| One of the most important pieces of furniture in | | | | A folding conference table is the go if you're |
| any office is going to be the conference table. As | | | | limited for office space. Capable of turning a |
| its name implies, important for conferences as | | | | storage space, canteen or even a gymnasium into |
| well as necessary for company meetings. Many | | | | a meeting room at a moments notice, a folding |
| times in the past I have held small meetings with | | | | conference table allows any room in a company a |
| clients or large brainstorming sessions around the | | | | multi purpose function. |
| conference table. | | | | Folding and storing once the meeting is over can |
| One of the first things we, as a company found | | | | be a nuisance and we found it necessary to |
| out about our table was that we had purchased | | | | delegate this to certain staff members prior to |
| an item of furniture that was just too small for all | | | | the meeting, or otherwise one person was left to |
| the types of meetings that were held upon it. We | | | | this task as usual. But a folding table certainly has |
| originally allowed for placing all company staff (we | | | | its merits if you don't have a permanent meeting |
| were not a multi-national) and bought accordingly. | | | | room. |
| But it quite often turned that there was never | | | | You'll need a very large room if you want a round |
| enough room for all the paper work that got | | | | conference table for 12 or more people but small |
| spread out and passed around. Nor was there | | | | round conference tables can look great, use little |
| enough space for more chairs on the occasions | | | | room and be perfect for 4 to 6 people. |
| we invited someone into the office to give a | | | | If you entertain clients in your office, you must |
| presentation. And especially if they had brought | | | | select a table that looks like quality and success. |
| along support staff. So make sure that you select | | | | Appearances tell all and nothing will give a bad |
| the size you want, and then go up to at least the | | | | impression more than inviting guests to sit around |
| next size. Saves replacing the table if your | | | | a particularly cheap looking conference table. Go |
| business gets larger and you pick up more staff. | | | | for solid, highly polished rich timber finish. Nothing |
| Type of table and design also makes a difference. | | | | shows business confidence more than a well |
| If you have a table for 12 or more, consider the | | | | designed, solid timber table. |
| benefits of a boat shaped conference table. With | | | | But if the table is intended to be used for many |
| the curves on each side, everyone at the table | | | | purposes, have a look at some of the vinyl or |
| has a good view of proceedings without having to | | | | polyurethane finishes. |
| crane forward. A smaller table can comfortably | | | | Along with a nice shiny expansive conference |
| be the racetrack shape table as it allows an extra | | | | table, give a thought to your chairs. You may end |
| chair or 2 on its rounded ends. | | | | up seated at the table for lengthy sessions, so |
| Then there are Bowtie shaped tables but I have | | | | find a style that looks good but doesn't numb |
| found these tend to cut the people sitting along | | | | your brain as it slowly numbs your posterior. |
| the ends out of the conversation. | | | | |