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Après Corporate Office Design Services

At Après, we understand that creating the right working environment can make a big difference to your corporate image – potentially transforming how employees, suppliers and customers view and work in your company. Use our knowledge and expertise to refurbish, design and build the office environment that suits your brand and people. We pride ourselves on our professional yet informal approach to business. We believe that we have become successful by taking the trouble to really understand our customers and their businesses. In fact, we see this as an integral part of developing the ideal office interior.

What makes us unique?

We take the time to listen to and understand each of our clients’ needs before we offer a solution, whether that is to source a classic design, designing a bespoke piece or using our space-planning expertise to maximise the potential of your office. We strive to exceed our clients’ needs every time.

We understand the stresses involved in commissioning a bespoke piece or fitting out a new office. Our experienced project managers coordinate the project from conception to completion and keep you informed at each stage.

Après works independently across furniture manufacturers and supports projects through consultancy, specification, procurement, delivery, installation and after-sales. Our team helps clients compare options around the workplace brief, budget, quality, finish and programme.

Office Installation
Office Furniture Fit-out

Why Choose Us?

With a wide range of furniture solutions, we can guide you through the maze of today's office furniture options during your refurbishment process.

One of our greatest strengths is that we are totally independent. We have no vested interest in any particular furniture manufacturers and we'll work with you to achieve a solution that suits your needs. So, whether you are planning to refurbish your existing space, or moving to totally new premises, we can help.

"Après Office Furniture has never let us down. They have an extensive product range that is of a fantastic price and quality. Après Furniture go out of their way to help and always deliver on time and within budget. They have tendered for us on a number of large-scale Office Fit-Outs and have always offered very competitive pricing. I would have no hesitation in recommending them."
by CB Richard Ellis Ltd Building Consultancy

Installation and Removals

In conjunction with supplying your furniture, we can install it too. If you need to rearrange all or part of your existing office or move to new premises we can provide the service you require. We are acutely aware of the need for any installation or move to be planned thoroughly to allow the continued smooth running of your business. For each move, we appoint a dedicated project manager who will take complete control of the logistics of your project.

Delivery and installation are planned around the agreed programme and the building. Depending on the project, the work may include standard, multi-floor, phased or out-of-hours installation, relocation, coordination and final handover. The aim is to define access, sequence and responsibilities before the installation date rather than rely on assumptions at the building.

Products carry the relevant manufacturer's commercial warranty. Après remains the main contact and coordinates remedies with manufacturers where required.

Contract Office Furniture

Office Space planning and design

We believe the office environment is very important as we spend as much time there as at home. We take into consideration comfort, efficiency, communication within each department and between different departments, productivity and effectiveness of the layout:

  • Comfort - We can ensure that desks are adjustable or suited to the department and the tasks that will take place, whether it will be sitting, standing, spending long periods of time in front of the computer or on the phone. We can also recommend the right ergonomic solutions to the tasks.
  • Efficiency - Through the planning of the office layout we can help place work teams in close proximity of other teams they need to interact with frequently and office equipment they use often, therefore optimising the use of your space.
  • Communication - Positioning each department strategically for optimum effectiveness in communicating internally with colleagues or customers.
  • Productivity - Designing the office layout to suit the process, tasks and requirements of the environment.

Working with us on your office project

What we help with

Après Furniture provides independent commercial furniture advice and project support for businesses, architects, designers and project teams. We can help with a focused furniture requirement or a wider workplace project, connecting the brief, space planning, product selection, specification, procurement, delivery, installation and after-sales support. Use this page to understand how the services work together and choose the specialist route that fits your project.

The individual services

Each service has its own page. Space planning considers how the space is laid out and used. Acoustic consultancy is the specialist route for sound in the working environment. Furniture consultancy covers advice, selection and specification. Office relocation covers planning and carrying out a move. A project may use one service or connect several of them.

Sit-stand executive work

Consider height-adjustable executive desking where the room and working pattern call for it.

Reception areas

Coordinate the welcome point, visitor route, staff tasks, storage, signage, power and data, access and furniture specification.

How the services work together

  1. Define the brief. Agree what the space, people and furniture need to do, together with budget, programme and any fixed constraints.
  2. Plan the space. Review room dimensions, headcount, circulation, work patterns, existing furniture and the relationship between teams or activities.
  3. Select and specify furniture. Compare suitable products, finishes, storage, power and data, and decide where a standard or bespoke route is appropriate.
  4. Source and procure. Coordinate the approved specification with the relevant manufacturers and suppliers.
  5. Coordinate delivery and installation. Plan supplier schedules, building access, delivery sequence and installation around the agreed programme.
  6. Complete and support. Confirm handover and remain the main contact for after-sales questions and manufacturer warranty remedies where required.

Who the services suit

The services are for commercial organisations fitting out a new space, refurbishing an existing workplace, relocating to another building or changing how an existing space is used. Architects, designers and project teams can also use Après for furniture advice, selection and delivery support.

Independent furniture selection

Après is independent of furniture manufacturers. Recommendations can therefore be shaped around the workplace, product requirement, budget, quality, material, finish, lead time and project programme rather than a single supplier. The furniture-manufacturer directory and category pages provide browsing routes, while one of our experienced project consultants can help turn the requirement into a coordinated specification.

Après operates management systems aligned with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001.

Where we work

London, Greater London and South East England are the primary service area. Projects are regularly undertaken across England, Scotland and Wales. International enquiries are quoted where commercially appropriate. Suitability still depends on the project requirement, location and commercial scope.

Programme and design planning

Standard manufactured furniture typically takes 4 to 8 weeks. Specialist or larger projects typically take 8 to 12 weeks. Bespoke timing depends on the specification and manufacturer. These are typical planning bands rather than product-availability promises. Installation dates follow agreed supplier production schedules.

Meetings or site visits can be arranged with 24 hours’ notice. Design work can take up to 72 hours depending on scale and scope. These timings are conditional and are not guaranteed service levels.

Getting the most from a first conversation

A few things make the first conversation more useful.

  • A floor plan of the space, or the dimensions if no plan exists.
  • How many people the space has to hold, and how they work.
  • The dates that matter, including when the space is available and when it has to be in use.
  • Anything already decided, such as furniture that is staying or finishes that are fixed.
  • Practical constraints on access, such as lift sizes, stairs or a booked loading bay.
  • The available budget or expected range.
  • Power, data, audiovisual and storage requirements.
  • Any relocation or out-of-hours requirement.

None of it needs to be complete before getting in touch. It simply shortens the route to a useful answer.

TCW project

Après specified and designed the furnishings for this Mayfair office, selected the trading workstations, and used the Ronde table system in the boardroom, meeting rooms and breakout spaces.

Our offices look fantastic. Richard from Apres was a real help from beginning to end in specifying the finishes, design and the whole project. All my colleagues are extremely happy and very comfortable in our new environment. Couldn't recommend more highly.

Client Reference

View the TCW project

Frequently asked questions

Which service do we need?

You do not have to decide in advance. Describe what the space and furniture need to do and one of our experienced project consultants can explain which services may apply and how they connect.

Who are the services for?

They are for commercial organisations planning a fit-out, refurbishment, office move or furniture change. Après can also work with architects, designers and project teams that need furniture advice, selection and delivery support.

What should we have ready before getting in touch?

A floor plan or the room dimensions, the headcount the space has to hold, the dates that matter, anything already decided such as furniture that is staying, and any access constraints. None of it has to be complete.

Can you help with a move to a different building?

Yes. Office relocation is one of the specialist service routes and can be coordinated with space planning, furniture procurement, delivery and installation where those services are part of the project.

Do you supply the furniture as well as advise on it?

Yes. Après can support furniture advice, specification and procurement, then coordinate delivery and installation as part of the agreed project scope.

Is Après tied to particular furniture manufacturers?

No. Après is independent of furniture manufacturers, so recommendations can be shaped around the workplace, product requirement, budget, quality, material, finish, lead time and programme.

How long can a furniture project take?

Standard manufactured furniture typically takes 4 to 8 weeks, while specialist or larger projects typically take 8 to 12 weeks. Bespoke timing depends on the specification and manufacturer. These are typical planning bands, not availability or completion guarantees. Installation dates follow agreed supplier production schedules.

What happens if a product needs warranty support?

Products carry the relevant manufacturer's commercial warranty. Après remains the main contact and coordinates remedies with manufacturers where required.

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