TOP OFFICE offers a helping hand to architects

Interview with Renata Demková from TOP OFFICE

Publisher
Martin Rosa
12.04.2006 15:25
TOP OFFICE spol. s r.o.

TOP OFFICE is one of the most experienced interior suppliers in the Czech Republic, backed by significant references from companies such as ABB, ALSTOM, HONEYWELL, ČESKÁ SPOŘITELNA, ČSOB POJIŠŤOVNA, and others.
In the past two years, the company has undergone significant changes in the development of its own products and the quality of services provided. The company's principle is that products + services = solutions, which also governs its relationships with architects and design offices. It offers a very developed and quality support system for products, services, and potential commissions. Currently, TOP OFFICE positions itself as a modern and quality interior supplier.


Like many other companies, you sell furniture. However, your company offers something extra - assistance and service for architects. How does your collaboration with architects look?
An undeniable advantage is the personal approach and care for architects and the professionalism of the company, which has been on the market since 1993. We strive to regularly contact architects and inform them about market news. We provide CD materials of office and residential furniture with descriptions of all products, library elements, a construction catalog, and the Furnish program for designing residential interiors, as well as complete product cases with materials in paper form. Most architects come to me with a floor plan outlining their layout and a clear idea of color coordination for the interior and price range. Based on this information, we are able to create an offer including visualizations and prices. The creation of interior visualizations is a free service.


How extensive is your portfolio of "furniture" for architects?
It could be said that we can offer furniture for any type of interior. Currently, we are equipping a number of large office projects. I personally am responsible for direct communication with architects, offering furniture for any of their projects – cafés, hotels, administrative offices, receptions, etc.
We can deliver really anything; the only differences for us between custom manufacturing and standard lines are price and delivery time. We also have special furniture for 24/7 operations.
We also offer a wide range of quality chairs and armchairs (own production, Sitmatic, Moving, CO.ME.L) ranging from economical to managerial.
In addition to office furniture (own production, TIME Office, IVM Office), we also offer residential furniture (Club 8), which can completely furnish an entire apartment. However, the seating furniture from Club 8 is also frequently used in administrative spaces.


For architects, color is undoubtedly also important
The basis is standard colors for individual lines. However, we can manufacture any furniture in specific colors according to the architect's requirements. We also supply accessories such as carpets, wall paints, and textiles according to the needs of the architect and the overall expression of the interior.


Where can customers or architects come to see you?
In Brno and Prague, we have large showrooms where architects can send their clients to try out the furniture. It is also not a problem for us to transport any furniture for testing either to an architectural studio or directly to the investor. For example, heavy-duty chairs (KAB//Seating) for round-the-clock operations are usually sold through a chair rental for testing purposes.


In addition to representing several global brands, you also have your own product lines. How successful are you in selling your own products compared to foreign ones?
Many customers want Czech products – and we have something to offer them, whether it concerns new office lines (SMART and SMART+), or chairs and armchairs. With our own production, we influence delivery times and the quality of offered products, which is why we can afford to provide an 8-year warranty on chairs from the Quality series. Warranty service and at least a five-year guarantee of color, material, and construction consistency are standard.


You say that you have short delivery times. If I want to furnish an office in a week, can you deliver furniture within such a short timeframe?
That depends on the quantity. For selected furniture lines, we have stock inventory in a certain amount. Otherwise, our delivery times are usually around 4 weeks.
However, we also offer the possibility of renting furniture for a transitional period. We offer rentals to clients who have requirements for a short delivery time when we cannot deliver the ordered furniture – this often happens during rapid expansion when a company hires new employees before it has prepared spaces for them. Additionally, for significant clients, this is a free service.


When I compare your latest office lines with the original ones, there is a fundamental difference in design
The new office lines are developed for architects. They were created based on the requests and needs that we obtained from architects. These concerned primarily the design of the products and the expected price range. Thus, the new lines SMART, SMART PLUS, and CITY were created. We also significantly expanded the seating furniture with managerial chairs MOVING and office chairs VELA and ERGOLINE.

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