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VIDEO: Exclusive look inside Mishcon de Reya’s new Cambridge office
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How Bespoke Office Fit-Out Furniture Enhances Productivity and Comfort
Extended hours spent at desks, often in uncomfortable seating, can…
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Exploring the Core Principles of Contemporary Office Interior Design
Contemporary office interior design is an effective way to curate…
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Meet The Team: Jerry Overhill
Throughout our ‘Meet the Team’ series, we have asked many…
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Modern Office Fit-Out: Redefining Workspaces for the Future
A well-planned and intelligent office fit-out can literally transform a…
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Is the UK hitting a crisis point when it comes to the availability of lab space?
Despite the prevailing global market downturn in investment funding, the…
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How to Revitalise Your Office with a Workplace Fit-Out
With the rise of hybrid working, the landscape of the…
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Meet The Team: Greta Miceviciute
Greta’s journey to becoming a part of the COEL team…
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Office design: How to combine luxury and practicality
The client Mishcon de Reya is a leading independent law…
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Work experience: Meet Emily Bewes
This month we had the pleasure of having Nottingham University…
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Office Space Planning: neighbourhoods, microenvironments and pivot spaces
The pandemic significantly influenced the future of the office and…
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Lab space planning guide
Why should you care about lab space planning? When designing…
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Office design: How to cater to different working needs
The client Altium is a global software company, with headquarters…
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COEL guide: What to consider when designing a green lab
Whilst most of us are switched on to eco-conscious thinking…
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Office Furniture: How to maximise space and inject a sense of brand
The client With operations in more than 60 countries, AMFRESH Group has…
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Meet the team: Ashley Hovells
Ashley Hovells, a trusted advisor and sounding board within COEL…
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BenchSci’s new office: when Toronto and Cambridge meet
The client The founders of one of the most exciting…
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The psychology of colour in office design
Colour is an incredibly powerful non-verbal communication tool which can…
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Delivering a highly flexible office and lab solution in just nine weeks
The client Alchemab has developed a highly differentiated platform which…
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Are you aware of your CO2 monitoring responsibilities?
Did you know that from last June, all new non-domestic…
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Meet The Team: Ollie Lewis
Even though compared to others, Ollie Lewis is a relative…
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Meet Our CEO: Alistair Rumbelow
Since joining COEL in 2004, Alistair has been driving growth,…
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National Apprentice Week: Meet Charlotte Criddle
This week has seen our team celebrate our apprentices as…
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10 Ways Your Office Design Can Increase Productivity
The look and feel of your workplace – whether it…
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Planning an office Move? When is the right time and how can you plan ahead?
Changes in working practices and an increased demand for flexible…
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Office Design Trends: COEL’s Predictions for 2023
Once the home to a standard 9 to 5 working…
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Meet The Team: Tom Goodchild
How many companies can boast having an employee who was…
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Neil Cook, Founder of COEL, steps down
A short history of COEL COEL has grown immensely over…
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8 things to consider when designing your laboratory space
Laboratories play a crucial role in our lives. Within these…
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Biophilia: Nature’s influence on Office Design
There’s nothing quite like a stroll through nature to boost…
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Meet the Team: Stephen Muraour
Arriving from South Africa at the start of the pandemic…
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Industry leader COEL achieves three international standards of excellence
Leading office and laboratory design and fit out company, COEL,…
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The Future of the Office: 5 ways office design will adapt to hybrid working
Cast your mind back a few decades and ‘the office’…
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Re-designing office and workspaces in a post-pandemic world
COEL has recently been shortlisted for in the Business of the…
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COEL teams up with Sew Positive to upcycle textile waste
At COEL, we are always looking for ways to be…
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Thought Leaders Identified in COEL’s Research
At a time when many felt as though they were…
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COEL feature in the TOP 100 List of Leading Companies for Cambridgeshire
The much anticipated annual list compiled by Grant Thornton of…
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COEL: The New Way We Work Report
Throughout 2021, COEL conducted research with Kelly Drewery, a business…
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COEL and Friends Deliver Help in Spectacular Fashion to the Phoenix Trust
For many years The Phoenix Trust has been COEL’s chosen…
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Government Super-Deduction Offers Tax Saving
Super-deduction scheme offers tax saving on more capital investments than…
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COEL: Experts in Workplace Solutions
Founded over 30 years ago, COEL provides exceptional design and…
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Way We Work research gathers further opinions on the workplace from Cambridge business and community figures
As the pilgrimage back to the workplace is beginning in…
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COEL and Talent Glue’s research provides perspective from Cambridge business and community figures on the workplace
The Way We Work research team has received some personal…
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COEL Guides: Workplace Wellbeing in a Post-Pandemic World
It’s no secret that a healthy and happy workforce is…
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COEL’s Subsidiary Company CMS Cambridge Delivers Sustainable Furniture Disposal Solutions
With many offices being reconfigured in the wake of the…
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COEL and Talent Glue Launch Research into the Way we Work
COEL is very excited to be collaborating with Kelly Drewery,…
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COEL wins Business of the Year
After a very testing year COEL was delighted to be…
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COEL’s New Property Head Hails Dawn of Agile Working
With more than 13 years’ experience in management of commercial…
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The Future is Looking Bright for COEL as Management Buy Out is announced
From left to right, COEL’s new management team:Alistair Rumbelow –…
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Future Workplace Competition – and the Winners are …
The future workplace competition entries displayed an exceptional level of…
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Stellar Panel of Judges for the Future Workplace Competition
Please meet our stellar panel of judges for the future…
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Design the future workplace competition
In partnership with the Cambridge Independent: COEL, Allia Future Business…
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Importance of Building Maintenance Through COVID
Building Maintenance and Property Services have never been more important…
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The Future of Office Design: Bringing People Together
The enforced restrictions of the last year have brought about…
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A New Way of Working
With over 30 years’ experience, COEL is at the forefront…
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Opportunities Arise for the Phoenix Trust from Local Business Community
The Phoenix Trust is no ordinary charity; nestled on the…
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Acoustic Booths – A Sign of the Times
As the advent of a new way of working dawns,…
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CMS Home Working Program
CMS, our furniture supply division, offer an extensive range of…
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COVID-19 Risk Assessment Statement
At COEL our key priority is the health, safety and…
Read moreWhat is Office Management?
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What is Office Management?
Any business will need aspects of organization, planning, communications, co-operation…
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Cerevance adapts Cambridge Science Park office to safeguard against Covid-19 with help from COEL
Cerevance, the Cambridge Science Park-based pharmaceutical company, has reconfigured its…
Read moreOffice design – the way forward
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Office design – the way forward
The current global situation has led to speculation about the…
Read moreHow to Design the Ultimate Home Office
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How to Design the Ultimate Home Office
The ultimate home office is not just a place where…
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The evolution of offices for the future
The recent enforced changes in how we work as well…
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COEL constructing calm in crisis
COEL’s continued commitment to our employees and clients in these…
Read moreWhat is Agile Working & What Are the Benefits?
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What is Agile Working & What Are the Benefits?
Agile working is among several new ways of working, although…
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How to Fit Out a Laboratory
Any place of business needs to have an environment which…
Read moreHow to Design Efficient Offices
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How to Design Efficient Offices
Offices are a part of most businesses today but not…
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Space planning guide
Space planning involves much more than determining how a layout…
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CAT A or CAT B which do you need?
Before embarking on a new project, it’s important to know…
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Planning an office fit-out
Whether you’re moving to new premises or updating your existing…
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Choosing your new office space
Whatever your reason for relocating, detailed research and planning will…
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Agile Working at its Best!
We’re thrilled to see Bidwells talking in the Press about…
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COEL sponsors Robocon 2018
COEL was delighted to be one of the sponsors of…
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COEL Wins Best Employer Award
At COEL we take employee well-being and happiness very seriously…
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Punting Success!
Some great punting, a lot of professional paddling and just…
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COEL raises money for Macmillan Cancer Support
10 members of the COEL team completed the London to…
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Oxford to Cambridge Cycle Challenge
This year members of the COEL team will be taking…
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Introducing COEL Oxford
Building on the success of our Cambridge business, we are…
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