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iQ Workspace We do more than supply office furniture. We design workspaces that inspire productivity and innovation.

As Norwich's premier space planning and office design experts, we partner with you from concept to completion. iQ Workspace is a trusted office furniture distributor based in Norwich, Norfolk. We specialise in supplying high-quality commercial furniture to businesses of all sizes across the UK, with many projects completed in Cambridge, Ipswich, London and Manchester. With over 30 years of industry expertise in space planning and ergonomic office design, we deliver exceptional workspace solutions that enhance productivity and comfort for your teams. Our extensive product range includes modern office desks and tables, ergonomic chairs, and collaborative meeting furniture, including modular sofas, acoustic pods, and booths. Whether you are in Norwich or anywhere else in the UK, you can find the perfect commercial furniture for your business with us.

Good workspace should make work feel easier, not louder. Our new look is built on that idea. Full reveal Monday. 🙌
09/10/2026

Good workspace should make work feel easier, not louder. Our new look is built on that idea. Full reveal Monday. 🙌

08/10/2026

Seven colours. One new look. Coming soon.

The office has to beat the spare room. That is the whole brief.Warm light. A coffee bar that is not a sad filter. Sofas ...
08/10/2026

The office has to beat the spare room. That is the whole brief.

Warm light. A coffee bar that is not a sad filter. Sofas you would sit on after 4pm. Texture, plants, a corner that feels like a hotel lobby rather than a processing hall.

We design those neighbourhoods, then deliver and install the furniture across the UK, so it still looks like this after the first busy Wednesday.

Would you come in for this room?

An office which only manages to function on a quiet Monday is one that doesn't function at all.The majority of the probl...
06/10/2026

An office which only manages to function on a quiet Monday is one that doesn't function at all.

The majority of the problems we encounter are identical: there's nothing available on Monday morning, then a heavy rush from Tuesday to Thursday with no desks, no rooms, no parking, a queue for the kettle, and the facilities team having to take on the burden.

The peak is the current real design brief. We plan for the busy day, not the typical day.

Is your worst day desks, meeting rooms, or the car park?

Give back the empty wing. Make the remaining rooms ones people fight to use.That is the whole “flight to quality” story,...
30/09/2026

Give back the empty wing. Make the remaining rooms ones people fight to use.
That is the whole “flight to quality” story, without the jargon.

We help companies redraw a smaller floor, furnish it properly, and install it while the business is still running.

Lights on, nobody home. The most annoying sentence in a hybrid office: ‘It’s free, but the system says it isn’t.’ Phanto...
23/09/2026

Lights on, nobody home.

The most annoying sentence in a hybrid office: ‘It’s free, but the system says it isn’t.’ Phantom bookings wreck the day. They also wreck the data your leadership uses to decide whether you need more space.

Often, people aren't being difficult. They are clinging to the one room that actually works. Better rooms, in the right sizes, with furniture meant for hybrid meetings, make hoarding unnecessary.

That is a planning and furniture job before it is a policy job.

Clients can often give back 30% of their floor. Most don’t want to hear it.Square footage still feels like status. Empty...
21/09/2026

Clients can often give back 30% of their floor. Most don’t want to hear it.
Square footage still feels like status. Empty desks used to mean growth.

In 2026? You’re just heating empty desks.

Smarter move:

👉 Right-size the footprint.

👉Then invest the savings in what’s left: pods, acoustics, a kitchen people actually use, furniture that lasts.

Smaller. Better. Used. 👍

Not what most suppliers want to sell you.

If we proved you could lose a third of the floor without losing a single person… would you do it?

A 2014 open-plan office will not help you attract top talent in East Anglia.👉 Candidates in Cambridge will compare your ...
17/09/2026

A 2014 open-plan office will not help you attract top talent in East Anglia.

👉 Candidates in Cambridge will compare your office to their previous start-up environments.

👉 Insurance, public sector, and professional services firms in Norwich are competing with London salaries they often cannot match.

👉 Ipswich and Peterborough organisations are expected to achieve more with reduced office space.

Your office serves as a daily recruitment advertisement.

If the only reason to come in is “because we said so”, the people with options will stop coming; then they’ll stop staying.

Companies that succeed in this area are not necessarily spending more.

They invest in what matters: quality lighting, effective acoustics, ergonomic desks, and spaces that support focused work.

Would you accept a job based on a tour of your own office… honestly?

A £120 task chair is rarely just a £120 decision.When you opt for the cheapest option, you are also paying for:👉A replac...
16/09/2026

A £120 task chair is rarely just a £120 decision.

When you opt for the cheapest option, you are also paying for:

👉A replacement chair in three years
👉The cost of physio
👉The quiet resentment of the person spending 1,800 hours a year sitting in it.

Correct ergonomic chairs and sit-stand desks are no mere perks; they are essential workplace investments which have a direct impact on your absence and retention figures.

The ability to adjust the height of your desk and the provision of ergonomic seating show your team that their physical well-being is a priority of the company, whereas a fruit bowl or simply providing a breakfast on Friday just cannot achieve that.

If you had won your most recent office fit-out entirely based on the unit price, you didn't get a good deal; you've only postponed the invoice.

What does the cheapest furniture option in your workspace actually cost, including those costs which never reach the purchase order?

You can tell in ten seconds whether people want to be in an office. Not from the brand wall. From the small stuff.👉 Bags...
15/09/2026

You can tell in ten seconds whether people want to be in an office.

Not from the brand wall. From the small stuff.

👉 Bags dumped on chairs to “save” a desk
👉 Headphones as armour
👉 A kitchen that is really a corridor with a kettle
👉 Lighting that makes everyone look like they work in a stock room
👉 A quiet room with a printer in it

None of that is a furniture-catalogue problem. It’s a signal problem.

The office is either saying “we thought about you” or “you’re lucky we gave you a badge”.

People are very good at hearing the difference. Especially the good ones. They have other offers.

What’s the first thing you notice when you walk into someone else’s office the thing that tells you the truth?

Address

16 Manor Farm Barns, Fox Road, Framingham Pigot
Norwich
NR147PZ

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 4pm

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