INDUSTRIAL | RESEARCH | TEACHING | MEDICAL
A little About Us
Who We Are And Our Enviromental Commitment
Who is InterFocus
Established in 1988, we are one of the UK’s foremost manufacturers and installers of laboratory and educational furniture. With over 35 years of experience in constructing and refurbishing laboratories, we serve a wide range of sectors including education, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and industry.
Our comprehensive, full-service approach covers every stage of the installation process — from initial design and manufacturing through to fitting and the provision of all associated services.
Led by experienced project managers, we ensure even the most complex laboratory refurbishment projects are delivered with precision, efficiency, and strict adherence to budget requirements. We recognise the importance of minimising disruption to your operations, and our in-house, modern manufacturing facility enables us to complete projects swiftly and to a high standard.
To further reduce downtime, we offer phased or rolling installations, ensuring your laboratory remains as functional as possible throughout the project.
Who do we work With
We work with universities, schools, hospitals, research and industrial labs. We also work with main contractors, delivering expertise for the final stages of renovation or construction projects.
We are often asked to partner with architects, project management companies and design agencies to ensure that any design works in harmony with a fully functional lab.
Were did we come from as a Business
InterFocus is a privately owned business. Born out of serving Cambridge University and Cambridge Science Parks, while our focus is the United kindom, we have completed projects in many other parts of the world.
We feel privileged to have worked with some of the most prestigious hospitals, universities and research facilities in the UK.
How do we achieve quality and Affordability
We are very proud of our own manufacturing facility which champions UK manufacture and gives us unrivalled flexibility for our customers. Having state-of-the-art equipment enables us to not only produce the highest quality product, but also ensure we are able to offer it at competitive prices.
Our laboratory showroom is open to you to come and experience the range, our product quality and the variety of options first hand. In addition to the furniture you can see the ancillary items we offer and have the opportunity to meet our design and project management teams.
Sustainability and the Environment
We are committed to making sure our carbon footprint is shrinking year on year, and that our suppliers’ environmental impact is getting ever smaller. From design and planning through to our on-site staff, we continually review our processes to ensure that we are working as efficiently as possible, and with the least environmental impact.
This is central to our core belief that it is everyone’s responsibility to help protect and maintain our planet’s resources. All of our practices are carefully considered to ensure we are minimising our environmental impact every day, and operating in a completely ethical manner.
- Our purchasing department sources as much of raw materials as locally as possible.
- We are FSC® Certified C166109
- Investing in new manufacturing techniques and machines to reduce waste and energy usage
- Packaging on our products is kept low by using strapping and recycled cardboard during transport rather than bubble wrap. We reuse the straps on the next delivery along with cardboard, cardboard that cannot be reused is recycled
- Any packaging received is always recycled or reused to save wastage and help in reducing our footprint.
- Our staff reduce their footprint by lift sharing and using bicycles to travel to work.
- Our staff recycle our office waste.
- Most of our general waste is recycled. Any waste that cannot be recycled is sent for energy recovery
We play our Part
We have a Zero Landfill Policy
Small Changes Can Make a big Difference
When combined, all of these practices can make a huge difference to our planet for us, and for future generations. We are continually revising our sustainable efforts, identifying more ways we can operate in an environmentally-friendly manner.
If you would like to discuss how we can help design, manufacture or furnish your new lab or research suite, please call our dedicated team on 01223 894833.
Our Manufacturing Plant
BUILDING LABORATORY FURNITURE SOLUTIONS
Our Accreditations
The safety and security of our projects is of utmost importants. We are proud of the accreditation’s we have received; they not only benefit the company, but most importantly, our customers. You can commission InterFocus with the peace of mind that we adhere to the very latest standards, constantly improve our performance and maximise the sustainability of our products and processes.
ISO 9001:2008 is the internationally recognised standard for quality management of businesses. Our certification reassures our customers that InterFocus is fully committed to quality by continuously undergoing the scrutiny of an accredited third party certification body. More information on ISO 9001:2008 can be found on the QAS International website.
ISO 45001
The internationally recognised ISO45001 certification shows that InterFocus is committed to continual improvement in health and safety performance. We also comply fully with legislation through maintenance of an Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS). More information on ISO 45001 can be found on the QAS International website.
ISO 14001
ISO 14001 is an international standard that provides a framework for InterFocus to control and improve environmental performance via an Environmental Management System (EMS). More information can be found on the QAS International website.
Constructionline provides an up-to-date register of pre-qualified suppliers for construction contracts. They pre-qualify all suppliers to government standards, and maintain relationships with a range of industry, ePurchasing and government partners to ensure that they remain relevant to procurement professionals within the construction industry.
As part of our constructionline gold accreditation we are please to have been awarded Acclaim SSIP accreditation.
CHAS is a health and safety accreditation scheme for the construction industry, and often acts as a type of pre-qualification during the tender process. Some buyers will require CHAS to be gained before they will allow you to tender, and this is being seen more often in public procurements such as for councils, schools and other public sector bodies.
Considerate ConstructorS
We are registered members for considerate constructor
FSC® Certification
We are FSC® certified No: C166109
NICEIC is the UK’s leading voluntary regulatory body for the electrical contracting industry. It has been assessing the electrical competence of electricians for over fifty years and currently maintains a roll of over 26,000 registered contractors.