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The workstations in the high focus zone have been furnished
with the Serie P desk, Plus task chair and Vibe sound absorbers.
Elgiganten Logistics in Jönköping used to have
its staff spread across several premises. Some
places were cramped, while others, were almost
empty. Some key functions were missing, and
neither their formal nor informal meeting spaces
were particularly functional. “It wasn’t a good
situation. Our working environment didn’t have
a good feel and acted more as an obstacle than
a support for our employees. Despite this, we felt
that the premises had potential, but that we would
need help to make the most of it,” says Andreas Alm.
Though they had the insight, the company needed
guidance to move forward. Especially given the
realisation that they’d have to start from scratch.
Andreas Alm heard about Next Office®, Kinnarps’
workplace analysis for developing business adapted
working environments. The method entails mapping
and analysing the organisation’s needs and work
patterns, involving the management team and
employees in the change process and, using
this knowledge as the basis, creating sustainable
working environments for the long term.
The analysis kicked off in the spring of 2020, with
Kinnarps’ workplace strategists guiding the manage-
ment team to establish the vision, goals and frame-
work of the project. The efforts continued with the
mapping of needs and habits. Kinnarps got the staff
involved through several lectures, workshops and
a web survey. This helped identify the organisation’s
work patterns, capture ideas, challenges and oppor-
tunities and got the entire team moving in the same
direction.
Kinnarps also carried out a current situation analy-
sis of the office based on the factors of productivity
and creativity, collaboration, well-being, acoustics,
light and air quality. The results were compiled and
presented to Elgiganten in a final report in the summer
of 2020. “We got rather low ratings, which convinced
us even further that the investment was right and nec-
essary. The analysis also provided important insights
into what the employees lacked and which functions
we needed to enhance,” says Marie-Louise Gotmark.
In the autumn of 2020, the next phase began
when Kinnarps’ interior designers were tasked with
developing a design concept and an interior design
solution based on the results of the final report
and the management’s vision, goals and framework.
In 2021, the premises were rebuilt, and in the spring
of 2022, it was time for Kinnarps to implement
the solution. Lastly, Kinnarps conducted a follow-up
in order to analyse the results of the change.
The number of employees was on the rise, forcing temporary office solutions
that hampered both efficiency and job satisfaction. To resolve the situation,
Elgiganten Logistics enlisted the help of Kinnarps’ Next Office® workplace
analysis. “The thorough review of our needs and opportunities was key
to our entire change journey,” says Technical Manager Andreas Alm.
Case: Elgiganten