Feet On The Resolute Desk?
What’s all the fuss about President Obama resting his feet on the Resolute Desk while on the phone to Isreali Prime Minister Netanyahu?
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A Good Chair will Get You Anywhere
Kevin Pieterson graces the CONCORDE Presidential Office Armchair in a Brylcreem advert.
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Are We All Sitting Ourselves To Death?
A study in Australia has found that sitting still for prolonged hours increases your risk of death from heart disease and other causes.
President Obama Trying Different Swivel Chairs
We found a picture of President Barak Obama trying different swivel chairs in the Oval Office before settling on the CONCORDE Presidential that had been presented to President George W. Bush by Global Group of Canada. The CONCORDE Presidential is the huge black office chair with padded armrests on the far right in the picture below.
Photo by Pete de Souza, 30 January 2009.
The following other pictures show the CONCORDE Presidential Chair in use behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office after the President had made his choice. Right Choice, we think!
Click here to see pictures of Oval Office swivel chairs through the years.
About.com Videos on Ergonomic Chairs & Laptops
The Ergonomics pages on About.com are a rich source of information and advice for working comfortably at a desk and or computer.
One of their writers, Jonathon E. Stewart, recently released 2 brief videos on office chair ergonomics and easy laptop ergonomics. Click on the links to check them out. Jonathon’s videos impart some great ergonomic tips with a touch of good-natured humour.
Buy UK-Made Office Chairs
Office chairs made in the UK are much better options than imports.
Continue Reading February 13, 2009 at 12:43 am Leave a comment
Ergonomics and the Office Chair
Ergonomics plays a very important role in your health and wellbeing in the workplace. More and more of us are working at a desk, on a computer. Your office chair should allow you to move freely and allow you to perform your job effectively.
Continue Reading January 21, 2009 at 12:25 am Leave a comment
Introduction
Chellgrove is a UK-based online retailer & distributor of office chairs and office furniture. We provide a very broad selection of office seating to small and large businesses across the UK, including home-based businesses. We have been going since 2004 and pride ourselves on our customer service and great attention to detail.
The purpose of this Blog is to make our business more transparent to you. We want to share our experiences, tell you more about our products and services than we can through our websites alone, discuss interesting relevant findings on the Internet with you, and invite you to give us your feedback on all that we say.
Thanks for visiting. I hope you enjoy your time with us.