Offices designed around the work
Business Interiors plans, designs and fits out workplaces for law firms, insurers, charities, universities and engineers, from Cornwall to the City of London. We start with how your people work and what they need the office for. Our belief has not changed: an office should make working life better, and that does not take an extravagant budget.
The story
From furniture supplier to workplace specialist
1992
Founded in Plymouth
Business Interiors starts out supplying office furniture to companies in Devon and Cornwall, then adds interior design and fit-out alongside.
2005
Bristol, then further afield
A Bristol office opens to serve national clients, with projects reaching London, Birmingham, Manchester and Newcastle.
2008
A regional practice
The Plymouth head office closes in favour of regional offices, including Devon, Bristol, Oxford, London, Birmingham and Reading.
2010s
Projects across the country
Workplaces for clients including Michelmores, Marine Capital, Oxford Capital, Balfour Beatty Workplace, Devon Wildlife Trust, Paragon Insurance, South West Communications and Cotswold Inns and Hotels.
Today
Hybrid working and AI
Helping clients rethink how much space they need, what makes coming together worthwhile, and how their offices adapt as the work itself changes.
What we believe
It is not about the size of the budget
Most people spend more of their waking life at work than anywhere else. Too many organisations still treat the office as a cost to be minimised, when it can be one of the strongest tools they have for attracting good people and helping them do their best work.
An office move or refurbishment is a rare chance to get that right. The question is never how much is in the budget; it is how well the budget is used. That means spending time on the early decisions, being honest about what a building can and cannot do, and designing for the way people actually work rather than the way an organisation chart says they should.
Questions
Working with us
Where do you work?
Our projects run from Devon and Cornwall to Bristol, Oxford, Cheltenham, Evesham and the City of London. Wherever your office is, get in touch.
What size of project do you take on?
Anything from a reception and staff canteen to a group headquarters. Early advice on space and budget is useful at any size, and it costs far less than getting either wrong.
Can you help before we have found a building?
Yes, and it is often the best time to start. A workplace brief and test fits let you compare buildings on how well they suit your people, and give you firmer ground when you negotiate with landlords.
Start a conversation
Planning a move, a refurbishment or a rethink?
Tell us about the space, the people who use it and the date you are working to. You will get a straight answer about what it needs, what it is likely to cost and what to do first.