Specialists in science lab refurbishment and design for laboratories of all kinds and across industry, education and the healthcare sector, Tecomak can provide a comprehensive solution for your biology lab design.

Delivering the whole service from biology lab design right through to installation, we can help to factor in all of your unique and exacting requirements to ensure a lab that’s built to stand the test of time.

Biology Lab Design

As with all laboratory planning and science lab refurbishment, the design for any biology lab needs careful consideration to ensure its usability and functionality are not compromised.

First, research should be conducted into the use of space and the workflow within your lab. Understanding this can ensure considerate placement of furniture, as well as the equipment needed, to enable efficient working and best levels of productivity.

Other considerations to be taken into account when refurbishing science labs and designing biology and other labs include:

Equipment and furniture – here you will need to think about the type of benching you require, and at Tecomak we offer three standard design options, including pedestal furniture, cantilever furniture and suspended furniture. Design will need to include how this needs to be laid out, as well as seating requirements and storage needed. Your specialist lab equipment will also need some thought, including your safety cabinets, fridges and freezers.

Facilities, fixtures and fittings – as well as the electricity, gas and water requirements for your lab, both at the perimeters and at your benches. Within a biology lab, there is generally a greater requirement for sinks, and these should be planned in to ensure easy use and hygiene. The decoration required within your lab, together with your windows and doors, ceilings and floors and your lighting requirements also need to be specified.

The clean environment – your choice of furniture, fixtures, fittings and equipment will all depend on the operations taking place and the levels of cleanliness required – from simply hygienic to sterility. The design for your biology lab needs to take this into account at the specification stage. Also highly important here is your ventilation, and whether you need a general system or a specialist one. Fume cupboards are also a consideration.

Regulatory requirements – the requirements by law that you are required to fulfil vary from the type of industry you are in to the operations you are carrying out, and with a sound understanding and the professional qualifications to match, the Tecomak team can guide you here.

Specialist needs – any special needs that you have will also need to be planned in, including disabled access. Biology lab design within schools needs a different approach to those in industry and healthcare, with benches and seating laid out to face the front so that teachers can demonstrate from their desks to face the class and spaces combined for practical and written work.

Biology Lab Design – South Coast School Refurbishment

Needing a complete overhaul of its existing science lab, a school on the south coast of England chose Tecomak to provide a science lab refurbishment for its biology department. With a brief to provide a loose dais for teachers to lecture from, and with all students facing the front to enable face to face communication and ease of demonstration, we created a sleek design, installing Trespa Athlon work surfaces – a solid grade laminate acid resisting material noted for its modern style – and well situated storage units.

Fitting Epoxy resin sinks for ease of cleaning and decontamination, as well as their resistance to staining, chemicals and to high mechanical and thermal shock, we also installed lab taps, gas taps and electrical sockets. With a lead time of only four months from initial enquiry through to completion, our biology lab design and installation was delivered on time and on budget.

Science Lab Refurbishment from Tecomak

At Tecomak Furniture Solutions we believe in offering outstanding levels of service at every stage of our science lab refurbishment and biology lab design. Whether you need a partial refurbishment right through to a completely new installation, the team at Tecomak have the skills, experience and professional expertise to work to your precise requirements. Plus, with the capabilities to carry out all elements within our in-house team and over 35 years’ experience to draw upon, you can rest assured that everything is taken care of efficiently and cost effectively.

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