Bumble Bees :: Improving Your Business Environment

Why Have Office Plants?

A conservative calculation shows that investing in plants in the workplace quickly becomes as attractive proposition in financial terms. A company with 100 VDU workers manages to reduce absenteeism by 1% with the aid of 100 planted troughs in the workplace.

For Example

For a one-off investment in 100 planted troughs (£10,000) and annual costs for maintenance, replacement and depreciation (£4,000) you could typically see annual benefits of reducing absenteeism by 1%. This equates to 1 annual salary (£20,000). The net benfit of £6,000 in year 1 and £16,000 per annum in subsequent years.

The Benefit of Plants (eFIG)...