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What is Formetiq?

7 May 2025

Formetiq is a workspace furniture brand including modular desking with storage, meeting tables, acoustic screens, task chairs, meeting chairs and lounge chairs.

Form. Function. Intelligent design.

Every piece of furniture our designers create aligns with our three core beliefs: it must look beautiful, work well for you and be made in the most resource-effective way.

At Formetiq we believe days spent in a well-designed workspace can be enjoyable and an improved working environment invariably brings increased productivity.

Havana coloured tub armchairs

Is Formetiq the same as Narbutas? No!

Formetiq is part of Arrow Group, who act as distributors for the entire Narbutas range, as well as manufacturing their own Formetiq workspace furniture and Metalicon ergonomic accessories.

All Formetiq furniture is separate to Narbutas, and is designed in-house by our development team. Formetiq seating and acoustic screens are produced by our in-house upholstery team. Arrow Group hold over £10 million worth of Formetiq and Metalicon products in stock ready for fast delivery, mostly on their own vehicles.

How do I pronounce Formetiq?

2 April 2025

Quite a few of our new dealer customers ask about our unique brand name. The video below should help.


When we launched Formetiq workspace furniture back in 2012 we felt the name perfectly summed up our design philosophy:

Form. Function. Intelligent design.

Every piece of furniture our designers create aligns with our three core beliefs: it must look beautiful, work well for you and be made in the most resource-effective way.

At Formetiq we believe days spent in a well-designed workspace can be enjoyable and an improved working environment invariably brings increased productivity.

New Formetiq seating includes premium task chairs and meeting chairs

6 April 2021

With two new task chairs and four new meeting chairs, the Formetiq seating range now offers greater choice with the same amazing value. These contemporary chair designs are built for comfort and make an eye catching addition to any workplace design project.

With our new Formetiq upholstery up and running all our seating is now assembled and upholstered in-house by our expert team. Each chair undergoes thorough quality checks to ensure it leaves in perfect condition. We now offer a huge range of fabric choices with multiple colours and materials, from respected manufacturers.

Formetiq welcomes new member to the family.

12 January 2021

Arrow Group are excited to announce we’ve grown our Formetiq desk range with the addition of the the new Alto 2 Sit-Stand Bench.

The Alto 2 bench includes all the premium features of the Alto 2 single desk to offer a leading back-to-back bench design, including fast height adjustment, programmable controls and advanced anti‑collision technology with adjustable sensitivity.

The addition of optional universal screen brackets and adjustable central cable tray make this bench an ideal solution for modern workplace environments where staff are increasingly requesting sit/stand arrangements or even a shared home office space.

All the electric sit/stand desks in our Alto range use ultra‑quiet motors (lower than 50dB), offer smooth height adjustment (no juddering) and are quick to assemble (under 10 mins).

What is a sit stand desk?

20 November 2018

Eat healthy, move more, stress less…each and every day we’re bombarded with messages, subliminal or direct, about the ways to achieve a healthy, balanced lifestyle. Whilst much of the popular advice will of course divide opinion, most will agree that sitting too much is seriously bad for your health. People who sit a lot have an increased risk of diabetes and heart disease. In addition, sitting all the time burns very few calories which has been linked to weight gain by scientific studies. This is a major problem for office workers as they sit down for most of the day. Sit stand desks are becoming increasingly popular.

So what is a sit stand desk?

To coin an old phrase, it does exactly what it says on the tin. Essentially it’s a desk that allows you to stand up comfortably whilst working, allowing the user to vary the height of the desk and alternate between sitting and standing.

White papers conclude that using a standing desk can have impressive benefits for health and overall productivity. At the very least, using this type of desk can partly negate the harmful effects of sitting too much.

So, from the team in the know here at Formetiq, we’ve compiled four benefits of using a standing desk.

1. Standing lowers your risk of weight gain.

Weight gain by its very nature is caused by taking in more calories than you burn. While exercise is the most effective way to burn calories efficiently, simply choosing to stand instead of sitting can be hugely beneficial. In fact, when compared to an afternoon of sedentary work, an equal amount of time spent standing has been shown to burn over 170 additional calories…still want that Mars bar?

2. Height adjustable desks reduce back pain.

We’ve all been there, when the clock ticks three o’clock and your back finally screams enough! Indeed, back pain is one of the most common complaints of office workers who sit all day. Whilst there have been many studies on the aforementioned topic, one concluded that its participants reported up to a 32% improvement in lower back pain after several weeks of using standing desks.

3. Standing boosts productivity.

A common concern about sit stand desks is that they hinder daily tasks such as typing. However a recent study well and truly puts that myth to bed – in a study of 60 young office employees, standing for 4 hours each day had no impact on characters typed per minute or typing errors.

4. Sit stand desks improve mood and energy levels.

In a 7-week study, those using sit stand desks reported less stress and fatigue than those who remained seated the entire working day. Additionally, 87% of those using standing desks reported increased energy levels through the day.

Upon returning to their old desks, overall moods reverted to their original levels. These findings align with broader research on sitting and mental health, which links sedentary time with an increased risk of both depression and anxiety.

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