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We’re Moving In! Check Out Our New Building Progress
February 22, 2023
We moved in! The rest of our staff members are now working out of our new building. Our warehouse has been functioning out of the new space for the past few months, but, now we're all finally under the same roof. This will help make working together as a team and serving you and our community so much more streamlined, efficient, and effective. There are still more renovations to come over the next several months. Plans for additional furniture, wall graphics, biophilia, and much more are in the works. But, for now, we are grateful to be...
January Renovation Update | New Floors, Fireplace in Progress, and More
January 31, 2023
Renovations are in full swing at our new building, which will house our showroom, staff office space, and warehouse. A lot has happened since our first tour of the building before any renovations had taken place. Walls have come down, and new flooring is being installed. Just wait until you see the start of our new double-sided fireplace! And, do you remember the vintage, arched double doors that used to live at our Prince Street location? Well, they've been given a new life (and a new coat of beautiful blue paint) at our South Tree Drive showroom....
We’re Moving – Tour Our New Building Before Renovations Begin
January 3, 2023
Yep, you read that right! Benjamin Roberts is moving to 119 South Tree Drive, Lancaster. Our new building will include staff offices, an expanded warehouse space, and a beautiful showroom. So why are we moving? While we love our current location on Prince Street in downtown Lancaster (who wouldn't, right?!), this space is no longer meeting our needs. Our new location will give us more adequate warehouse space and will allow our office-based staff and warehouse and installation staff to all be together under one roof, which will help improve efficiency, workflow, and communication. We have already moved...
A Bright Idea for Killing Viruses at Work
June 10, 2022
UV Lighting was discovered in the late 19th century as a virus killer and has been used to inactivate viruses in numerous industries for decades. So the experts at ZGO Technologies decided to leverage the disinfecting power of UV lighting to help kill viruses on shared office worksurfaces, as well! Introducing the UVIO Disinfecting Light! [video width="1920" height="1080" mp4="https://benjaminrobertsltd.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/UVIO-with-Captions.mp4"] [/video] What It Is Their new UVIO Disinfecting Light discreetly mounts right to the top of your computer monitor and provides direct UVC light disinfection for your worksurface and anything on it within a 48" x 24" area. UVIO...
What’s the Difference Between Working with a Contract Workplace Furniture Dealer and Ordering and Installing Furniture Yourself?
September 20, 2021
Are you a DIY kind of person? Maybe you like to craft your own home décor or fix your car, yourself. If you are, that’s great! But it may not be the best way to approach a workplace furniture project, particularly on a large scale. It’s no surprise that there are A LOT of variables to consider and manage when you need to select, purchase, install, and maintain workplace furniture and architectural interior products. And while the internet promises quick, inexpensive, and shipped right to your door, it can’t help you sort through the endless product options on the market,...
Does Your Contract Furniture Dealer have an In-House Installation Team? Here’s Why They Should!
August 5, 2021
When you’re working with a contract furniture or architectural interiors product dealer like Benjamin Roberts or any other organization, it is important to ask if they have their own team of installers or if they contract that work out to vendors. Why? For a couple of reasons: It helps ensure your project is completed on time. In-house installation team members are often trained and empowered to fix any problems that arise in the field, right away, even if there is a cost to the dealer. When the dealer is contracting installation work out to vendors, the installers do not have...
A Beautiful Savings – Demountable Walls and Your Wallet
August 2, 2021
Looking for ways to save money on your new building or renovated workplace project? Silly question, right? Well, thanks to Section 179 of the IRS tax code, there’s a unique and beautiful way to designate space that could be cost-effective for your organization. [caption id="attachment_1462" align="alignnone" width="890"] Nxtwall View Series Interior Glass Walls and Door[/caption] Demountable wall systems come in many customizable shapes and sizes. For example, our friends at NxtWall provide two demountable wall solutions that add beauty and flexibility to the workplace. They include: Nxtwall Flex Series Demountable Walls: NxtWall’s Flex Series architectural wall system creates...
SHHH… Acoustical Solutions for a Quieter Workplace
July 7, 2021
What does your workplace sound like? Acoustics are the qualities of a space that determine how sound behaves in it. Is it too loud? Is there a constant echo? If so, all that excess noise can compete with your ability to focus on your tasks, hear your clients on the phone or your students or co-workers in a conversation, and rest and recharge during breaks. Thankfully, there are a wide variety of furniture and architectural products on the market that can help reduce unwanted noise and create a more peaceful and productive environment. These include wall panels, ceiling baffles,...
Taken by Surprise – Workplace Furniture Solutions in a Pandemic
June 22, 2020
If you're like us, the state of our world and the effect it has had on business (and everything else in life) in the past few months caught you and your organization by surprise! Many of us are blessed to experience a certain degree of prosperity in our Central PA region, and it can be so easy to take our health, safety, and community for granted when things are going well. [caption id="attachment_866" align="aligncenter" width="580"] An abundance of new products are now available to help companies comply with regulations and recommendations for operating under crisis conditions.[/caption] This is...