It is quite common for large offices to be partitioned off, providing a barrier between one employee’s office desk and that of another staff member. Partitioning is often used in call centres as it means there are fewer distractions for the person dealing with a call. Partitioning may require particular shapes and sizes of office desks, depending on how the office is set out.

Some partitioned offices have L shaped office desks and in some offices the desks help to keep the partitions in place. If you are choosing office furniture that is going to be placed in a partitioned office then you should have a clear idea of how the finished product is going to look. In some partitioned offices there is a clear space at one end that contains a couple of chairs and a table designed for waiting visitors.

When you have your office partitioned you need to ensure that it meets workplace health and safety regulations, in the same way as you need to have the right kind of office chairs and desks. Partitioned offices provide solutions in businesses where a suite of offices is not financially viable, but the nature of the business requires that employees have some degree of privacy to carry out their tasks.