Sustainability in Office Removals: Meeting Your Clients' Expectations

Ida Gorecka • February 25, 2025

The office removal space is changing fast. Clients aren’t just asking about moving dates or insurance anymore. They’re also becoming more aware of the environmental impact of their office relocations. As businesses face increasing pressure to showcase their sustainability efforts, every part of their move needs to align with their environmental goals. For removal companies like yours, this is a golden opportunity to expand your services and boost project values.


Ready to turn these eco-conscious clients into long-term partners? This article shows you exactly how.

The Growing Demand for Sustainable Office Moves

The game has changed for office removals. Think about your last few client meetings. How many times did sustainability come up?


In the UK alone, over 300 tonnes of used office furniture enter landfills daily. Your clients face mounting pressure to prove they're handling unwanted furniture responsibly - simply sending it to landfill isn't an option anymore. Corporate environmental policies and ESG requirements demand proper documentation and sustainable solutions.


Most removal companies still focus on the basics-just moving the office furniture. But this leaves a big opportunity for companies that want to offer more. By partnering with Coggin SOS and our recycling facility, you can provide complete solutions that solve those client problems, while increasing your project values.


When planning an office move today, you’re likely to hear questions like:


  • "Can these desks be recycled?"
  • "What happens to our old chairs?"
  • "How can we prove everything was disposed of sustainably?"


Being able to answer these questions confidently can turn a simple removal job into a much bigger, value-added service.


Your clients are asking for sustainable office solutions and we're here to help you deliver them. Get in touch to explore our partnership opportunities.

Delivering Complete Sustainable Office Removal Solutions

Our zero-landfill guarantee and comprehensive recycling process easily fit into your removal services. When clients ask about sustainable office furniture disposal, you can offer them professional, reliable solutions. Every item that comes to our facility is carefully assessed:


  • High-quality furniture gets expert refurbishment to original manufacturer standards
  • Materials are sorted into dedicated recycling streams
  • Every step is tracked and documented for full transparency
  • Clients receive detailed savings certificates and reports that prove their environmental impact


Want to see how recycling second-hand office furniture actually saves your clients money? Click here for the full breakdown.

How We Support Your Removal Service with End-to-End Office Furniture Solutions

Our specialist facility offers three valuable options that enhance your removal services. 


We can breathe new life into furniture clients who wish to keep or process unwanted items through professional refurbishment. Our expert team strips items down to the frame, replaces worn components, rebuilds mechanisms, and restores finishes - all backed by a 12-month warranty.


For furniture that can't be refurbished, we operate an end-to-end recycling operation. Our facility processes specific material streams:


  • Specialised plastic processing for reusable materials
  • Metal component separation for remanufacturing
  • Responsible wood recycling
  • Dedicated foam processing streams


Make furniture recycling part of your standard offering. We handle the logistics while you grow your business. Get in touch to learn more about our partnership program

Delivering Office Removal Solutions with Full Documentation

Modern businesses need concrete proof their old office furniture was handled sustainably, without contributing to landfill waste. Through our partnership, you can deliver exactly that. For every project, we provide detailed recycling certificates, material recycling reports, and carbon savings calculations - giving your clients everything they need to meet their environmental goals.


Imagine this: Your client needs to relocate 200 staff but only wants to move 60% of their furniture. Rather than a challenge, this becomes an opportunity to showcase your comprehensive service. You can confidently explain how unwanted items will be professionally processed through our zero-landfill facility, with full documentation provided.


As businesses focus increasingly on environmental impact, removal companies offering sustainable solutions are positioned for success. Partner with Coggin SOS to:

  • Meet growing environmental demands
  • Win more corporate contracts
  • Increase your project values
  • Build stronger client relationships


We work quietly in the background, providing professional processing and comprehensive documentation while you maintain full control of client relationships. The future of office removals includes sustainable solutions - make sure you're ready for it. 


Ready to enhance your removal services? Contact us today to see how we can help you exceed your clients' sustainability expectations.

One Size Doesn't Fit All: The Benefits of Resizing and Repurposing Office Desks

By Ida Gorecka • September 8, 2025
Your office transformation is approved. Budget's signed off. New layout's finalised. There's just one problem: those 1600mm executive desks that worked perfectly in the old corner offices are now 400mm too wide for your new collaborative pods. The reception desk you spent £3,000 on last year? It's the wrong height entirely for your rebrand. Most facilities managers would see this as a disposal problem. Skip hire , landfill tax , 12-week lead times for replacements. But what if that's completely backwards? What if the furniture that doesn't fit isn't a problem to solve, but an asset to unlock? Every year in the UK, around 1.2 million desks and 1.8 million office chairs are sent to landfill and only 14 % of them are being reused (Source: WRAP , Lancashire Business View ). Those old, "wrong-sized" desks you're planning to skip? They can be professionally refurbished and resized to your exact specifications in 7-10 days , at 40-70% less than new , with zero waste and a 12-month warranty . This article is for facilities managers, procurement leads, and fit-out teams who want practical, product-focused solutions. You’ll see when resizing and repurposing makes sense, the savings it delivers, the compliance boxes it ticks, and how to roll it out step by step. Curious what your current desks could deliver if resized or refurbished? Book a free assessment - we’ll map options, costs, and timelines for you.

Why Paying More Isn't Always Better: The Smart Choice of Refurbished Ergonomic Chairs

By Ida Gorecka • August 19, 2025
Refitting an office today means juggling a lot: tighter budgets, faster timelines, and pressure to deliver on ESG goals. And when it comes to ergonomic chairs, the one piece of furniture an office team relies on every day, many assume paying more for “new” automatically means better. But that’s no longer true. Refurbished ergonomic chairs offer the same comfort , durability , and support as new, backed by warranties , come with less cost and with far shorter lead times . For facilities and procurement teams, that means more budget freed up for other priorities, and fewer delays holding back your project. At Coggin SOS, we work with organisations that once assumed refurbished meant second-best. Until they saw the results. High-performance, fully warranted ergonomic chairs. Fast delivery. Circular outcomes they could actually report on. And savings of up to 80% compared to new (check out our case studies here ). In this article, you’ll learn what refurbished office chairs really offer in practice, why they’re becoming a preferred option for FM teams and procurement leads, and how your next fit-out or move could be both greener and smarter than you think. Thinking about your next office project? Contact our team and see how premium refurbished ergonomic chairs can give you comfort, savings, and sustainability in one.

Beyond Recycling: The Role of Office Furniture in a Truly Sustainable Economy

By Ida Gorecka • August 7, 2025
If you're here, you're probably managing a lot. A relocation, a refurbishment, or a growing ESG brief. Maybe you’re under pressure to meet sustainability targets, stay on budget, and deliver results your team and clients can actually see. And right now, office furniture might not be on your radar. But it should be. In most organisations, furniture is still treated as an afterthought. It’s functional, it’s bulky, and when it’s no longer needed, it’s often sent straight to landfill. But here’s the truth: when you start thinking of office furniture as a strategic asset within the circular economy , everything changes. For your budget . Your carbon reporting . Your project timelines . Your reputation . This article is for you if you’re tired of defaulting to skips. If you want smarter ways to meet ESG goals without blowing your budget. If you’re ready to make office sustainability a measurable advantage - not just a checkbox. We’ll show you just how much office furniture is wasted each year, what it’s really costing your business, and how the circular economy can apply directly to your projects. You’ll learn how organisations like yours are saving thousands, avoiding skips entirely, and turning unwanted furniture into reportable ESG wins - plus practical steps to get started today. Curious what your office clearance could be worth? Get in touch with our team for a free circular furniture audit.