Thirty years of offices, and a fresh start
Business Interiors began in Plymouth in 1992, supplying furniture to local offices. It grew into a design and fit-out business that worked from Cornwall to the City of London. Now the name is back, with the same belief at its centre: an office should make working life better, and it does not take an extravagant budget to achieve that.
The story
From furniture supplier to workplace specialist
1992
Founded in Plymouth
Business Interiors starts out supplying office furniture to companies in Devon and Cornwall, then adds interior design and fit-out alongside.
2005
Bristol, then further afield
A Bristol office opens to serve national clients, with projects reaching London, Birmingham, Manchester and Newcastle.
2008
A regional practice
The Plymouth head office closes in favour of regional offices, including Devon, Bristol, Oxford, London, Birmingham and Reading.
2010s
The projects in this archive
Workplaces for clients including Michelmores, Marine Capital, Oxford Capital, Balfour Beatty Workplace, Devon Wildlife Trust, Paragon Insurance, South West Communications and Cotswold Inns and Hotels.
2023
The original company closes
The operating company behind Business Interiors ceases trading.
2026
Relaunch
Business Interiors returns as a smaller, design-led practice, taking on projects one at a time and bringing in specialist designers, contractors and suppliers as each project needs them.
What has not changed
It is not about the size of the budget
Most people spend more of their waking life at work than anywhere else. Too many organisations still treat the office as a cost to be minimised, when it can be one of the strongest tools they have for attracting good people and helping them do their best work.
An office move or refurbishment is a rare chance to get that right. The question is never how much is in the budget; it is how well the budget is used. That means spending time on the early decisions, being honest about what a building can and cannot do, and designing for the way people actually work rather than the way an organisation chart says they should.
Questions
About the relaunch
Is this the same company?
The name, the archive of projects and the experience behind them are the same. The original operating company closed in 2023, and Business Interiors has relaunched as a new, smaller practice.
Are the projects on this site current?
No. The projects shown are previous work, completed by Business Interiors before 2023. They are kept here because they show the kind of thinking and quality the practice stands for.
How are projects run now?
Project by project. Strategy, planning and design advice is provided directly, and specialist designers, contractors and suppliers are brought in as each project needs them, with clear contracts and clear responsibilities.
Start a conversation
Planning a move, a refurbishment or a rethink?
Tell us about the space, the people who use it and the date you are working to. You will get a straight answer about what it needs, what it is likely to cost and what to do first.