3 Alternative Uses For Filing Cabinets

There’s no denying that the filing cabinet is an iconic piece of office furniture. While they’re traditionally used for organising important paperwork and essential documents, there are in fact a whole host of other ways you could utilise your cabinets. Especially if your office is a little on the smaller side, your filers could provide you with an extra storage place for a range of other items. In this blog, we look at three alternative uses for this piece of furniture and how they can help you create a more organised workspace. 1. Keep your stationery supply organised From pens and notepads to staplers and paperclips, it’s likely you’re more than familiar with the office stationery must-haves. Each accessory has it’s own use, but if yours aren’t readily accessible, your employees could start to get frustrated.So, to keep things running smoothly, why not use a filing cabinet to up your storage game? These cabinets provide you with enough space to stow away your stationery supply in an organised way. For example, you could allocate a whole drawer to all of your paper needs, such as notepads and printer paper, while another section could be dedicated to miscellaneous accessories, such as spare pens and stapler refills. Labelling each drawer will help your workers find exactly what they’re looking for. 2. Store away spare computer equipment and accessories Even if your office is set up to perfection, there’s no doubt you’ll be left with some spare computer equipment and extra accessories once all your workstations are in place. From unused wires and cables, to stacks of software CDs, to boxes of ink cartridges and backup keyboards, there are a whole host of bits and bobs that you may not need right now, but will be useful in the future. Storing your surplus equipment and accessories in a filing cabinet is a great solution. The cabinet gives you an easy-to-reach place to hide away these extras until you really need them. 3. Create a recycling system Between scraps of paper, scrunched up Post It notes, empty cardboard boxes and pieces of plastic packaging, it can sometimes prove difficult to keep on top of the recycling during office hours. Due to the volume of waste generated, you could start to find that your bins are filling up too quickly, leaving the office looking messy and untidy. To keep things under control, you could create a recycling system - using your filing cabinets. These pieces of furniture could come in extremely handy if you’re after an extra place to temporarily store your rubbish out of sight. Most cabinets are designed with large, deep sections, offering you the ideal place to store rubbish when your bins are overflowing. To ensure your system works effectively, you could label each drawer to separate paper and cardboard from plastic and anything else you want to throw out. At Furniture At Work™, we stock a wide variety of filing cabinets in a range of different sizes. So, regardless of how you intend to use them, you shouldn’t struggle to find the right designs in our collection.

June 2, 2017 | View: 400 | Categories: ROOT