drawer units that sit either underneath or beside the desk
CPU Tower pedestal
A pedestal
designed to hold a tower CPU off the floor and under the desk
Monitor
riser
A shelf to
put your monitor on thereby raising it off your desk
Screens
Come in
free standing (with the option of being curved) or desk top styles.
Desk top
styles are useful for creating personal workspaces on a bank of desks. The top can either be shaped (for example a
wave) or flat top. There is also the option to have top vision styles
which
allow you to see through the top part of the screen.
Desk over
unit
A unit
which fits on top of a reception desk which keeps an untidy, paper
filled desk
out of sight from visitors
Filing
Units
Anti-tilt
mechanism
A device
which stops more than one drawer being opened at once – this is to
ensure the
unit does not topple over onto the user if too many drawers are open
and it
becomes ‘front-heavy’
Tambours
Cupboards
with shutter style drawers that slide across for easy opening without
taking up
extra space as an outward opening door would. Useful for tight spaces
Compressor
plate
A metal
divider designed to keep half full filing drawers tidy and pressed
together