Filing Cabinets - What should I be paying
OK so the subject of filing cabinets is hardly the most riveting or interesting subject one can read up on. You won’t be starting any conversations at the dinner table after reading this article. But hopefully once you are through you will have a better idea about what you should be looking for with regards to price when shopping for filing cabinets. Over the coming weeks I will be imparting my knowledge of this jaw-droppingly exciting topic upon this blog with the aim of shedding some light on the subject.
My name is Vic, and I have worked in the office furniture sector for several years now. When it comes to storing documents, filing cabinets remain the preferred choice of offices up and down the country. They make documents easy to find and you can use them to keep large quantities of paper in good order. So where shall we start? Firstly what sort of filing cabinets are you looking to get your mitts on? Yes, there are two types of filer; wooden filing cabinets and their far more popular steel counterparts. If you are trying to create a nice cosy atmosphere in the office, a row of steel filers may upset the feel of the office. If you don’t really care about this, go for the steel filing cabinets; they are stronger, cheaper and generally better all round.
Wooden filing cabinets however are pretty tough when bought from a reputable office furniture dealership. Unless you are planning to use one a makeshift sleigh after the Christmas party they will usually be plenty strong enough to last a long time. Of course they cost more, but they look much nicer and have the added bonus (being wood) of being able to be matches with other office furniture such as cupboards and desks. Making a good impression is important when taking customers around your company and you shouldn’t underestimate the value of having an attractive office layout of which the furniture plays a big role.
Steel filers are traditionally seen as the old workhorses of the office; strong, long lasting but ugly with flaky paintwork and inexplicable dents all over them (probably where the company accountant slammed her pointed shoe into it to close it once too often). But steel filing cabinets are making a fight back in the aesthetics stakes too just as wooden filers are in the strength contest; you can now buy steel filing cabinets in a range of fancy colours like yellow and blue, with tough powder-coated paintwork that it very difficult to scratch. And of course there’s the price. Under 70 quid if you shop around, this is something that wooden filers simply cannot compete on.
Do remember you British Standards test certificates though. Don’t go buying any cheap rubbish from EBay unless you know exactly what you’re getting. You buy a steel filer you are buying it to last. Look out for test certificates and guarantees whenever purchasing these items and you should be able to ensure it doesn’t all end in tears.
I will have more info about the technical aspects of these products up on this blog in the next few weeks so please keep it bookmarked! ;-)
