Friday, October 12, 2012

Furniture Removalists Adelaide

Removalists in Adelaide

Egans Adelaide can remove your furniture for re-sale, re-use or recycle. In addition, we provide removalist moves between offices and internally within your existing premises.

Branching out from Victoria, Egans have broken into the Adelaide market very quickly, causing quite a stir! From being virtually unknown in the Adelaide office removals industry to securing the largest office relocation that Adelaide has seen in years, our competition are asking themselves “who are these guys, and where did they come from”?

We have taken our existing Melbourne business model which offers a holistic solution that is both reliable and responsive and translated it to the South Australian market. This niche approach has been very successful in Victoria and so South Australia was just a natural progression.

You can contact Egans Adelaide on 0403 342 002 


Friday, October 05, 2012

Office Furniture Supply Specialists Adelaide

A modified workstation partition for supply

 

Used, Recycled and Refurbished

  • Modular workstation/partition pods to specification
  • Cafe Chairs & Tables
  • Director Desks
  • Director Desk (Leather Series)
  • Executive Table
  • Magazine & Newspaper Rack
  • Metal Cupboard
  • Office Cabinet & Pedestal
  • Office Safe
  • Office Settee & Coffee Table
  • Reception Desk
  • Round Discussion Table
  • Training / Fordable / Banquet Ta
  • Writing Board
  • Computer Table
  • Conference / Meeting Table
  • Office Accessories
  • Office Chair's

Book in a consultation today with Egans 0403 342 002

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Building and Construction Forecast for 2012-2013, South Australia

Property Construction Forecast Adelaide 2013

The last year has been incredibly volatile for the construction industry domestically and abroad. The next 12 months are critical for the long-term future of South Australia's building and construction industry.  Demand seems to be weakening in the the residential and commercial sectors. The most dominant sector of growth in South Australia is still engineering construction.

What about residential? It seems that the residential construction industry is going down hill in a hurry. The number of unit starts last financial year was down over 30% from the previous financial year. It was the lowest number recorded in almost a decade! The industry is hoping that cuts in interest rates and stimulus for multi-residential developments in Adelaide by the Government will boost the sector but optimism is low. The best we can hope for over the next couple of years is a stable market as opposed to a downward spiral.

On the commercial side of things, delays and concerns about the Olympic Dam expansion project have hit an already faltering sector with a bludgeoning blow. Negative capital growth is expected for at least 12 months if not 2 years. On the plus side, office vacancy rates in Adelaide CBD are holding up nicely at 7.7%. It is likely though that this has a lot to do with a lack of new supply as opposed to strong demand.

So what can we gather from all this? Well if you are a business moving into a new office in Adelaide, it might be a good idea to sign as short of a lease as possible. With such a volatile market, you could find yourself paying a lot more to lease your office space and furniture assets 12 months from now than the going market rate.

Monday, September 24, 2012

Local Storage Facility Adelaide, South Australia

Local Business Storage

Highly secure, dry and accessible storage catalogued and managed. With our asset management tracking process, Egans can pick and deliver your items to and from our facility via email request from our clients. We provide our customers with an up to date catalogue of their office furniture and other assets with bar codes, descriptions and pictures to correspond. This asset register is updated every time an item leaves or enters our facility.

We take security and confidentiality very seriously at Egans, as the majority of our clients are are a combination of public and private entities.  We understand that archiving is a legal requirement for many businesses and we offer a solution for the tracking and safe keeping of these documents. If you would to receive more information or a copy of our Record Management Policy, please contact us below;

info@egans.com.au
0403 342 002


Friday, September 14, 2012

Timber Workers Raid Government Building in Adelaide

Protest Adelaide Forestry workers

The forestry union met with the South Australian Premier but the meeting failed to end the protest. Its all about the sale of harvest rights of timber to the American owned timber company the Campbell Group. Local timber businesses are finding it very difficult to compete with the international invasion of business. It's typically the local mining and forestry industries that find competition, well... difficult to swallow.

The protest made it's way into South Australia's State Administration building yesterday. The government is of the opinion that the tax payer is propping up Carter Holt Harvey with enormous money inputs and no output to show for it. The Government is prepared to assist the company to improve it's technology and thus products, but to just throw Australian's hard earned cash into Carter Holt Harvey's pocket again and again is very difficult to digest.  Carter Holt Harvey blames high log prices for their businesses inefficiencies and lack of competitive edge. The Government offered them a $27 million bailout last year.

Unfortunately, the problem is not that simple. Companies that can't remain competitive because of their bad management practices or unionised deficiencies can only improve with a cultural shift. Throwing money at the problem is no different to throwing your your income tax into the chip-mill each year.


Monday, August 27, 2012

Extensions for City Projects Hitting a Brick Wall

Adelaide Office Change

The Mega scale developments might just end of in the bin because the Adelaide city council is refusing to give time extensions. The state Government has altered their guidelines and is unfortunately using these new measures to brick wall previously approved projects, forcing major developers to submit new applications. The clerical costs alone are adding up to millions.

What kind of cost is this going to have on the economy? What kind of cost will this have on the jobs in an already shaky economic environment. Do we really want to stump business development with Bureaucratic tape at a time when growth is essential to the recovery of the  South Australian and greater Australian economy.

Surely the main aim of  the state government should be supporting and aiding development and the growth of large scale projects to booster the economy back into health as opposed to doing the exact opposite. "A city without change is a city for the dead" Leonard Raymond, A Rich City, A Richer Economy.

Friday, August 10, 2012

The Adelaide Office Market - Is it all about the Olympic Dam?

Adelaide Vacancy Rates

According to Property Australia, no large investments are being made until some strong decisions are made on the expansion of the Olympic Dam. There is a lack of demand for commercial property in  Adelaide's CBD with the vacancy rate declining to 7.7 percent for July 2012.  Once you head outside of the CBD lines though, it's a slightly different story. Vacancies dropped a full 1.1%. What does this mean? Are businesses choosing the cheaper option given the economic times and slow demand?

Of course it's not just a pending decision on the mine expansion to blame for the trending market. Let's not kid ourselves, business conditions are not the best unless your living in Western Australia and wear a hard hat a couple weeks in the month! It's just about become a catch phrase and the blame for all, but investors are still shaky from the woes in Europe.

Let's not forget, Australia as a whole seems to have taken a step back from large future investments, especially in the mining industry. And of course Melbourne is walking on a piece of string hoping not to fall into the ravine with both the manufacturing industry and now the construction industry in deep strife. But it's not all bad, as Wayne Swan likes to tell us. Australia's economy is still arguably the healthiest and most secure in the western world and our interest rates have a lot of breathing room. We also need to put things in perspective and recognise that commercial vacancy in South Australia is still around 12 percent lower than it was 20 years ago! How's that for a positive statistic!


Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Adelaide Office Furniture - Buy Second Hand

Buy Second Hand Office Furniture

Why buy new furniture when the option to buy 2nd hand has never been so easy or available? With the carbon tax now a real and looming threat, Egans can offer your business a fit out solution that is entirely from used office furniture and workstations. Get the most out of your budget with a high quality Australian made second hand commercial fit out that will stand the test of time as opposed to a cheap new option that will likely fall apart before your lease is up!


Shift your thinking to the Egans way.


Egans Second Hand Office Furniture


(03) 9687 4488
info@egans.com.au

Friday, May 18, 2012

Recycle Office Furniture and Workstations

Office furniture


Sell your Office Furniture! Shift your thinking when it comes to your old office assets. What do you do when when you have an office full of furniture and are required to make good, or your tenants are moving out and you want to refit or refurbish?

Egans offers a green environmentally friendly solution for your disposal needs that won't kill your budget. We have the means to resell your furniture including workstations on your behalf, while recycling the non-saleable end of life assets.

Most demolition companies will charge to demolish your cabinets, desks, and screens and sell your raw materials for a profit. The materials that have no value will go straight to the tip.

Egans can offer you a decanting option which is a resell, reuse and recycle process maximising your return and minimising potential landfill. It really is a different way to think about removals.


Call Egans on 0403 342 002

or visit our website to find out more http://www.egans.com.au/


Thursday, March 22, 2012

Adelaide Office Space


It is predicted that commercial office rent will rise in Adelaide in the coming years due to increasing demand and a lack of supply. The vacancy rate is low and new developments are not keeping up with the growing demand for office space. Commercial office rent rose 8% on average in 2011. 

The cost of premium office space is likely to rise the most due to increasing customer demand for higher quality rentals with green energy efficiencies and better services. This of course should increase the refurbishment market for owners looking to increase the value of their properties for lease. 

Office relocation activity has also been on the increase mostly in the smaller spaces with small business trying to bustle through an environment that has little to offer them in the larger arena.

Our belief is that activity in construction, refurbishments and transport will have to grow to fill demand. 


Marcus 0403 342 002

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Avoiding the environmental impact caused by disposing of redundant office furniture and fit out


The Challenge

Potential solid waste resulting from disposal of redundant office furniture and fit out is now widely acknowledged as a significant environmental challenge.


Our Response


Egans have developed an environmental stewardship program to address this growing problem. The program is hierarchical and the completion of each stage gives the go ahead for the next. It can be scaled to accommodate individual products through to large consignments of office assets.

We manage the disposal of commercial assets for corporations and government departments who have an interest in an environmental as well as a financial outcome.

Egans environmental stewardship program operates with the following three hierarchical levels:

1. Reuse

“The best form of recycling is reuse.”

Egans manages office furniture and fit out for clients through logistics, storage and asset tracking, allowing businesses to have their office assets at their fingertips when required. We facilitate our clients in dynamically reusing their assets as opposed to the costly and environmentally irresponsible habit of throwing out the old and buying new.

2. Resale

If our client has no immediate or foreseeable requirement for office furniture or fit out we put those assets to market in an attempt to extend their operational life. Multi-level selling platforms including traditional and online auctions allows for the highest possible financial return as well as providing a large volume option. Our process includes meticulous and transparent reporting for our clients. We don't predict the outcome but we guarantee the process.

3. Recycle

In circumstances where no interest is shown from the market (including charity) we engage our split-waste recycle approach. This results in maximisation of recycled soft plastics, hard plastics, glass, paper, cardboard, polystyrene, metals etc. We produce a report to our clients showing the percentage breakdown of each of these recyclables and this renders a percentage for landfill avoidance.




Call Marcus now on 0403 342 002 to discover how you can benefit from our inivative approaches.



Egans Adelaide
A Shift in Thinking

Thursday, February 09, 2012

Second hand office furniture Adelaide

Have you considered second hand office furniture and fit out for your new office or office refurbishment in Adelaide?

If not, give us a call to discuss how Egans can supply you with high-quality second hand office furniture and workstations at a fraction of the cost of new.

You will also be benefiting the environment by avoiding the manufacturing of unnecessary workstations.

The flow on benefit is that by using a "recycled" product you will be ticking boxes for your Green Star and NABERS ratings.

Call Marcus on 0403 342 002 to find out how you can save money, help the environment and get a valuable PR boost by actively reducing your environmental footprint.

Egans Adelaide
A Shift in Thinking



Wednesday, February 01, 2012

"Soft demolition" - a smarter way to kick off your office refurbishment

Are you looking to refurbish your commercial premises but are unsure how to deal with the existing furniture and fit out in an environmentally responsible way?


Our "soft demolition" approach means we extract all recyclable materials from furniture and fit out prior to the gritty hard demolition work. We use proven methods to ensure redundant office furniture and fit out does not wind up in landfill.


Call Marcus on 0403 342 002 to discuss how we can minimise the environmental impact your refurbishment will create.


Egans
A Shift in Thinking

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Tenancy make-good for commercial premises

It can be a costly and frustrating process disposing of redundant office furniture and fit out resulting from your company's relocation to new premises.


Egans 'future use' possibilities for redundant office furniture and workstation fit outs mean we can provide removal solutions that are cost-effective.


How cost-effective? In many cases we remove entire commercial fit outs COST NEUTRAL.


That means zero cost to you!!


Give us a call and we'll discuss your needs and explain how we provide this unique service.


Egans
A Shift in Thinking