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I N T R O D U C T I O N

How does air conditioning enhance workplace

productivity?

One of the biggest challenges faced by employers is ensuring

that they keep their workers productive. Fortunately, help is at

hand in an unlikely form! Surprisingly an air conditioning

system can greatly enhance worker productivity. But how

exactly?

Well, there are three main ways:

Physical

Morale

Appreciation

Let's take a look at them...

P H Y S I C A L

The first consideration is perhaps the most obvious: the extent to which

a hot office impacts your employees’ ability to work. A hot, sticky office

takes its toll on the human body; both heat and humidity can have a

significant impact on concentration levels.

The same is true of environments which are excessively cold. If your

staff spend all of their time shivering and rubbing their hands together,

they are unlikely to be able to focus on their respective tasks. This has

since been backed up with hard science. A study at Cornell University

concluded that lowering office temperatures by just five degrees from

room temperature (25 degrees Celsius) increases an employee’s

propensity to make mistakes by as much as 44%.

Air conditioning prevents both of these occurrences. By keeping your

work environment at a stable temperature, you can thereby ensure that

your staff can concentrate consistently and be more productive as a

result.

M O R A L E

The second consideration is more subtle than the first. It centres on the

effect a properly air-conditioned workplace can have on the morale of

those who work in it.

One of the best ways to ensure a productive workplace is to ensure that

all of its staff are kept happy. Happiness (or a lack of it) is highly

contagious – we’ve all at some point been trapped in a room with a

desperately glum person and found ourselves feeling down, as if the

mood is contagious. Similarly, most of us have at one point or other felt a

little despondent and then encountered a relentlessly upbeat person who

lifts our sprits a little.

Studies have demonstrated repeatedly that happier, more enthusiastic

workers are more productive ones. By providing your staff with a

comfortable, air-conditioned working environment, you give them one

more reason to be cheerful – and so go one step further to creating the

high-morale atmosphere which is so key to productivity.

A P P R E C I A T I O N

Finally, it’s worth considering the fact that investing in an air-conditioning

system sends a message of goodwill to your employees. It demonstrates

that you care about their wellbeing and that you value their continued

good health. Employees who feel that their employer is invested in their

welfare are more likely to reciprocate by working harder. If you value your

workforce and are grateful for their contributions to your business, then

there are few better ways of saying this than by investing in an air-

conditioning system.

C O N T A C T   U S

ADDRESSAll Seasons Climate Control Ltd

Unit 5 Prospect Business Park

LoughtonEssex

IG10 3TR

CONTACTinfo@allseasonscc.co.uk

Telephone: 020 8502 4540