NBS Blog: Commercial Interiors

Bring them back together with ancillary spaces

March 15, 2021

Ancillary Spaces: Bring Them Back to Something Better

Many office workers have gotten used to working in some pretty homey environments over the last year – in many cases, their actual homes. As they come back to the office, ancillary spaces with home-like touches can go a long way toward making the workplace return more comfortable.

NBS Year of Togetherness

March 2, 2021

A Year of Togetherness

While living through a crisis has not been easy on anyone, it has caused people and organizations to think about our shared humanity and what we want to achieve together. The longing to physically be together again has led us to choosing togetherness as our theme for the year.

NBS Media Walls

February 3, 2021

You Need a Media Wall. Here’s Why.

A great meeting room serves as a place to come together, collaborate and share both digital and analog information. A well-designed media wall will bring your meeting space into the digital age and support effective collaboration between your remote and on-site workforce.

January 27, 2021

To Get People Back to the Office, Focus on Safety First

For workers to feel enthusiastic about their return to a shared work environment, managers have to start thinking about the fundamentals—starting with safety.

January 6, 2021

Tips to Improve Your Work From Home Experience

We have all had our struggles with adapting to working from home, whether it involves technology, our working environment or just missing the interaction with other team members. Here are some ideas to improve your work from home experience.

November 9, 2020

Safer, Smarter & Faster with NBS

Not only have companies needed to adapt after the pandemic, but our workspaces need to as well. It’s time to create safe and compelling spaces that will drive people to choose the office over remote locations to work.

July 27, 2020

What I Miss Most About The Office

In our industry, the question of “Does the office still matter?” is now an almost daily conversation. As both an interior designer and branch manager of our Toledo office, I felt passionate to share my thoughts on this subject and the impact it has had on me.

July 2, 2020

NBS Earns 2019 Steelcase Premier Partner Award

We are proud to announce our status as a nine-time recipient of the Steelcase Premier Partner award! This prestigious distinction is awarded yearly to the top Steelcase dealers who have proven success in market share growth, client satisfaction, financial strength, and investment in their people and communities.

June 24, 2020

NBS has Returned to the Office Because Space Still Matters!

As governments begin to lift stay-at-home restrictions, organizations are planning, and even starting to welcome their employees back into the office. A big consideration is around the speed at which people should be brought back to the workplace – and this is being done with a greater emphasis on employee wellbeing and safety.

June 11, 2020

Purchasing Solutions to Support Working From Home

The pandemic forced much of the workforce to work from home full time and it’s a new reality organizations are coming to terms with. Some of us were experienced and equipped to make this transition, but many of us were thrown into this new way of working without the proper office set-up.

March 26, 2020

3 Ways to Keep Remote Teams Connected

As businesses around the country respond to the global health crisis and put measures in place to keep their employees safe, the ability to work remotely has become more important than ever. The challenge is learning how to effectively keep connections strong.

March 9, 2020

Giving Thanks & Showing Gratitude

Taking a moment to give thanks and show gratitude can make a big difference in someone’s day. We are pausing and reflecting on the amazing people and blessings in our lives. To show thanks and gratitude, we are reaching further and finding ways to put good vibes into the world.

January 28, 2020

Ancillary Spaces: A Top Trend for 2020

CEOs are focused on growth, innovation and culture. To attract the best and brightest, companies should consider what message their workplace is portraying. Does it reflect the culture they strive for? Does it support and inspire their team to do their best work? Does it offer spaces to collaborate and build trust?

December 16, 2019

Caring for our People, Community & Environment

We explored all aspects of wellness in 2019 from physical and mental wellbeing, to environmental, community and financial wellbeing. Our “NBS Cares” campaign aimed to encourage us as a company and individually to better ourselves, even if it was just a small first step in the right direction.

December 12, 2019

NBS Unleashes Fur + Furniture 2020 Calendar

The love and enthusiasm people have for their pets never ceases to amaze us! For the second time, NBS launched a casting all among metro Detroit Real Estate and Architectural & Design firms looking for photogenic pets to take part in our Fur + Furniture Calendar.

October 30, 2019

NBS Showroom Renovation: The Big Reveal!

We couldn’t be happier with the outcome of our Troy headquarters renovation for 2019. Walking through the front doors, the space takes on a whole new life – color, texture, architectural elements and a variety of work settings greet you. The expansion and renovation began earlier this year to support our growing team.

October 30, 2019

More Ancillary Choices with Less Headache

New ways of working have driven demand for different kinds of spaces at work. With these spaces comes an exciting time for end users and designers to access so many different ancillary products, options and choices to create unique and welcoming areas that blur the edges of home and work.

August 27, 2019

NBS Makes Crain’s Cool Places to Work List for the Third Year in a Row!

This is the seventh year Crain’s Detroit has produced the Cool Places to Work list, highlighting companies that, according to their employees, go above and beyond in putting focus on workplace culture. A third-party firm assessed the ratings and comments, compared against all applicants, and then determined top 100.

June 25, 2019

The Coolest New Products at NeoCon 2019

This year at NeoCon, over 500 commercial design manufacturers from around the world came together to showcase their innovative new products. They compete to stand out and draw a buzz among visitors and exhibitors. After exploring the Merchandise Mart for three days, these are some of the coolest new products we saw.

June 24, 2019

Top Three Industry Trends at NeoCon 2019

NeoCon featured a wide array of different and innovative products to shape how we work in the office. With offices becoming more open and more collaborative, finding space to complete heads down work and avoid distractions has become an issue that needs to be addressed in today’s market.

June 20, 2019

Top Three Steelcase Trends At NeoCon 2019

Members of the NBS team had the opportunity to attend NeoCon this year, the annual commercial design conference in Chicago. As we explored the Steelcase showroom, here are some of the top trends we noticed.

June 4, 2019

NBS Earns 2018 Steelcase Premier Partner

NBS has been named a 2018 Steelcase Premier Partner recipient for the seventh consecutive year – placing us in the top 5% of dealerships throughout the U.S. and Canada. We are so honored to have been recognized for this award yet again!

May 23, 2019

Troy Showroom Renovation: 90 Day Progress

Work on our showroom expansion began in February – and at ninety days into the project, we are wrapping up the second phase of our renovation. This included a 4,000 sq. ft. buildout into our existing warehouse by our own NBS Construction Solutions team.

February 20, 2019

NBS Cares: 2019 Wellness Campaign

Wellbeing is a buzz word popping up all over workplaces. What does a focus on wellbeing do for employees and what kinds of activities are possible? NBS is exploring all aspects of wellness in 2019, from physical and mental wellbeing, to environmental, community and financial wellbeing.