Octopod

Designed to Perform

The Octopod – a British design now supplied extensively into schools world wide.

• Octopods can be grouped and arranged in different ways to suit student numbers, teacher preferred address position(s), room size and shape.
• Octopods promote group work and allow students to easily adjust sitting position to face in one direction for whole class address.
• Feedback has shown that over 90% of students would prefer a less formal, contemporary Science Laboratory design rather than a traditional, regimented, bench row furniture layout.
• Octopods facilitate generous circulation space and results in fewer non compliances with Health and Safety gangway recommendations than would be the case with traditional bench rows in smaller rooms.
• A popular configuration is the ‘bar bell’ layout. Two Octopods are connected to each other with a plain, single sink, or double sink link unit.
• Octopods easily facilitate more than one teacher address position and promotes modern pedagogy.
• Services can be carried through linked modules, which reduces any requirement for floor trenching and service delivery costs.

Worktop Options

• Solid Surfaces such as Corian and Polylab provide a modern attractive, impervious and renewable worktop.
• Solid Grade Laminate such as Trespa provides a very hard wearing surface with a modern appearance.
• Tropical Hardwood such as Iroko provides a tough, durable and repairable worktop for those who prefer natural materials.
• Plastic Laminate provides a low cost option for areas such as Physics and Electronics where there is limited use of liquids and chemicals.