Adeptias Limited designs IT
integrated adaptive desks with patent-pending innovations
for access, adaptability and security.
IT integrated desks have become a part of the established
wisdom of school furniture requirements. Their benefits are
also recognised throughout the public sector.
Education is a prime focus in the UK and the bricks and
mortar of schools are being revamped and replaced to
facilitate the growth and calibre of experiences our
students will enjoy. ICT is at the forefront and the
government has initiated a platform for integrating IT
across the curriculum. IT in every classroom has many
proponents and many possible solutions. From our point of
view, adaptable desks provide the greatest flexibility and
security, offer space savings and have the aesthetic benefit
of replacing the once standard spaghetti junctions that
formerly earmarked the IT suite.
Adaptable desks are also time efficient. The IT is there and
ready to be accessed. Nothing needs to be distributed or
checked back in. There is no loss of time or loss of focus
for the students who are not engaged during administrative
times.
The desks offer security for both the IT equipment and the
information contained therein.
Public access areas benefit from the security and space
saving designs. Conference and training rooms take on
multifunctional roles.
The design team at Adeptias started designing computer
integrated desks in 2002. This led to the inspiration for a
desk that had a closed and clear desktop whether or not IT
was in use. Adeptias provided the first desks that were
completely adaptable; desks that were at once a traditional
desk whilst quickly converting to IT access and without the
constraints of imbedded keyboards or fixed monitors. The
premise: “Now You See IT, Now You Don’t”
In all of the desks in the Adeptias range, the computers,
with custom built cases, are housed within the lockable
desktops. They can only be accessed by authorised personnel
within the school or organisation. Standard components make
them easily upgradeable. Removable cases allow for service
outside of the desk, thereby limiting class interruption. A
computer that is out of sight has built-in security and is
protected from accidental damage, tampering and theft.
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Adeptias has designed a
complete line of IT integrated desks with varying levels of
adaptability to meet the diverse requirements of current and
future schools and the public sector. Our desks can be
totally adaptable, partially adaptable and have attachments
to fit a customer’s existing CPU’s and flat screen monitors.
The desks can be specified with all of the IT included or
can be ordered as a part of a two tiered IT programme.
IT requirements fall into many categories. We have seen
several trends emerge for schools looking to update their
current IT facilities. Some schools have seen that furniture
and IT budgets can be combined to allow for best value
purchases such as IT integrated furniture. Other schools can
have funds available for either IT or furniture and there
are Specialist Schools and the new builds including BSF and
Academies with budgets allowing for extensive IT
integration.
The Adeptias line accommodates current needs and anticipates
future requirements.
Schools with budgets to purchase furniture only, can utilise
perfectly viable IT equipment with a year or two of good
service remaining, with The CONCΣPT™ RΣTRO™. The RΣTRO™ is a
proprietary CPU case that can be integrated within the desk
frame of The CONCΣPT™ desks allowing investment for the
future. The desk accommodates current hardware and is ready
to have integrated computers when the IT cycle is ready for
upgrade.
All of the desks are built using robust steel frames with
either round or squared legs or cantilever bases. The
desktops are made of 25mm MDF covered in laminates or wood
veneers, Corian™ or Trespa™.
The colour choices and wood grain options with matching or
co-ordinating borders allow schools, libraries, and learning
centres to design their IT furniture to compliment the
environments they seek to create.
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for rooms with active IT, rooms where a present monitor would
not be restricting. This desk represents excellent value,
costing little more than either a traditional desk or benching
with desktop PCs. The CONCΣPT™ can be ordered in a variety of
configurations and heights. The CONCΣPT™ WAVΣ™ features a curved
edge in single and double desks for a contemporary design.
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The RΣQUΣST™ was designed to provide an adaptable desk with push button
IT access.
The monitors of this desk are stored within the desk frame and are
raised above the desktop
at the touch of a button. They clear the surface of the desk providing a
completely clear work surface. When the IT is not required, the
casual observer would not be aware that the IT was within the desk; a
further security measure.
The HUDDLΣ™ is the pod design based upon The CONCΣPT™ and The RΣQUΣST™
models. It has been designed for individual and collaborative thinking.
The HUDDLΣ™ has five or six computers and monitors. The two desk styles
provide the option for Active IT or an adaptable IT centre where
students can work together or independently as each computer is accessed
individually. Its uses are as varied as the rooms which would benefit
from its adaptability and security.
The ACCΣSS™ is the Adeptias height adjustable desk for adaptable IT. The
desks anticipate the needs of students in wheelchairs or with
specialised learning challenges. The height adjustments can be
mechanised or manual. As they can be ordered to match the colour and
desktop any of the desks in the Adeptias line and feature the same
benefits of security and adaptability, the ACCESS range “blends in with
the furniture”. It is inclusive rather than being the exception.
The ADAPTABLΣ™ is the conference table from Adeptias. Similar to The
HUDDLΣ™, it can be specified in either The CONCΣPT™ or The RΣQUΣST™
model. The ADAPTABLΣ™ can be configured for 6, 8, 10, 12 or more people
each utilising independent IT access. The hidden monitors in The RΣQUΣST™
version along with the rounded ends of the table surface give it the
appearance of a classic conference table. Security and adaptability are
built into the design.
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