More than 70% of company leaders considering flexible work at a scale greater than they had before,

More than 70% of company leaders considering flexible work at a scale greater than they had before, according to a report by Godrej Interio

~ Godrej Interio witnessed 33% overall rise in office furniture business between April - October 2021~

~ Expects demand for differentiated office spaces solutions to increase by 25-30% by the end of F.Y 22 ~

Mumbai, December 6th 2021: Godrej & Boyce, the flagship company of the Godrej Group, announced today that its businessGodrej Interio, India’s leading furniture solutions brand in home and office spaces, launched a trend report “Metamorphosis of the Indian Workspace”. The report revealed that with physical offices reopening, the combination of space, technology and human resource policies will result in a fruitful workplace transformation. It further states that the trend of a flatter organisation structure, technological advancements and diverse workforce that pivoted the workspace away from a cubicle-based layout to a more open and flexible layout in the pre-pandemic phase will continue. In the post-pandemic era, workspaces will play a significant role in fostering innovation and reinforcing organisational culture and self-identity.

According to the trend report ‘Metamorphosis of Indian Workspace’ by Godrej Interio’s Workplace and Ergonomics Research, remote working has altogether altered employees’ expectations from work as well as their priorities as everyone wants to work at their own time, from their desired space and on projects they enjoy. As per the recent study, over 70% of company leaders are considering flexible work at a greater scale than before, and more than half of them plan to implement the cultural changes required for hybrid work.

The report states that organizations will need to adopt a fresh and transformational approach to create spaces that supports spontaneous interactions that cannot occur virtually. The report states that, 69% of respondents miss face-to-face interactions at work, from casual conversations to formal collaborations. Recognizing this need, more than 55% of the facility heads anticipate an increase in the space allocated for collaborative work. Similarly, the organisations will have to adopt desk reservation solutions to balance space utilisation and employee schedules with health and hygiene considerations. Lastly, with the flexibility to work from anywhere, employees will come to the workspace to collaborate. This will bring a fundamental shift in the way office space is consumed.

Sameer Joshi, Associate Vice President, Marketing (B2B), Godrej Interio said “Over the last 18 months, the way we work has transformed and as we slowly but steadily move back to working from an office space, we find that it will also evolve from its pre-pandemic layout. Increasing productivity, improving employee engagement, and expanding globally have always been key to achieving organizational goals. This trend report by Godrej Interio gives a window into employee expectations about how and where work is accomplished and can act as a guide for companies looking to restart operations. Organisations will have to support staff in providing new ways of working that not only bring down costs but also increase business resilience. They will need to design a people-centric workplace that will give its employees a safe working environment where they enjoy their work, collaborate, stay healthy and achieve the objectives of their organisations. In the last few months alone, we have received a number of inquiries on setting up such differentiated office spaces and we expect this demand to increase by 25-30% by the end of FY22.”

About Godrej Interio:

Godrej Interio is India’s leading premium furniture brand in both home and institutional segments with a strong commitment to sustainability and centers of excellence in design, manufacturing and retail.

Led by the largest in-house design team in the country in the furniture category and awarded with 34 India Design Mark Awards till date, GODREJ INTERIO aims to transform spaces with its thoughtfully designed furniture to create brighter homes and offices with products that have the highest design quotient in aesthetics, functionality and technology. With consistent pursuit of excellence and a special focus on health and ergonomics, GODREJ INTERIO’s product portfolio comprises of a wide range of solutions .

Today, we design and manufacture furniture for office spaces, homes, educational institutes, healthcare facilities, laboratories and more. Along with furniture we offer Audio Visual and 360 Degree Turnkey solutions. Each of our product range revolves around comfort and aesthetics while delivering well-designed, long lasting and functional furniture solutions. In short, Godrej Interio helps the consumers to make every space the perfect setting for their myriad moods and moments.

Currently present in over 650 cities with 250 exclusive showrooms and 800 dealers, is one of the largest divisions of Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd., part of the Godrej Group, one of India's largest engineering and customer product groups.

Godrej Interio has 7 manufacturing facilities situated at Mumbai, Khalapur, Haridwar, Shirwal, and Bhagwanpur. GODREJ INTERIO’s Shirwal Plant is Green Co Platinum Certified, and Mumbai Plants are Green Co Gold Certified. GODREJ INTERIO is widely known for its comprehensive sustainability certifications for its products in furniture category.

GODREJ INTERIO commitment to the environment has resulted in manufacturing products with lesser environment footprint. Our pioneering efforts include designing less environment burdening products, usage of eco-friendly materials and setting up less polluting and consuming processes, ensuring eco-friendly packaging and transportation and finally the extended responsibility of recycling/reuse of used furniture and scrap, thus ensuring a lifecycle approach to green. GODREJ INTERIO has the widest range of green choices for our customers which not only includes products but also services such as green interiors and recycling.

The brand boasts of noteworthy awards received so far- CII Exim Bank Award for Business Excellence 2016, Superbrands 2017-18, Reader’s Digest Most Trusted Brand 2018 Gold (Home Furniture and Modular Kitchen), TRA’s India’s Most Consumer focused brand 2019, GreenCo Star Performer Award 2019, National Energy Leader Award at CII National Award for Excellence in Energy Management 2018.

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