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What Are Carbon Offset Credits: The Pros and Cons

The environment and health of our planet is a hot topic these days. This is especially true with Canada’s federal carbon tax plan coming into effect on January 1st, 2019. In the midst of this discussion, you may have heard about various carbon emission reduction plans including carbon taxes, cap and trade systems, and carbon… Read More

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2018 OI Summer Party (NB & PEI Edition)

One of our Core Values here at Office Interiors is Our People.  It’s the great group of people we have here at OI that has helped the company grow as it has over the past 27 years and it’s those same people who make it so easy to head to the office every morning. Since… Read More

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Fourth Annual OI Softball Challenge!

While Mother Nature prevented our 4th Annual Softball challenge from being as successful as last year, all those who showed up to brave the weather still had a great time! Once again we held the soft ball game at BJ Higgins field in Cole Harbour.  While we had plenty of returners from last year, it was… Read More

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2017 OI Grand Prix

Last month we held the latest iteration of our annual Office Interiors Grand Prix.  Several past competitors returned to the action but there were also several “new” faces in this mix this year.  This new infusion of speedy talent proved to be the crucial addition needed to knock off the three-time reigning champion Dave Usifer.… Read More

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Customers

One of our Values is “Our Customers. We deliver products and services in a complex business world to meet the most stringent design and quality standards… those of our Customers.” Seriously, doesn’t every company claim to have ‘great service’? Yet we all know in our own experiences that very few companies actually delivery on this… Read More

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There is an “I” in Team

The old sports adage “There is no “I” in Team” has been bellowed by many a coach over the years, to instil in his players, that if you are motivated by achieving personal goals and are selfish, will be a detriment to the overall success of the team. There are a number of ways that… Read More

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Standing Behind Your Claims

Everyone claims to have great service… but can they back up that claim?  How many thousands of times have you been approached by a sales representative trying to sell you their product because they offer the “highest quality,” the “best service” or the “most value?”  What happens when you ask those sales representatives what metrics are used… Read More

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Getting the Right MFP – Four Tips

So it’s a great MFP, but is it great for you? It’s one thing to understand that an MFP can do a number of things. It’s another to understand what it can do specifically for you. What functions will you require? Do you need lots of finishing options for presentations, or just basic copy, print, scan… Read More

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Musings From Our Sales Team

We don’t want to sell you another chair October 3, 2016 You have probably heard us rattle off our mission “to help you create a more productive work environment” about a thousand times.   It’s on our website, it’s on our proposals, we talk about it in meetings, presentations, on the phone and just about any time… Read More

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We Have Updated Our Vision Statement!

We live in a world of rapid change, mobility and technology are driving forces, the need for innovation and collaboration is at an all-time high.  A recent IMB study of 1,600 CEO’s asking the question “What keeps you up most at night…” relative to their business came back with a resounding consensus around “innovation”.  Other… Read More

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