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Pick the Right Desk for Your Office | Seven Things to Consider to Help You Make the Right Choice
March 24, 2025
So you need a desk for your office... or two... or two hundred! Where do you begin? A quick search online for desks will return a tidal wave of results. Working with an interior designer and a workplace furniture dealer can help you streamline the process and ensure you find a product that meets your goals and aligns with your budget. To make things easier for you, here are seven important points you should discuss with your designer or furniture dealer to help you make the right choice when it comes to purchasing one of many desks for your office:...
Great Spaces in Education | Modern K-12 School Designs
March 13, 2025
Great spaces in education are designed and outfitted with some of the critical tools and technology faculty and students need to help them excel both in and out of the classroom. And modern K-12 school designs don’t look like they used to! Gone are the days of rows of uncomfortable wooden desks all facing the same direction in every class. Today’s education environments include a variety of zones set apart for specific learning activities, like a media table for utilizing online resources, a series of maker tables for hands-on learning, and soft seating areas for independent reading. Here’s some inspiration...
How to Create a Lactation Room to Support Moms at Work
February 11, 2025
Creating an intentional, comfortable, clean, and practical private lactation room for nursing employees can not only help you comply with the law, but also demonstrate to your team that you care about them and their families. Happy employees who know that they are valued and supported often perform better on the job, meaning improved retention and outcomes for your organization. A win-win! Let's be clear - a lactation room is more than just an uncomfortable chair in a noisy bathroom or cold and cramped closet. A lactation room is specifically designed to be a calm, comfortable, and private space for...
You’re Invited to Our Showroom Open House
October 1, 2024
Drumroll, pleeeeeease… Our Open House will be happening on Wednesday, November 13 at our new showroom, office, and warehouse space at 119 S. Tree Drive in Lancaster (behind That Fish Place, That Pet Place)! You’re invited to drop in any time between 2 and 7 p.m. to check out some of the latest workplace furniture and architectural interiors products on display. Enjoy tours, giveaways, and refreshments, as well as a chance to try out some of these products for yourself. Everyone is welcome, but RSVPs are appreciated at events@benjaminrobertsltd.com. For event updates and more sneak peeks, follow along with...
Portable Chargers – Tips for Choosing the Right Portable Device Chargers for You and Your Organization
October 6, 2023
How many electronic devices do you carry around with you for work? If you’re like an increasing number of workers, it’s a lot - from multiple cell phones to laptops to tablets and more! Of course, the challenge that comes with our growing reliance on technology to get the job done is that we need to keep all these devices charged, even when we’re on the go. As hybrid and remote work become more prevalent, portable chargers are becoming more popular. There are many choices available on the market that can accommodate different needs. So, how do you...
Renovation Update: Check Out Our New Completed Fireplace, Huddle Room, Landscaping, and More!
May 30, 2023
Things have been shaping up beautifully at our new location at 119 South Tree Drive in Lancaster! There's always someone working on a new project to help customize our space. Here's our May renovation update! Thanks to our beautiful new front entrance window decals by Takeform, visitors to our showroom, office, and warehouse space will be greeted with style! Our fireplace is finally completed! The beautiful stacked stone facade gives the fireplace a sharp, contemporary look and interesting texture. The monitors on either side provide us with an opportunity to showcase our company, products, manufacturers, and...
Working from the Living Room… At the Office | How to Optimize Employee Wellness and Productivity with Lounge Furniture
April 20, 2023
Want to stifle creativity and collaboration? Stick people in boring boxes with sterile walls and lighting and some uncomfortable desks and chairs in freezing temperatures and then expect them to produce results that will elevate your organization to new levels of success. That should work well, if that's your goal. Or, if you want to bolster productivity, problem solving capacity, and innovation, you could create a workplace environment conducive to wellness and excellence. There are many elements to workplace design that can help you accomplish your organization's goals more effectively and efficiently, but let's look at just one easy one...
Outdoor Living at Work | Biophilic Workplace Design for the Outdoors (and Inside, Too)
April 12, 2023
It's that time of year when the weather starts to warm up, the birds are singing, the flowers are blooming, and many of just wish we could take our work outside to enjoy it all, instead of being cooped up indoors all day. One of the more popular design trends of our day is incorporating biophilia into the workplace. Biophilia is that longing within many of us to be out in nature, and nothing squashes it more than spending 8+ hours a day in a windowless box staring at a computer screen under fluorescent lighting breathing in chemical air fresheners...
New Furniture, a Coffee Bar, and More at Our New Building
March 21, 2023
Well, we did it! All of our BR staff members are finally moved in to our new showroom, office, and warehouse building at 119 South Tree Drive in Lancaster. As many of you know, moving a business from one location to another takes a lot of work and a lot of time. Our team has worked hard to select, redesign, renovate, and transition to a new location. Thankfully, we didn't have to go far! We are still located in Lancaster, PA, and we're still able to serve our Central and Southern PA region conveniently and efficiently out of...