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CONTENTS 2 Product News 14 Company News 18 Services 21 Sit Stand 25 Storage 26 New Members 27 Quiz 27 What’s On Editorials P9/10/17/22/24/26 WELCOME Welcome to the OFAS <strong>Winter</strong> Journal It’s 2017! And I would like to wish you all a very Happy and prosperous New Year. Thank you to all our existing members for your continued support, each of you are very much valued by the OFAS team. We are looking forward to working with you again this year. As many of you know, I sadly lost my father before Christmas. He had been suffering from terminal cancer for the past 2 and half years. This issue of the OFAS Journal I would very much like to dedicate to my father ‘Patrick Boyle’. When I was going through the process of purchasing OFAS, my father was a great inspiration to me, supporting and assisting me in many different aspects. It was very reassuring to have his backing. Since then, behind the scenes he continued to provide support and advice on the running of the company; this I will never forget. Thank you Dad. This is a huge year and milestone for OFAS, where we are very proud to be celebrating our 30th anniversary. During the year, we will be publishing some of the original OFAS newsletters that were circulated from 1996. You will see some very familiar names together with some that unfortunately are no longer with us. In this year’s editions, it would be wonderful to place some articles from members, outlining their experiences over the past 20 to 30 years, giving those newer companies a taste of the ‘old times’. I would also like to thank and recognise the founder of OFAS, Margaret Haynes for achieving a fantastic goal in launching the company so many years ago. I realise that a great deal of blood, sweat and tears must have been carried out by Margaret to compile the colossal directories and databases we have today. All of this was carried out in times when we didn’t have pc’s, relying on vast amounts of work researching products within hard copy brochures. Luckily now, we have the luxury of the pc with huge amounts of storage, which makes life a lot easier, until you get a blue screen! I hope Margaret may be able to provide a synopsis in one of our upcoming issues. This year, OFAS will again be involved with Clerkenwell Design week. It will be the fifth year of us supporting the event. Each year it proves to be very beneficial and is classed as an important industry gathering, providing many opportunities to network and gain vital knowledge of the current happenings within the industry. It also provides OFAS the opportunity to catch up with our members and those that would like to consider being part of the hub of the industry. We look forward to seeing you there! Director: Alan Boyle Office Furniture Advisory Service Suite 325, Venture House 2 Arlington Square Downshire Way Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 1WA Tel. 0845 388 7973 Fax. 0845 388 7974 Email. ofas@ofas.org.uk Web. www.ofas.org.uk This time last year, we launched our new publication ‘The OFAS GAP’. I am very pleased to say that it has been extremely well received and has provided additional windows throughout the year to promote those products or events that may have missed publication dates for our standard journals. Perhaps you would like to be part of our next issue? OFAS can be used as a tool to assist and engage you with our huge audience, not only consisting of the trade, but also end users. Since our last issue we have welcomed further new members to OFAS. Source Consulting and Osmond Ergonomics have joined; we look forward to working with you throughout 2017 and beyond. I hope you enjoy this issue! Kind regards Alan Boyle, Director www.ofas.org.uk WINTER <strong>2016</strong> 3
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