The world's first open-plan furniture system, the Action Office system continues to keep up with changes in the workplace--offering simplicity, value, perfect fit, and proven function. With 90- and 120-degree planning options, Action Office is a versatile, hard-working system for practical organizations. It functions equally well in high-visibility multishift stations and behind-the-scenes managers' offices.

Action Office supports collaboration, communication,
and mobility, as well as individual work.

Action Office--a panel system
In the Action Office panel system, panels define the work space, provide a structural foundation for hang-on components, house electrical and data wires, and influence the aesthetic character of the environment. Panels are shipped fully assembled. Other components are preassembled, including work surface attachment hardware and raceways.

Action Office continues to serve its many users
with practical, proven, and up-to-date solutions.

Simple, Practical Performance
Fast, simple installation. No panel system is easier or quicker to install and reconfigure.

Concise, versatile vocabulary. Simplifies ordering, speeds installation, and streamlines inventory control.

90- and 120-degree planning. Action Office can take the shape that helps people work at their best and helps organizations use floor space most efficiently.

Panel choices. A variety of sizes, shapes, and surface treatments; stacking panels let privacy levels be controlled and varied.

Never obsolete. Components manufactured today are compatible with the original generation.

The 120-degree planning option opens up
possibilities for Action Office configurations.

Quality and Strength
Sturdy connections. Rigid, full-length connectors automatically align panels; steel construction ensures connectors do not weaken with repeated reconfiguration.

Hard-working panels. Stress-skin construction allows panels to meet or exceed industry requirements for strength and durability.

Action Office is a smart choice for traditional,
efficient individual workstations.

Technology Support
Lay-in cabling. Avoids extra work and possible damage due to cable threading.

Plenty of cable capacity. Up 60 category 5, 4-pair UTP cables in the powered base; without power, 90 category 5, 4-pair UTP cables.

Action Office has always kept pace with new
technologies and contemporary work styles.

High-powered. 4-circuit, 8-wire system with 1 dedicated circuit; combinations include 3 general circuits and 1 dedicated circuit, 2 general and 2 isolated, or 1 general and 3 isolated.

Work surface access. A vertical cable management panel provides power and data access at work surface level.

Veneer adds a sophisticated, dressed-up
aesthetic to Action Office.

Earth-conscious Design
Powder coating. On all metal parts and Formcoat surfaces; no VOCs.

Water-based stains. No solvents.

Sustainable wood supplies. Only from managed forest resources.

Eco-friendly work surfaces. Available with Wheat Board Core, a rapidly renewable and recyclable material made of wheat straw.

B-style flipper units are upmounted on
Action Office panels; Avive collection
tables add flexibility.

Other Resources:

• Action Office Brochure (1.4MB PDF)

• Finishes Care and Maintenance (98KB PDF)
• Textiles Care and Maintenance (92KB PDF)

• Its a Matter of Balance: A New Understanding of Open Plan Accoustics (200KB PDF)

Worldesign Congress 1985 to the Action Office system as the world's most significant industrial design for the years 1961-1985