Updated office serves better

The spring and autumn were a time of change at the Hansel office. A lot of work was done at the office while the employees were on summer holiday: the office was changed into a modern multi-functional environment. Meeting rooms were renovated in the autumn. The goal was to keep the working environment functional as the number of employees increases. The renovated facilities offer more options, peace and quiet, and comfort.

According to a preliminary study made before the renovation, Hansel’s employees spend most of their working days in meetings with their colleagues, customers or suppliers. Hence, the reform focused on offering a sufficient number of internal and public meeting rooms to enable cooperation. The employees no longer have their own workstations and more space for meetings was added so that the employees can flexibly choose the location that best serves their current task.

“It’s wonderful to be able to freely move about in the office, depending on with whom you’re working,” says Kalle Pinni. Mika Hänninen continues,

“People are more cheerful and open in the new office.”

Hansel is included in the Green Office environmental management system of WWF. The renovation will also reduce the office’s environmental impact in the long term. At present, the space utilisation efficiency is 17 m² per person, but the facilities will accommodate 40–50 new employees, which means that an efficiency of some 11 m will be achieved. Due to the new lighting system that utilises LED lamps, the energy consumption level will decrease. Furthermore, the empty desk operating model will reduce the consumption of paper and improve the quality of indoor air, as there will no longer be piles of paper at people’s workstations. More modern furniture was introduced in connection with the renovation. The old furniture was recycled.

Recycling report included in Hansel’s facility report