There are few business office furniture essentials without which you cannot work in the office conveniently. File cabinets are one of the essential office furniture. Almost all business offices have important documents and files to handle. A file cabinet for the office helps in securing and arranging the documents.

Here are the top things to consider before buying the file cabinets:

Shape, Size, and Style

Several filing cabinets having different shapes, sizes, and styles are available in the market. You need to choose the right model according to your office space, the volume of files, the decor of your office, and the price. Some of the common file cabinets for office are listed below-

  • Vertical file cabinets

It has an upright structure hence consume less floor space and available in various heights and number of drawers. It has a large storage capacity, and one can also locate the required file quickly

  • Lateral file cabinets

It has a horizontal structure and generally has two to four drawers. Lateral filing cabinet use for large-sized papers like blueprints. It requires more floor space than the vertical filing cabinet.

  • Multi drawer filing cabinet

It is tall in design and has multiple drawers used for storing CDs, DVDs, A4 size Papers. It requires less floor space.

  • Mobile filing cabinet

It is a small cabinet having wheels generally placed below the employee’s workstation.

Material

Common materials in which filing cabinets available in the market are wood, steel, aluminum, and plastic. Wood filing cabinets are long-lasting, scratch-resistant, and has great appeal to the eye. Steel Filing Cabinet is durable and has slow wear and tear rate as they are shock resistant. The aluminum filing cabinet is another good option as they are lighter in weight but has a medium level of durability. The plastic filing cabinet is cheaper and has the least durability.

The Volume and kind of Work

Determining the most suitable file cabinet for your office typically depend on the volume and variety of work in your office. If you have a large number of important files, papers, or other significant objects to store, so you need a huge filing cabinet. If the files are important as well, then you need the cabinet with an efficient lock -system.

Lock System

A filing cabinet is one of the fundamental business office furniture essentials from the security point of view. Every business has several valuable papers, records, CDS, DVDS, including tools used in business. Various cabinets have a reliable locking system that is ideal for safe storage of the abovementioned things. Some cabinets have a single drawer locking system, and some have one lock for the entire cabinet. Some are having key lock while others have an electronic system for locking.

Cost

Cost is among the crucial factor while deciding which filing cabinet you should purchase. The cost of the filing cabinet will depend on the material used to make the business filing cabinet, design of the business filing cabinet, shape and size, and several other important features of the filing cabinet. If you have a low budget for your office furniture, you can also purchase the second-hand file cabinets for office, or you can also rent it from various sites.

Fireproofing

Every business office needs its significant reports and tools to be safe, so one has to also think about the adverse event that may probably occur with anyone. Considering this factor, one should buy a fireproof file cabinet for the office.

Anti-tilt Mechanism

Business filing cabinet efficiency will enhance if it has an anti-tilt mechanism. With an anti-tilt mechanism, you can only open one drawer at a time. This feature will prevent any imbalance of file cabinets for office. Thus, will be safe for everyone around.

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