Office partitioning is the perfect solution to dividing up your workplace and ensuring you utilise all of your office space. Whether you want that extra bit of privacy for your meeting or you want a more organised structure to the office, MPC Systems’ are here to help with our 2024 guide to office partitioning.
In this article, we’ll give you the full breakdown of office partitioning, including:
- What is office partitioning?
- How does office partitioning work?
- What types of office partitioning are there?
- What are the benefits of office partitioning?
- Office partitioning rules and regulations
- The cost of office partitioning
- How to choose the right office partitioning for you
- The installation process of office partitioning
- How to maintain your office partitioning
1. What is office partitioning
Office partitioning is the quick, easy and simple solution to dividing up your workplace and utilising your space. They have been used for many decades to increase privacy, reduce noise and organise office space.
2. How does office partitioning work?
Office partitioning works by installing a temporary or permanent partition within an office to divide and alter the space. At MPC Systems, we help throughout the whole process, from design and consultation to installation and maintenance.
3. What types of office partitioning are there?
Office partitioning comes in all shapes and sizes, all with their unique specialties:
- Cubicles – Cubicles create an organised work space for individuals or groups by sectioning and dividing work spaces
- Screen dividers – Screen Dividers are the standard, simple to install office partition perfect for dividing work space to reduce distractions
- Standalone office cubicles – This type of partition requires slightly more installation. It provides a separate and private suite perfect for online meetings, phone calls or to remove the distractions from the rest of the office
- Partition walls – Partition walls are perfect for dividing space into meeting rooms, personal offices or larger offices. MPC Systems offer bespoke designs for office partition walls to help you achieve your perfect workspace.
4. What are the benefits of office partitioning?
Office partitions provide many advantages when installed. Due to their custom design, you can really optimise your office space to control noise and footfall. In a large open plan office, it can be difficult to find a moment’s peace, whether this is for a private phone call or to get away from that one colleague!
Office partitions can transform the landscape of your office, MPC Systems offer bespoke partitions that are customisable to any space. From small projects to large, we have you covered; and better yet, our office partition installations includes ancillary products such as air conditioning, electrical installation and walkways.
Get in touch with us to find out more.
5. Office partitioning rules and regulations
Much like all building alterations and additions, there are some rules and regulations that need to be followed. Typically, office partitions do not need specific planning permission, but this depends on the size and the complexity of the work required.
For instance, if your project is very minor (screens or cubicles) you will not need planning permission. However, if your project will affect the fire escape routes, toilet facilities, insulation or the structure of the existing building, it will likely require approval from the appropriate authorities.
The general rule-of-thumb is:
- If you a building a wall that will help support the building
- If your property is listed or if the purpose of the building is being changed e.g. home into business
- If the partition affects health & safety regulations
- If the partition affects the external walls or shared walls between properties
Then you will most likely need to have planning permission.
6. The cost of office partitioning
The cost of your office partitioning will depend on the size, complexity and the choice of office partitioning itself. All office partitioning projects are different, if you are looking to discuss a quote for a bespoke design to meet, and exceed, your expectations, get in touch with our team.
7. How to choose the right office partitioning for you.
Choosing the right office partitioning can be a challenging and sometimes tedious task. You may be wondering what’s best for your office? How do you utilise the space you have available? First you need to think about what it is that you wish to achieve. Are you looking to reduce noise, offer more privacy for your employees or create a meeting space? You then need to think about your budget and how much you are willing to spend.
This may sound daunting and time consuming; fortunately for you, MPC Systems has over 40-years worth of experience, and our dedicated team is on hand to help with your project’s entire process, from design and consultancy to construction and installation.
8. What is the process for office partitioning?
The process for office partitioning consists of various stages:
- Idea – This is the first stage when you begin to think about where, why and what type of office partitioning you need.
- Design – This stage consists of planning your desired partition. You will need to think about the rules and regulations, the cost, the practicalities and the aesthetics of your project.
- Construction – Once you have organised and finished designing your office partition, it’s time to turn your dream into a reality. Here at MPC Systems, we plan accordingly and make sure any construction work keeps the disruptions to the bare minimum, so you can continue to go about your regular day.
- Maintenance – Once completed, you will need to maintain your partition like any other construction. See below for more details.
9. How to maintain your office partitioning.
Like any construction, it is important to maintain and keep your office partition in working order. For smaller partitions, this may simply be the case of cleaning or checking that the screws are tightened. For larger projects, such as partition walls, more maintenance is required.
We would recommend that your partition is checked and maintained once a month. The maintenance required may include small tasks such as dusting and cleaning or bigger methods of upkeep such as testing the structural integrity or checking the health and safety of the structure.
With this guide, you should now be an expert on office partitioning. Of course not! Even after 40-years of experience, we are still learning and improving on our services, so how can we expect you to know it all from this guide alone.
If you wish to discuss a planned office partition or simply want to talk through your options, our team is always on hand to help.
Visit our office partitioning page for more information, look at our previous work to visualise your project or get in touch to learn more.