GROWTH
A DESIGN
FOR LIFE
Cocoon & Bauer are the darlings
of Tees Valley design.
The Middlesbrough-based
company have quickly cornered
the market in inspirational and
modern interior design for both
private and business clients and even a
pandemic failed to halt their continuing
success.
“We’ve been really fortunate,” admits
manging director Peter Turner.
“Premises being closed was actually a
perfect time for many of our commercial
clients to get their designs done before
the construction industry started up
again.”
Peter’s team, based at the thriving
Albert North redevelopment, also had
four full house designs to complete over
the last few months.
“Possibly being stuck indoors
encouraged people to make long overdue
changes,” he laughs.
When lockdown came, Peter
furloughed just one member of staff, but
soon brought them back when jobs such
as redesigning the Dudley Arms in Ingleby
Greenhow came flooding in.
“We wanted to see how our
industry would cope, but we were
busy straight away and needed to
get all the team back to keep up
our service levels.”
Using Microsoft To Do,
WhatsApp, email, Zoom and
phone calls to stay connected
with one another, the Cocoon &
Bauer team stayed productive,
delivering some beautiful designs
for clients and staff to enjoy.
“I’m great believer that
offering staff a comfortable and inspiring
workplace can increase productivity,”
says Peter.
“Being on top of the game is more
important than ever as lockdown
restrictions ease and going into work
replaces working from home. For the last
three months or so many people may
have struggled to work from home, so the
office represents a sanctuary.”
While there has always been a focus on
Growing – the Cocoon & Bauer team,
based at Albert North in Middlesbrough.
wellness within Cocoon & Bauer’s office
designs, Peter thinks that it will come to
play a huge part in the way they work
going forward.
“Managers may have initially been
conscious of the effects of Covid on their
business, but most have agreed they
need to make certain changes and keep
things moving forward. That’s fantastic
to see and shows huge optimism for the
future.”
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