What are the risks people have when they won’t work with personal accessories?
Good posture at your desk is extremely important. It seems tempting to slump in your chair while working, but it is certainly not healthy. A bad work posture can cause ...
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Knowing the tasks of your employees is key!
Any person who strives hard to achieve goals and objectives of a particular organization is called an employee. The success and failure of an organization depends on its employees. Employees are...
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Performance management isn’t simply a once-a-year evaluation
Like most employees, you want to do well at your job. To do that, you need to have a clear understanding of what is expected of you and be able to perform with the tools you are given.
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11 Tips for working with hybrid teams
How do you safeguard the culture, organisation and people when people are working on different things in different places and in different compositions? It mainly comes down to communication and taking into account everyone's wishes and desires.
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Downward health trend
The world is gradually shifting towards hybrid working and this requires solutions that keep remote employees physically and mentally healthy.
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Implementation of a good 'Hybrid Working' policy
Based on knowledge and research, BakkerElkhuizen creates innovative solutions for your optimal workplace.
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Desk sharing
In a time of working entirely from home, it is hard to imagine that we will make a partial return to the office. It will happen, it just won’t be the same.
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The 3 Pillars of Hybrid Work
We must ask ourselves what the wishes are of the respective employees. Hardly anyone will want to work at home all week and many people will not be in the office all week either.
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Hybrid working
In a crisis, it is important to adapt quickly to new events. Organisations with hybrid business and work models will better withstand the pandemic and guarantee their existence in the future.
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'Is the office of the future simply a gathering place?
At the time of writing, we are still in the midst of the pandemic. We have an intense year behind us filled with uncertainties, altering work environments and looking toward the future. It’s primarily the latter that holds our attention.
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What does the law say about working from home?
Since the first intelligent lockdown in March, working from home has become an integral part of our working environment. The combination of working from home and in the office will make the new one normal.
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What does working from home do to our brain?
A few months ago, we organized a webinar with Dr Erik Matser, clinical neuropsychologist, on what working from home does to our brain.
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Working from home – Where are we now?
Working from home is not a new phenomenon. The number of people working from home in the UK has grown year on year. In 2019, 30 percent of employees reported some working from home.
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Laptop stands: An essential part of any ergonomic workspace
An ergonomic workspace improves the comfort and productivity of computer-based employees
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The 2 meter company; the new standard in the office?
Worldwide we speak of the era before and after the coronavirus. Experts agree that we are facing a big change, at least in the short term and maybe beyond.
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Plastic: from functional product to global problem
We still have big steps to take together to reduce plastic waste. We know that the BakkerElkhuizen circular line makes a small contribution and we will continue to develop new ways to increase our contribution in the years to come.
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10 productivity tips for homeworkers
In order to be able to work at home and be at least as productive as in the office, you will need to meet a number of preconditions. Below you will find 10 tips for working comfortably and productively at home.
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Evoluent D: The new stylish vertical mouse
Do you experience stiff forearms, sensitive wrists and/or tense muscles after a day of working behind your computer?
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The open-plan office: The embodiment of modern workplace environments
The open-place office has become commonplace in the modern office environment.
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A monitor stand for every workplace
An ergonomic workspace enhances the comfort and productivity of DSE workers. It is easy to create the ideal workspace with a few minor adjustments. We develop and supply high-quality monitor stands for better and healthier workspaces.
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WORK & MOVE leads to more variation between standing up and sitting down
Can people be nudged with a software program that reminds them when it is time to stand up or sit down again? Texas A&M University researched the issue.
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Burnout at work: can we prevent it?
Employee burnout is something that every organisation in every country has to deal with. Burnout is the condition of mental exhaustion that follows prolonged stress.
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Why a monitor arm is a good addition to an ergonomic workplace.
An ergonomic workstation promotes the comfort and productivity of DSE workers. It is easy to create the ideal workstation with a few minor adjustments. Monitor arms provide more space for your workstation and improve your posture.
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Nudge your employees towards a healthy life
Lots of vitality programmes that are intended to boost health in the workplace don’t really work. Why is that? Because they appeal to a rational approach rather than your employee’s impulses.
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Stimulate your employees’ brains with an enriched working environment
Are your employees still working in an office environment with grey-white walls, fluorescent lighting and generic office furniture?
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16 tips for an ideal workplace
An ergonomic workplace facilitates the comfort and productivity of VDU users. All it takes is a few changes to create the ideal workplace.
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Is flexible working the pair of jeans of the management world?
Like the world of fashion, innovative work methods, HR trends and management interventions are subject to trends; hip and happening for a brief while, before quickly falling out of style. However, one particular hype appears to have made a lasting impression: flexible working.
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Innovative and sustainable solutions for healthy and productive knowledge professionals
We move too little, and we all know it. We get up, go to the car, drive to the office, go back to the car, and get back in bed.
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WORK & MOVE increases your movement by 200%
A study showed that using our software, WORK & MOVE, increases the use of electric sit stand desks by over 200% compared with using this furniture without the software's support.
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Interventions for vitality in the workplace
Modern technology lends itself to us spending a large part of the day sitting down. We have cars, laptops, home delivery services and Netflix; little physical activity is required on an average weekday.
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The Mousetrapper feeling
Our hands are the most versatile tools we have. The delicate, complex combination of nerves, muscles, and 27 bones in each hand can perform almost any action your brain can conceive. But do we actually make optimal use of our hands when we work at a computer?
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The post-holiday depression
Around March or April, with the winter holiday still fresh in mind, many office workers start to long for the summer holiday. It will give them a chance to recharge their depleted “batteries" and get ready to head back into the fray. At least, that is what people assume…
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The effect of light on performance
It is widely known that light has an effect on our wellbeing. In general, north Europeans suffer more from afflictions such as winter depression than central Europeans do. This disparity is explained by the number of daylight hours;
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The agility of the organisation
Videoconferencing, working from the cloud… Just a few examples of flexible working. Especially in these times when more companies are embracing agile working.
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Multi-pairing: One keyboard, numerous devices
It is easy to switch between different devices with the use of multi-pairing. Switch easily between PC, tablet or smartphone at the touch of a button. Would you like to know more about how it works and what the benefits are?
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What is the right mouse for me?
Computer mice are still the most-used accessory on people’s desks. Since different people need different types of mice, we present a practical overview below.
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Sounds in professional practice
Sound is all around us, both indoors and outdoors. We spoke to Gijs van Wijk about his views on, and expertise in, acoustics in the corporate office environment.
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How do you facilitate sustainable performance at work?
The consequences of increasing digitisation include (excessive) pressure of work and a lack of physical exercise. But despite these negative consequences of digitisation, there are also positive outcomes. Curious?
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5 reasons why it is good for you to alternate between sitting/standing while you work
It is obvious to most people: standing all day is not good for your health. Neither is sitting all day. Yet many employers require their employees to stand or sit all day.
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Sitting? Where, what and how
There must be some reason behind all these rules and guidelines, right? What are opinions and what are facts? It's time for an update on the benefits and drawbacks of sitting in office environments.
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Sitting/standing working: what's its real impact?
Sitting/standing working is becoming increasingly popular. But what are the actual effects of switching between working standing up and sitting down?
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Tomorrow's office: virtual and augmented reality
Virtual and augmented reality offer creative professionals endless opportunities. But can this technology also be applied by VDU users in an office setting?
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What are virtual and augmented reality?
Walking around in a computer-generated space or communicating with a hologram of your colleague? It looks like this technology is no longer science fiction but reality!
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Ergo Expert Talk: Dr. Ahmet Cakir
We spoke with Ahmet Çakir, the scientific manager of the ERGONOMIC Institute for Social and Occupational Sciences in Berlin, about today's workplace. Which aspects stand out? What are the challenges and opportunities associated with today's workplace?
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Practical tips for making progress at the office
Here are some practical tips for being able to focus better on your work and get it done more effectively
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Whitepaper: Office employees are like professional athletes!
This whitepaper focuses on practical ways that organisations and their employees can use insights gleaned from professional sports in order to improve work performance.
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A practical guide to improving work performance with insights from pro sports
The whitepaper ‘Office employees are like professional athletes!' provides five insights. This guide gives insights into measures that can be implemented in practical situations.
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Infographic: office employees are like professional athletes
Download a useful infographic that provides a short concise summary of the whitepaper 'Improving work performance with insights from pro sports!' accompanied by a practical guide here.
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10 tips for an ideal workplace
An ergonomic workplace facilitates the comfort and productivity of VDU users. All it takes is a few changes to create the ideal workplace.
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New: the stylish Evoluent C mouse
This ergonomic Evoluent C mouse not only features a luxurious look and a new shape but also sports a number of technological improvements.
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Ergo Expert Talk: Levent Caglar
BakkerElkhuizen spoke with Levent Caglar, Senior Ergonomist, about various trends in the field of ergonomics and knowledge workers.
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How do you keep a tidy desk when you have a flexible workspace?
New Ways of Working is not entirely free of obligations or without rules. Many organisations opt to combine New Ways of Working with a clean desk policy.
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Whitepaper: Designing workstations
This article provides a summarized manual for making your workstation more comfortable and productive
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Whitepaper: Optimal performance with two or more computer screens
This whitepaper provides an introduction to the impacts on performance and health when working with multiple computer screens.
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AltMOUSE: for less use of the mouse
Reducing mouse use has two major advantages. It reduces physical stress and increases productivity. The challenge, however, is memorizing and actually using the shortcut keys.
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Can you work comfortably with a laptop?
On its own, the laptop is unsuited for working for more than two hours a day. This whitepaper provides an introduction to safe productive ways of working with a laptop.
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Flexible working resulting in more variation in workplaces
The need for flexible and mobile workplaces is rising sharply. What kinds of challenges are associated with these new workplace concepts when it comes to ergonomics?
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Office space design for working comfortable and efficiently
The New Way of Working requires new equipment and workstation setups to create a healthy workplace, regardless of where the person works.
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Whitepaper: Is it possible to work comfortably on a tablet?
This whitepaper shows that while tablets were never ergonomically designed for these long-term tasks, the right accessories can prevent the physical strain caused by uncomfortable tablet use
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How do you select a business laptop bag?
Working from home, on the road, sitting at a different desk in the office every day. One of the consequences of flexworking is that you have to switch workstations frequently.
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Spotlight on the keyboard: what to know when buying one
We still spend half of our computer time using our mouse, but we are increasingly being encouraged to make more use of the shortcut keys. What should you be aware of when buying a keyboard?
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Put people at the heart of the digital work environment
Sam Marshall is an expert in digital work environments and spoke at the Congres Intranet 2014. During his speech, he reflected on the basis of the digital work environment.
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People in an open-plan office are more often ill
Research shows that people who work at these flexible workstations take more (63% more) sick days than people who have their own office. But this can be prevented.
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A new improved FlexDesk 640
Computer users often work with documents, notes and reports when carrying out their computer tasks. The solution? FlexDesk document holder.
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Flexible working: savings or an investment?
Does Flexible Working actually save money or does it require just the opposite: investment?
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The three most important advantages of telecommuting and flexible working
An employee lives and works in a 24-hour society. There is no end to the stream of information we are all constantly subjected to.
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Essential resources for flex workers
In our International Comparative Flexible Working Survey 2013, we asked respondents what kind of facilities they provide their employees in the way of training activities and computer accessories.
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Home workstation underexposed in Europe
The International Comparative Flexible Working Survey 2013 showed that the number of people working at home is increasing rapidly.
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80% chooses an employer that allows flexworking.
Once employees have grown used to flexworking, they don't want to stop. Employers therefore have to do their best to facilitate time- and location-independent working.
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The UK also adopts flexible working
Although the Netherlands and Flanders are the pioneers of flexible working in Europe, research has revealed that flexible working has also become fully integrated on the work floors in the UK.
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Five tips for an increased work productivity after the holidays
The restart after the holidays is the perfect time to structurally increase your staff’s productivity. The following tips will help you do this without any sense of extra workload on the part of your staff.
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The history of ergonomics
Ergonomics is mainly known as the science of improving workplaces to enable workers to use their computers in a safe and productive way.
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Implementation of the New Way of Working at Microsoft
One of the best known implementations of the New Way of Working in several countries has been realised by Microsoft. What made Microsoft’s implementation in several countries so successful?
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Get the most out of the Evoluent mouse
Of course, the optimal situation is when computer users get the most out of our products, without too much effort. For this reason, we have written new instruction manuals for our vertical Evoluent mouse devices.
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In the picture: the Evoluent mouse
It might seem a trivial part of our comfortably arranged workstation: the computer mouse. But don’t let its small appearance deceive you.
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Smart combination of work, private life and environment
Flexible working hours and telecommuting can contribute to the improvement of the private / work balance, reduce environmental burden, and help to cut back on facility costs in the office.
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Should I have the Feet on my keyboard in or out?
A question that is often asked within the scope of ergonomics is: ‘Should I have the Feet on my keyboard in or out?’
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Setting up your workplace
This article is a concise manual to help you set up your workplace in a more comfortable and ergonomic way. Please take advantage of the following suggestions and guidelines.
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