Workplace Consultancy Services

Create a more productive, comfortable and efficient workplace with practical workplace consultancy from Whiteleys.

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What we offer

Whiteleys provides workplace consultancy services to help businesses across the UK understand how their workplace is performing and where practical improvements can be made.

We offer a complete range of workplace consultancy services from furniture and storage audits or specialist assessments, to comprehensive reviews of the entire office to provide a holistic understanding of how your team operates and how your workspace can better support productivity and wellbeing.

As an expert office furniture and office services provider, Whiteleys can also support the next stage after your workplace consultation, from office design, furniture selection and installation, and wider office projects.

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What is Workplace Consultancy?

Workplace consultancy is the process of reviewing how an organisation’s office environment supports its people, operations and future requirements. It reviews areas such as space utilisation, layout, furniture, storage, workstation setup, ergonomics and working practices to identify where improvements can be made to create a more productive, comfortable and efficient workplace.

At Whiteleys, workplace consultancy is tailored to your needs, from focused furniture, storage and workstation reviews to more comprehensive assessments of your wider office environment.

Whiteleys’ Workplace Consultancy Services

Whiteleys’ workplace consultancy services are detailed and tailored to your organisation. 

Following an assessment, we provide clear, actionable recommendations and work with you to develop a structured implementation plan, helping ensure changes are adopted effectively and deliver meaningful, lasting improvements.

Comprehensive Workplace Reviews

A comprehensive workplace review brings together Whiteleys’ expertise across office space, furniture, storage, workstations and ergonomics to give a holistic view of your office environment.

We review how your workplace functions as a whole, from how the space is planned and used to how employees interact with furniture, their workstations and shared areas. This can include layout, furniture, storage, workstation setup, wellbeing, employee needs and opportunities for growth.

The review helps identify what is working well, where improvements are needed and how your workplace could better support productivity, comfort and efficiency.

Furniture and Storage Audits

A furniture and storage audit reviews your existing office furniture and storage to identify what should be retained, reused, reconfigured or replaced.

Whiteleys looks at whether your current furniture and storage support the way your team works, how efficiently the space is being used and where changes could make the office more practical.

This can help reduce clutter, improve space efficiency or support better furniture decisions before an office redesign, refurbishment, fit out or furniture investment.

Space Reconfiguration

Space reconfiguration involves reviewing your existing office layout and identifying practical changes that improve flow, capacity, comfort and usability.

Whiteleys can assess how your desks, storage, meeting areas and shared spaces are arranged, then recommend ways to make the workplace work harder for your team.

This can be a cost-effective way to improve your office without starting from scratch.

Workstation Assessments

A workstation assessment reviews how an employee’s desk, chair, screen and equipment are set up to support comfort, posture and safe working.

Whiteleys provides workstation assessments for individuals and teams, assessing how employees interact with their workstations and whether changes are needed to improve layout, equipment positioning or ergonomic support.

We provide specific guidance to support compliance with the Health & Safety Executive’s Display Screen Equipment (DSE) Regulations 1992. Recommendations may include ergonomic chairs, sit-stand desks, footrests, monitor risers, screen filters or workstation adjustments to improve comfort, reduce risk and enhance productivity.

Specialist Assessments

Specialist assessments provide tailored workplace advice for employees with specific needs, including disabled employees, pregnant employees and remote workers.

Whiteleys can carry out:

  • disabled employee assessments

  • pregnant employee assessments and

  • remote workstation assessments for employees working from home or off-site

These assessments help identify the right workstation setup, equipment and adjustments to support safe, comfortable and productive working.

Chair Assessments and Ergonomic Seating Advice

A chair assessment helps identify the most suitable ergonomic office chair for an individual’s posture, working habits and physical requirements.

Whiteleys provides a free chair assessment to understand each user’s needs and recommend a seating solution tailored to them.

We also offer a free sample chair trial, allowing the user to test the chair in their own workspace. After the trial, we assess whether the chair is the right choice and make any necessary adjustments, including seat height, seat depth, armrest position and lumbar support.

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Benefits of Workplace Consultancy

✔ Increase Productivity

Workplace consultancy can help identify office layout, furniture, storage and workstation issues that may be affecting how efficiently employees work. Whiteleys provides recommendations that help your office better support day-to-day tasks, focus and collaboration.

✔ Improve Space Efficiency

Workplace consultancy helps identify underused areas, inefficient storage and furniture that may no longer suit the way your team works. It also allows you to understand if you are utilising the square footage efficiently to reduce costs. This gives you a clearer understanding of where space can be improved, reconfigured or used more effectively.

✔ Enhance Employee Wellbeing & Retention

Workplace consultancy can help identify office layout, furniture, storage and workstation issues that may be affecting how efficiently employees work. Whiteleys provides recommendations that help your office better support day-to-day tasks, focus and collaboration.

✔ Support Future Growth and Change

A workplace audit can help you assess whether your current office is ready for future business needs. Whiteleys considers your team structure, working patterns, culture and growth plans to provide recommendations that are practical, scalable and relevant.

When Your Workplace Could Benefit from Consultancy

When Your Team or Working Patterns Are Changing

If your business is growing, downsizing or adopting new ways of working like adapting to hybrid working, your office may need to evolve. Whiteleys can assess whether your current layout, furniture and workstations still support how your people work.

 When Employees Are Experiencing Discomfort

Workstation discomfort can affect focus, wellbeing and day-to-day performance. Whiteleys’ workstation and chair assessments can identify issues with posture, seating, equipment and setup, then recommend practical ergonomic improvements.

When Your Office Space Is Underused

Underused, cluttered or inefficient space can increase costs and reduce workplace performance. Office space consultancy helps identify areas that could be reconfigured, repurposed or better supported with suitable furniture and storage.

 Before an Office Redesign, Refurbishment, Fit Out or Relocation

Workplace consultancy gives you a clearer brief before you invest in a larger project. Whiteleys can review your current space, furniture, storage and workstation setup, helping ensure future decisions are based on how your workplace is actually used.

Our Workplace Consultancy Process

  1. Understand Your Business

    We start by learning about your organisation, your people, your workplace and your objectives.

  2. Assess Your Workplace

    We assess your workplace by collecting data from both employee surveys and by observing how your team interacts with the office space, furniture, storage, and workstations. We combine this data to identify friction in your current workspace and its impact on productivity, efficiency, comfort and safety.

  3. Report Findings and Recommendations

    You receive a clear report outlining our findings, key opportunities for improvement and practical recommendations tailored to your organisation, office space and future plans.

  4. Support Implementation

    Where required, Whiteleys can help turn recommendations into practical improvements through office furniture supply and installation, space planning, office design, office fit out or refurbishment.

Why choose Whiteleys

✔ Over 30 years of expertise:

Whiteleys is a trusted workplace consultancy specialist, supporting businesses across London and the UK.

✔ Transparent costs:

We provide clear quotations and value-focused recommendations.

✔ Tailored solutions:

Every consultation and supporting project is customised to your space, budget, team and business objectives.

✔ Support after consultation:

Whiteleys can help turn recommendations into practical improvements, helping you reconfigure your space, installing suitable furniture or supporting a wider office project.

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FAQs

  • Workplace consultancy is the process of reviewing how an organisation uses its office space and identifying practical improvements to layout, furniture, storage, workstations, ergonomics and working practices. It helps businesses create workplaces that better support productivity, wellbeing and future growth.

  • A workplace consultant reviews how an office is used and where it could work better. This may include assessing space planning, furniture, storage, workstation setup, employee comfort, ergonomic needs and future workplace requirements before providing clear recommendations for improvement.

  • Workplace consultancy identifies what needs to change in a workplace and why. Office design then uses those findings to shape the layout, furniture scheme and overall design solution. Consultancy helps ensure design decisions are based on how the workplace is actually used.

  • A business should consider workplace consultancy when its office no longer supports how people work, or before making major workplace decisions. It is especially useful before an office redesign, refurbishment, fit out, relocation, furniture investment, growth period or change in working patterns.

  • Yes. Workplace consultancy can help businesses understand whether their office still supports how people use the space in a hybrid working model. This may include reviewing desk use, meeting areas, collaboration spaces, storage, shared workstations and furniture requirements.

  • Whiteleys can provide comprehensive workplace reviews, furniture and storage audits, space reconfiguration advice, workstation assessments, specialist employee assessments and chair ergonomics assessments. These services can focus on a specific workplace issue or form part of a wider review of the office environment.

  • Yes. Whiteleys provides specialist employee assessments for people with specific workplace requirements, including for disabled employees, pregnant employees and remote workers. These assessments help identify suitable workstation setups, equipment and ergonomic adjustments to support safe and comfortable working, tailored to the individual.

  • After a workplace consultancy review, Whiteleys provides a report outlining key findings and practical recommendations. Where required, Whiteleys can also help turn those recommendations into workplace improvements through furniture supply, installation, space planning, office design, fit out or refurbishment.

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Create a workplace that better supports your people, productivity and future plans with expert workplace consultancy services from Whiteleys. Get clear, practical recommendations to improve your office space, furniture and workstations.

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