The global pandemic has not been kind to many businesses, however the South Australian Business Chamber corporate member Workspace Commercial Furniture found that many homes, offices, hospitality settings, medical facilities, aged care homes and educational institutions needed to re-evaluate their furniture and equipment needs.
Workplace Commercial Furniture Chief Executive Tom Clark said that their sales rebounded strongly due to so many people having to work from home.
“A recent allied health client requested 46 different and custom chair heights for the 46 repeat patients that they service. Being able to capture the patient data and paid this with a chair that has sufficient height to modify, provided the client with the ideal solution.
“Rather than one-size-fits-all, we were able to provide a truly unique seating solution for the patient.
The success of this business is built on its people, employing over 150 loyal and committed staff.
“It’s not uncommon for staff to be serving 20, 30, 40 years. We have many examples where team have left to pursue something else and returned.
“They have real experience in what they do, the processes, the products, and an in-depth knowledge ensuring a quality product and service is delivered to our customers.
“Our commitment to investing in in-house design, research and development, manufacturing and end-to-end solutions is the major difference to our competitors.
“Our annual apprenticeship program really underpins our approach to recruitment. It ensures that we can provide a pathway for a career. We always seek to employ apprentices from diverse backgrounds.
“We actively search for male, female, Indigenous, people with disabilities and diverse skill sets to bring a new approach to the business. A diverse background, and a great work ethic, fit with our value statements and our culture.
“The apprenticeship program has led dozens of our team to long term qualified careers in manufacturing, or branching out into planning, productions, administration, sales and management.
“Our chairman was an apprentice chair makes and achieved 50 years with the business in January this year.”
To read more, visit the full article in the Australian Financial Review.
