More people are telecommuting lately, but if you start getting aches and pains, that most likely means that the furniture in your home office isn’t ergonomic. Home office standing desks fit the bill nicely when it comes to ergonomics, and many models have come a long way since Max Allan Banfield designed them for health reasons in 1998. It’s not good for your health to sit or stand all day at work, studies show. Too many hours standing in one place can lead to anything from skeletal disorders to circulation issues. The overall health outlook isn’t any rosier for sitting…

In case you haven’t heard or experienced it yourself, being sedentary for too long is extremely hard on the human body. Our bodies aren’t designed for sitting for extended periods, but sitting eight hours a day or more at work is often unavoidable. However, it’s the extra time spent sitting after the first eight hours that is particularly damaging, according to experts. And, that’s even after figuring in exercise, too. In a nutshell, that Netflix binge after work and on the weekends isn’t doing our health any favors. To lessen health risks, the sit-stand desk and stand-up workstation were designed…

Furniture is big business. And as a leading furniture distributor, Saraval Industries pays attention to the bigger issues that affect our business, and offices around the world.  The world is going green at a rapid pace, and furniture is no exception. With the myriad components of furniture there’s a whole industry asking itself, “How do we go green?” Customers are also looking for eco-friendly solutions to furnishing their offices. So, we’ll explore exactly what “green furniture” is, and how you can outfit your office with green furniture.   How Is Furniture “Green”? Gone are the days where the cheapest materials…