Published: 20 February 2015

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How often do you notice the little things in an office? It may actually be more often than you think. The smallest details can leave an impression on potential team members, clients, and more. Nowhere is this more true than in the woodwork you choose to grace your offices. Go fast and cheap and people will think the same of your company. Choose to make it count, and the professionalism your office will exude is certain to be immeasurable. High quality architectural woodwork says a lot about how much you care about your office surroundings, and Carroll Seating Company can help you make the right impression from the outset.

The Perfect Finish

Whether you’ve just finished a full office remodel or you’re moving into a brand new space, the finishing touches mean so much to the space. Choosing to go with custom architectural woodwork means significantly altering the aesthetics of the whole space. By adding the right designs to your offices, you’re creating accents that can be both functional and beautiful at the same time.

The Ideal Team

Not every team, though, can give you the look you want. Only a group with the experience of Carroll Seating Company has the extensive knowledge you need to build out intricate, functional designs that will complement your company’s image. From the moment you contact us, you’ll know a very different experience is in store for you. We offer a dedicated project manager, a vast selection of ideas and products, and the significant skill necessary to tackle even the toughest projects from start to finish. To learn more about our architectural woodworking services or any of our previous project designs, contact us today to get started. We’ll be happy to come up with the ideas necessary to help get your dreams off the ground.

Published: 3 February 2015

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Shared work surfaces are often a must in today’s increasingly small work areas, but that, in and of itself, creates a problem. They can be a breeding ground for all sorts of issues, including viruses as well as the germs and bacteria that so often cause infections. In an office setting, that means far less productivity. In a lab setting, it’s nothing short of devastating. Is there an answer that doesn’t mean adding a second facility? Absolutely – antimicrobial work surfaces.

Are They Really Better?

Antimicrobial work surfaces really are far better. They’re designed to help prevent the growth of 99% of the most common forms of bacteria found to inhabit work surfaces including rhinovirus, Staph, and even Pneumonia. Even if you’re currently using one of the many antimicrobial products on the market today to help kill germs on surfaces, you’re just not doing enough. It could take up to ten minutes to fully sanitize a work space from one user to the next. While sanitizing wipes can certainly do the job, do you actually have that much down time in any given day? By completely inhibiting the growth of bacteria and germs in the first place, antimicrobial work surfaces are a far more effective solution.

Perhaps the best part of these surfaces is the level of durability you’ll see. As resistant to surface wear as any other product on the market, you’ll find the perfect way to make your offices or lab look great while still keeping the workspace as clean and healthy as possible.

Ready to get started? Contact us today to learn more about the best solution to reducing the spread of germs in your facility. Whether you’re looking for an entirely new look to your office or you just want to accomplish this singular goal, we can help.

Published: 14 January 2015

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Is Stainless Steel the Right Choice for your Equipment and Cabinets?

In a healthcare environment or even a traditional lab, the ideal design materials have to play a starring role. Many these days are turning to stainless steel as the perfect material. Does it really measure up? Take a look.

Durability: One of the toughest materials on the market today, stainless steel can take almost anything you have to give out. It’s corrosion resistant, which is great in a lab setting, and it’s ready to handle the heaviest possible loads to help give you the space you need.

Reconfigurable: If your labs frequently change responsibilities and projects, stainless steel is the way to go because you can typically move, relocate, and use them again, depending on the models and styles you purchase. This is great in today’s healthcare environment where the need to make ongoing changes is simply a given.

Easy to Clean: In labs and other healthcare settings, cleanliness is not an option. Stainless steel surfaces are easy to keep clean. They’re nonporous, so they don’t suffer the drawbacks so many others do. Moreover, they can’t be harmed by many solutions, making them ideal.

Customizable: Just as other casework options can be made to fit the needs of your facility, so can stainless steel casework. They can be designed to specifically meet the needs of your lab or healthcare setting, so no matter how complex the need, we can help you design the perfect setting to reach your goals.

Stainless steel equipment and cabinets is easily the way to go with your lab space. From design to installation to service, Carroll Seating can help you find the right casework to meet your facility’s needs. With a full catalog of options and the experience necessary to help you move forward faster, we’re ready to help you now. To learn more, contact us today.

Published: 2 December 2014

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What to Consider When Deciding on University Student Housing Security Desks

While parents may be worried about academics and students more concerned with parties or friends, one thing that everyone can agree on is this: security is paramount on university campuses. Onsite housing has to be secure; operating fully-equipped security desks is a must to ensure safety and give both parents and students more peace-of-mind. What should you consider when choosing your security desks?
Keep the following questions in mind when selecting university student housing security desks:

What type of functionality do you need? Security desks can be equipped with a number of features, depending on your particular needs. These include: work spaces (for computers), locked drawers and/or boxes, transaction counter for people to sign in and out, casters for portability, and locked alert boxes so students and others can leave messages in the event that someone needs help. Carroll Seating Company specializes in creating customized solutions for your work spaces. When you identify a need, we will make sure it is filled with our products.
What size will work best for your residential building? Security desks can come in a variety of sizes, as well as custom sizes. Are space concerns a primary factor? Do you need room for more than one employee at the desk?
Do you want university branding and customization? Security desks perform an important function, but they can also pull double duty. Why not brand them with your school’s colors, mascot, and slogan, or the name of the particular residence. This can help create a cohesive appearance among campus housing and a sense of community.

Safety is a major concern for students and universities; opting for customized security desks will help your school provide the safe environment on-campus residents need and depend on as they walk to classes in the morning and to and from the library (or a party!) at night.

Published: 25 November 2014

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What kind of space best suits your needs? If you are an educator, what do you need to help your students learn best? If you are a medical professional or technician, what type of space do you require for testing, experiments, and storage? If you manage an office and want to work efficiently and create the right image for clients/visitors, what will help you do that? For professionals all over the country, the answer to all of these questions – and more – is Case Systems casework.
Case Systems is a premier provider of quality casework. You may be unfamiliar with the term, but think about your bookcases, display cases, desks, and kitchen cabinets. These are all examples of casework: they can contain shelves, drawers, doors, covers, and other features to add to their functionality and aesthetics.
Why choose Case Systems? A few of the many benefits:

Meticulous attention to detail. A professional team gathers all pertinent details about your needs, taking care to listen to what you really require for optimal workspaces, whether a lab, a classroom, or a business office. Then, they can create systems that work as hard as you do.
Form and function. These pieces allow you to work seamlessly – everything you need is there; the design is intuitive and comfortable. But they also look great. If you are customer-facing, Case Systems can help convey a professional, sophisticated image to your visitors.
On-time delivery. Your order is filled in a timely manner, so you are never waiting on us.
Warranty. Case Systems stands behind the quality and durability of their work. Casework is backed by a five-year guarantee and limited warranty.

Carroll Seating specializes in education, laboratory, medical, and architectural casework, offering top-of-the-line solutions with Case Systems. When you need work space that is efficient, attractive, durable, and of the highest quality, count on Carrol Seating Company and Case Systems for the right help.

Published: 18 November 2014

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Whether you’re building a new lab or simply redesigning an old one, one of the names you’re going to come across again and again is Institutional Casework. There’s a good reason for that. They’re the only company to consider when you’re looking for lab casework.

The Institutional Casework Difference
There’s an industry standard when it comes to lab furniture. Institutional Casework is well aware of that standard, and they work hard to exceed it with every single product they sell. Highly rated for chemical resistance and performance, they offer the best options on the market. With that level of quality, though, you’d expect very little in the way of aesthetically pleasing designs, but even there, they’ve got the market cornered. Their options are as beautiful as they are functional, and they’re perfect for K-12 classrooms, higher education, and even prestigious commercial laboratories. They’re the single best way to create the perfect environment for study. What’s more, though, is that Institutional Casework stands carefully behind every product they sell. From the concept itself to the final installation, Institutional Casework is right there to stand behind their work. Perhaps that’s why they’re chosen again and again for to provide lab casework across the globe.

The Product Line
Even if you’re a phenomenal company like Institutional Casework, though, you still have to have a pretty amazing product line to back up your claims, and this company certainly does. From their Magnetar work centers that offer both lecture and lab space for up to four to their Quantum Command Center that will redefine the way you teach and store lab equipment, they have exactly what’s needed in today’s labs in the styles and finishes you want most. Cubbies, research tables, base cabinets, wall cabinets, fume hoods, it’s all right here in one place, and it all comes with the durability today’s labs in any setting demand. They specialize in great work surfaces like granite to ensure acid and chemical resistance and bacteria resistance. All of their options are low maintenance, and they look better than anything else on the market and are likely to last longer, too. The simple reality is that all of their products are made for the toughest lab settings, and that’s why this company has been continually chosen to provide great casework and lab furniture.

Outfitting Your New Lab
If you’re shopping to replace one lab or ten, Institutional Casework is the only way to move forward. Work with an authorized dealer today to fulfill your needs.

Published: 19 September 2014

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The right solutions. It’s what every lab in the country wants, but without the right casework, it just isn’t possible. Enter Jamestown Metal Products, today’s premier creator of the steel furniture solutions labs need the most right now. Serving all markets, they have more casework, accessories, and full lab solutions than many others, and they’ve proven themselves to be a trustworthy partner to some very big projects.

A Brief Overview

With a motto like “Trust as Strong as Steel,” this is certainly one company that seems to place service over everything else. They make some of the best steel and stainless steel casework, cabinets, and fume hoods for a variety of applications on a worldwide basis. Their long standing relationships with customers around the world speak to the high level of quality employed by this company. Big contracts with the US government, prestigious universities, and even the White House kitchen have made Jamestown Metal what it is today.

What’s Available Now?

Labs, like many spaces today, are changing fast. The need for casework to change with them is ever present, and Jamestown Metal has met that challenge with style. These days they work to create pieces that work with unique spaces and the needs of today’s labs. They can even help with product conceptualization and prototyping to ensure it’s ideal.

Even in labs where more standard options are needed, Jamestown works hard to make certain the need is met. Lots of finish options to plenty of mobile work tables and a number of work surface options, the company is continually working to innovate the products you need most on an everyday level.

To make the most of your lab, it only takes a call to a certified Jamestown Metal Products dealer like us to ensure you get exactly what you need.

Published: 19 August 2014

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The work world is not always a pretty place. In fact, it can get downright ugly at times, and the chance to get away from it all, if only for a few moments, is an absolute must. The one place they can do it without actually leaving the office? Your break room. Have you taken a look at it lately? Is it really the inviting, comforting place it should be? If not, it’s certainly time for a makeover. Here are some tips that may help.

Make It Inviting: No one wants to head into a dark, crowded area, so as you begin thinking about design concerns, think about everything. Remember to choose an inviting color, and consider going with some motivational sayings or artwork on the walls. As you choose furniture, remember that you want a combination of comfortable and functional. You also want a space that’s large enough for small groups to have lunch together and socialize. You’ll also want a few spaces for some to have privacy, read, or make phone calls while taking a break.
Think Function: Your employees need easy access to everything. If it’s not easy to get to, you’re going to find chaos on your hands fairly quickly. For example, if you can’t get to the coffee maker and the microwave at the same time, or no one can ever find the tea bags or the sugar, you may have a problem on your hands. Consider how your employees might use your break room, and then add organizational or functional features as needed.
Keep It Clean and Stocked: Once you’ve implemented your redesign, make sure employees actually want to utilize the space by keeping it clean and as well stocked as possible. Whether you have your cleaning crew hit the break room too or you simply have employees rotate on who cleans the break room from week to week, it needs to stay nice. As far as stocking it goes, consider ordering supplies in advance and having them delivered automatically, as it will take the thought process out of the equation.

A good employee break room can do so much for your productivity. To learn more about how we can help make yours more inviting, contact us today.

Published: 22 July 2014

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The Lake County Animal Control Center provides a wide range of services to Lake County, Illinois residents. This particular building is used to house stray cats and dogs. They hired Carroll Seating Company to design this wash area and storage area. New stray dogs come into this area to get washed and treated by medical staff. The staff will use both over and under custom cabinets to store the many cleaning supplies and items used for the animals’ health. Carroll Seating Company installed custom Case Systems plastic laminate cabinets. Because of their concern for cleanliness, they chose stainless steel countertops from Institutional Equipment. These are easy to keep sanitized and easy to care for.

More About Animal Care and Control (AC&C)

Animal Care and Control (AC&C) is designed to prevent the spread of rabies through vaccinations and education. They do this through a number of services including: Animal Control Photo

Supporting a database of registered dogs and cats
Maintaining a lost and found network.
Providing spay and neuter assistance to low-income residents of Lake County.
Enforce animal control laws, including Lake County Ordinances and Policies, and Illinois Statutes
Provide interim shelter and care for stray and unwanted animals and transport to adoption center
Investigate complaints of nuisance and/or threatening animals
Provide emergency rescue of injured and sick stray animals
Investigate incidents of animal bites and/or scratches
Observe impounded biting animals
Submit specimens to the State of Illinois laboratory for rabies testing
Present educational programs to schools and community and civic groups
Provide animal control support services to Sheriff and municipal police departments upon request

The team at Carroll Seating was pleased to work on this project with the Lake County Animal Control Center. For more information about this custom cabinet project, please visit the Carroll Seating website or call us in Elk Grove, IL at 847-434-0909. For more information about the Animal Care and Control facility, please visit their website or call them at 847-949-9925.

Published: 8 July 2014

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The needs of college students continue to shift and change. Just a half-century ago, dorms were still ways of separating students from the outside world so they could focus on their studies. These days, students look for an increasing number of amenities from dorms. Some dorms include pools and waterfalls. Others have Mongolian grills and climbing walls. Many demand luxury at every turn in every inch of their living space. If you’re considering a dorm upgrade to help meet student needs, summer is the perfect time to do it, and we can help.

What to Consider

There are several upgrades you may want to consider in your dorm rooms. Perhaps you’d like to add shared or individual kitchen space to your units. Our custom casework is the perfect fit, providing excellent durability as well as the functionality students will demand.

Common areas are also usually ripe spaces for upgrades, and the key there is to get a good sense of the space before you begin making changes. Whether you want your common areas to have the feel of a cozy café or you’d prefer they look a bit more like a typical bookstore with tables and work spaces abound, we have the options that are ideal, no matter what the size of your project.

Tackling the Most Important Part

More than any other aspect of the project, you need to focus on making students comfortable in the space. At home, students may be used to moving from a bedroom to a living room to a kitchen with ease, and giving students the space to feel that they’re truly at home while on campus can help attract them to your university and keep them there.

Carroll Seating Company has been combining aesthetics and functionality in all of our dorm projects for decades. We can’t wait to help with your redesign. Give us a call now to learn more about what we can do.