| The simplest and most common castors are fitted to | | | | chairs are defined as being mounted on swivelling |
| office chairs. These small twin wheeled castors have | | | | castors, and having seat backs and bases that |
| revolutionised the office environment. For such a | | | | maximise comfort. Swivelling castors enable the chair |
| simple component its pedigree is rather impressive. It | | | | to move in all directions, allowing the worker to reach a |
| has been well reported that Darwin himself was one | | | | number of locations within their working area whilst |
| of the earliest known innovators and scientist to put | | | | remaining seated. Again the simplest of components, |
| castors on his chair in his laboratory, in order to get to | | | | such as swivelling castors can aid productivity. The |
| his specimens more quickly! Darwin's groundbreaking | | | | ergonomically designed seat and back rest have been |
| book, The Origin of Species, was published over 150 | | | | designed for maximum comfort and are often |
| years ago, but little did he know it meant the dawn of | | | | adjustable to suit every shape and size. |
| the office chair mounted on castors! | | | | According to leading health and safety organisations |
| This unassuming chair with recognisable twin wheel | | | | one of the most important considerations of what |
| castors has become a symbol for all office workers | | | | makes a chair 'ergonomic' is the presence of a five |
| over the globe! The advent of the industrial revolution | | | | point base mounted on swivelling castors. These twin |
| and the expansion of traditional family businesses | | | | wheel castors are commonly made of a hard nylon, |
| meant an increasing emphasis was placed on | | | | which is most suitable for carpeted offices. Rubber |
| administrative tasks. More staff were required to | | | | wheeled castors are available for use on harder floor |
| manage the book keeping and clerical duties. Over the | | | | surfaces and locking castors can be fitted if the chair |
| years there became more of a focus on staff | | | | needs to be stationary for safety. Other factors |
| welfare, cultural focus on office environments and in | | | | affecting the comfort of office chairs on castors |
| the 1970's the emergence of a new buzz word ' | | | | would be the back rest, armrest, seat base and the |
| ergonomics'. This new focus developed the | | | | ability to tilt and alter the height and angles of the chair. |
| importance of castors attached to the office chairs. | | | | Who are we to argue with the health and safety |
| The development led to chairs specifically designed for | | | | experts? The ingenious decision of Charles Darwin to |
| office workers who spend the majority of the day | | | | add castors to his laboratory chair has meant office |
| seated. | | | | workers all over the world can benefit from the |
| By no means was the simple office chair on castors | | | | comfort of an office chair mounted on castors. The |
| an accident. This was a strategic led design. The more | | | | simple office chair has become a symbol of our |
| comfortable an office worker is on their chair, then the | | | | modern world. Survival of the fittest not only in nature |
| more work an employer can get out of them! Office | | | | but also within business! |