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1 BESPOKE Specified by the buyer; made to measure; tailored to requirements; built to order, highly customised

2 Welcome to Desca Business Furniture OUR MISSION To provide you, our customers, with high quality, bespoke, specialist furniture in the materials of your choice at an affordable price.

The team from Desca Business Furniture were a pleasure to work with, from initial

Feedback on these areas has been extremely CASE STUDY positive, ensuring that we

3 The team from Desca Business Furniture were a pleasure to work with, from initial concept through to final delivery of the Reception and Meeting Room refurbishment. Feedback on these areas has been extremely CASE STUDY positive, ensuring that we have provided a welcoming and professional environment when you arrive at the hospice. We would thoroughly recommend Desca Business Furniture to anybody considering or requiring their services. - Paul Hinson, CEO Willen Hospice Reception Desk December 2012

About Us The team was established in 2005 to provide bespoke furniture to the hotel and catering industry.

Continued involvement with hotels inevitably led to the provision of specialist room interiors, such as meeting and presentation areas as well as made-to-measure space saving office furniture.

The work force was expanded to meet the growing market and specialist skills were needed to service the corporate business sector alongside the hotel and catering specialisation.

4 About Us The team was established in 2005 to provide bespoke furniture to the hotel and catering industry. We quickly established a reputation for producing high quality interiors fitted to their environments at affordable prices. Continued involvement with hotels inevitably led to the provision of specialist room interiors, such as meeting and presentation areas as well as made-to-measure space saving office furniture. In 2008 specialist and bespoke office furniture such as veneer inlaid boardroom tables and made-to-measure credenza units quickly became the staple business. The work force was expanded to meet the growing market and specialist skills were needed to service the corporate business sector alongside the hotel and catering specialisation. By 2010 specialist and corporate office projects had become our main activity with bespoke, custom furniture, room panels and wall claddings all produced in-house at our Milton Keynes base. Today our operation has expanded. We work with modern materials such as MDF, Corian, Trespa, and a variety of acrylic finishes producing tailored furniture and environments for companies of all sizes. We have over 70 years of in-house expertise that we can bring to bare on any project ensuring that we can react quickly whilst maintaining quality and value.

5 THE ENVIRONMENT As a manufacturing operation we are very aware of our impact on the environment. We are fortunate, as a niche company, to be able to keep tight control over our energy usage, the materials we use, and the source of supply. We strive to minimise our use of energy: Our machines all operate on independent power supplies and are only switched on when in use. Our heating system is factory wide and is a modern, efficient unit making the best use of fuel. We are happy to hand power tools for simple jobs rather than fire up the larger fixed equipment. We aim to use environmentally responsible raw materials: We source our board from the local area Ely in Cambridgeshire. We source our glues from suppliers local to Milton Keynes. We only use renewable timber products. We ALWAYS look to local suppliers first before going to the wider UK and European markets.

The much needed revamp of Mumford Library took place over the course of

The Desca team worked alongside the designers to provide many workspaces

We CASE STUDY wanted to create both group study areas and places of

6 The much needed revamp of Mumford Library took place over the course of several months in 2012/13. The Desca team worked alongside the designers to provide many workspaces for students within the library. We CASE STUDY wanted to create both group study areas and places of isolation within the space and the partitions that Desca produced offer both options. Desca provided assistance throughout the process and were able to easily adapt the designs provided in order to fit into the space available. - Judith Wells, Customer Service Manager Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge October 2012

The cupboard and desk were CASE STUDY installed beneath a canopy in order to minimise noise travelling through the library area.

7 The need arose to centralise all the help desk functions within the Queens Library at Chelmsford. Desca created an excellent work space for the team, visible to all students upon entering the library. The cupboard and desk were CASE STUDY installed beneath a canopy in order to minimise noise travelling through the library area. Given that this is an education environment Desca completed this project with minimal disruption to staff and students. - Diana Hilton, Customer Service Manager Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford September 2012

Relocating our offices gave us the opportunity to refresh the look of

We always put our clients first and it is essential that these two areas

STUDY impression of us is the right one.

were met on time, delivering high standard products that reflect our

8 Relocating our offices gave us the opportunity to refresh the look of our reception and boardroom. We always put our clients first and it is essential that these two areas have a clean, professional and modern feel so that their first CASE STUDY impression of us is the right one. Desca worked with our architects to ensure that our exact requirements were met on time, delivering high standard products that reflect our corporate image. The media wall and display unit are exactly what we wanted for our new office. - Simon Proctor, Partner Knight Frank, Milton Keynes March 2013

OUR WORKSHOP Is fully equipped to measure, cut, face, veneer, edge, laminate and upholster modern materials to produce first rate bespoke furniture: Table saws Edgers Routers Shapers Thicknesser

Alongside the main workshop there is a dedicated spray booth and dedicated drying room to ensure clean, hard acrylic finishes.

9 OUR WORKSHOP Is fully equipped to measure, cut, face, veneer, edge, laminate and upholster modern materials to produce first rate bespoke furniture: Table saws Edgers Routers Shapers Thicknesser Planer Band saws Overhead routers Temperature controlled storage And, of course, all the usual hand and power tools. Alongside the main workshop there is a dedicated spray booth and dedicated drying room to ensure clean, hard acrylic finishes. Materials MDF (18mm our preferred board for strength and longevity) High Pressure laminates Melamine laminates Glass Stainless steel Decorative metals Acrylic paints Polymer finishes Vinyls Plastics Corian Our Installation Team Provide a full on-site service with the products being delivered using our own transport from our holding facility direct to the customer premises ensuring careful handling with no damage.

SERVICES Site survey and measurement Our skilled consultants provide a full survey and measurement service on site providing accurate information to allow for costing and manufacture.

10 SERVICES Site survey and measurement Our skilled consultants provide a full survey and measurement service on site providing accurate information to allow for costing and manufacture. This service will take into account local conditions such as utility supplies, health and safety, and usability. 2D drawings Working from either a site survey or customer provided sketches and measurements we can produce 2D line drawings showing sizes and orientation of furniture to be manufactured. 3D rendering There are circumstances where a 3D render will assist the client in visualising the end result. We are able to progress the 2D drawings to 3D Renders. Design consulting Often clients know they want something new or different but are not sure exactly what. Using our many years of design experience and industry knowledge we can help to explore the possibilities and work towards the final solution. Free, fast quotations (usually within 24 hours) From a simple sketch and a few questions we can usually tell you how much projects will cost in just 24 hours! Even faster for small items. Flexible installation service (we work the hours that work for you) We appreciate that the areas we will be working in will often be high traffic/high profile areas. With this in mind our installation service are planned around you, our client. We don t operate from 9 until 5; we work at the times which will have least impact on your business.

Upholstery We can offer a full, bespoke upholstery service as required from within our Milton Keynes business park. Reupholstery Need a sofa in reception brightening up?

$In these circumstances we can work with you to remodel your existing environment bringing it up-to-date and enhancing your image for a fraction of the cost of a refit.$

11 Upholstery We can offer a full, bespoke upholstery service as required from within our Milton Keynes business park. Reupholstery Need a sofa in reception brightening up? Need some public area seating remodelling? We can do this as well. Redesign/refurbishment of existing furniture (for example reception areas/desks) Often reception areas remain functional but become tired. The costs of a full refit can be beyond current budgets. In these circumstances we can work with you to remodel your existing environment bringing it up-to-date and enhancing your image for a fraction of the cost of a refit. Wood matching/grain matching: We can work to provide finishes that match/blend with the existing environment. We can produce various aged samples so our clients can choose the best match such that new furniture blends with old.. We can provide Fumed Oak for precise colour matching. French polishing As well as providing new French polished furniture we can refinish existing items. We can either return items to our workshop or provide an on-site service. On-site template service to assist with layout and visualisation Where a complicated solution is dictated which has to work with a number of local restrictions we can produce templates which can be laid out in their exact position on site to ensure fit and allow for a more in-depth visualisation. Signage and artwork We can apply corporate logos and artwork using materials such as vinyl, plastic, Perspex and paint.

MEET THE TEAM Emily Eldershaw Director With 10 years experience in administration and organisation, Emily is well equipped to manage the team at Desca and ensure that we meet the high standards that

12 MEET THE TEAM Emily Eldershaw Director With 10 years experience in administration and organisation, Emily is well equipped to manage the team at Desca and ensure that we meet the high standards that our clients expect. Emily will often be the first port of call for our customers, sending quotes and the last, invoicing projects in fact the only thing she can t do is make the furniture! Craig Saunders Founder/Installations Manager From his role as Logistics Analyst in the RAF through to hotel refurbishments with MK Office, Craig has developed the skills to manage site visits and installations of all shapes and sizes, be it a small reception desk or the FA Headquarters at St Georges Park not his favourite project, being a Scotsman! Craig ensures that all projects are finished to the highest standard. Dave Fulker Founder/Production Manager The self-proclaimed silver fox of the team has the knowledge, creativity and understanding to assist clients in ensuring they receive a bespoke design that fits their needs. After 23 years in the industry Dave is more than qualified to take on any project we receive. Dave manages the workshop team and schedule to maximise productivity and quality.

Dan Cordery Dominik Lesiewicz Steve Judd Diva Cabinet Maker Cabinet Maker Polisher Security Still a young man, Dan is horrified Dom came over to England in 2010 Steve is a self-taught polisher.

in the sector as a cabinet maker and mascot, finder of all things food related experience.

13 Dan Cordery Dominik Lesiewicz Steve Judd Diva Cabinet Maker Cabinet Maker Polisher Security Still a young man, Dan is horrified Dom came over to England in 2010 Steve is a self-taught polisher. He began Office guard dog extraordinaire, team to hear he boasts 17 years industry and joined the Desca team in in the sector as a cabinet maker and mascot, finder of all things food related experience. He began his career with He is passionate about the work he fitter and stepped up to the plate in his and owner of Emily and Craig! an apprenticeship and now has a vast produces, bringing with him 16 years previous company when the position knowledge, favouring bespoke desks experience in his field along with of polisher became vacant. Turns out and working with corian. You can locate lessons for the team in his culture, he was a natural and has developed Dan anywhere in the workshop by including music and food. his skills from that point and is now following the sound of singing we able to use many techniques including use that term loosely! burnishing, staining and spraying.

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