The working environment is crucial to the success of any company and one Cumbrian company addressing this is H&H Reeds Printers
Current research demonstrates that well-designed office spaces benefits the psychological wellbeing of staff enabling companies to increase productivity and profit.
The interior design of an office has an impact on users so H&H Reeds commissioned an architect to adapt and improve the office environment for staff. With no actual views, they wanted to create a feeling of wide space and wide open views, and bring the great outdoors of the Lake District into their great indoors.
The specialists’ skills of all divisions were brought into play to turn a bland white wall, into a panoramic image of the Lake District. Staff chose an impressive image of Lingmoor Fell taken by renowned Lake District photographer James Bell.
A recent report from the British Council for Offices (BCO) and the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment found that effective office design can affect workplace performance by up to 11%. In addition office design influences a range of crucial performance factors such as staff motivation, retention and satisfaction and staff innovation and creativity.
Managing Director of H&H Reeds Printers Andy Jackson has taken these factors on board and tells us why:
“We have a fantastic team of staff who are one of our most valuable assets, so we were keen to create a stimulating working environment that would inspire staff and impress clients. The staff chose James Bell’s image as they felt it was synonymous with their Lake District surroundings and I have to say I think that the finished result is fantastic.”
James Bell, Lake District Landscape Photographer sells his prints to clients all over the world via his website, on high streets across the Uk in John Lewis stores and here in Cumbria with some of the Lake District’s leading galleries, here he gives us feedback on this installation:
“I make photographs of the Lake District as I am passionate about the Landscape we have here. I sell my prints to people who want to bring a piece of the Lake District into their home or office. So, it is great to see my work in situ on such a large scale and, in a working environment where fellow creatives can appreciate the image in an innovative and inspiring working environment all day long. My image at H&H Reeds Printers takes the concept of bringing the Lake District inside, to a whole different level.”
John Metcalfe, Pre-Press Manager gives his feedback: “Without a doubt the panoramic view of Langdale is certainly helping to inspire staff when they are working on creative projects and has become an instant talking point when our clients enter our offices.”
