Category Archives: Office Furniture

MHEC Contracts 101: How CT & MA Schools Save on Furniture

MHEC Contracts 101: How CT & MA Schools Save on Furniture image

If you’ve ever managed a school furniture purchase through a traditional competitive bid, you know the drill: write specs, post the RFP, wait out the response window, evaluate submissions, award, then hope nothing gets challenged. For a district trying to furnish a new wing or refresh a media center before the school year starts, that […]

Office Furniture Guide for Hartford County Businesses

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If you’ve priced out new office furniture recently, you already know the sticker shock isn’t just about the chairs and desks themselves — it’s the lead times. Ask five different vendors for a quote on a 20-person office buildout and you’ll get five different timelines, most of them measured in months, not weeks. For a […]

40 Years in the Furniture Business: What We’ve Learned About How People Work

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We opened our doors in 1984, back when fax machines were high-tech and the office meant 9-to-5, Monday through Friday. A lot has changed since then. For over four decades, Lyco Workspace Solutions has furnished everything from scrappy startups to Fortune 500 headquarters and everything in between. We’ve watched companies grow fast, shrink quietly, pivot […]

The Value of Remanufactured Office Furniture: Cost Savings Without Compromise

Refurbished office furniture offers significant cost savings, high-quality performance, and sustainable benefits—helping businesses create professional workspaces without overspending image

When companies think about furnishing an office, the default assumption is often the same: buy new. New furniture feels safe. It feels modern. It feels like the “right” decision. But more organizations—especially those focused on budget control, sustainability, and long-term value—are starting to rethink that assumption. Remanufactured office furniture is no longer a fallback option. […]

Remanufactured vs. New vs. Used Office Furniture: Decoding the ROI of Workspace Assets

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The Procurement Dilemma For a business owner or procurement officer in the Northeast, the office furniture market can feel overwhelming. With the rise of “fast furniture” online retailers on one end and the astronomical prices of “new-from-factory” premium brands on the other, finding the middle ground is difficult. In the competitive landscape of the 2026 […]