As the year draws to a close, it feels right to pause and take stock. 2024 has been one of the most varied and rewarding years in Werk Solutions' history — a year in which we deepened existing relationships, delivered some genuinely complex projects, and pushed our own thinking further than we expected. Here is an honest account of where we have been and where we are heading.
As the year draws to a close, it feels right to pause and take stock.
What Projects and Partnerships Defined Our 2024?
The Berchmanianum project in Nijmegen stands as the centrepiece of this year's work — a heritage-sensitive circular design installation that tested our procurement methodology in the best possible way. Beyond that, we completed major installations across higher education, professional services, and the cultural sector, with a combined footprint of over 14,000 square metres of furnished space delivered in 2024.
On the product side, we formalised new partnerships that meaningfully expand what we can offer clients. Key additions to our portfolio this year include: Through classroom design expertise, we help schools transform their spaces.
- The BeHybrid seating range — a modular, recyclable chair system engineered for hybrid working environments and now one of our most specified products
- An expanded acoustic solutions range, following our visit to Berlin Design Week in September, which introduced several new manufacturers to our network
- A new height-adjustable desking system with integrated cable management designed specifically for education settings
We also deepened our relationship with several manufacturers already in our portfolio, achieving preferred partner status that gives our clients access to extended lead times, enhanced warranty terms, and priority access to limited production runs.
What Sustainability Milestones Did We Reach in 2024?
Sustainability is not a department at Werk Solutions — it is a thread running through every specification decision we make. This year, we formalised that commitment with some measurable milestones we are proud to share:
- Over 60% of products specified across all projects in 2024 carried third-party environmental certification
- We introduced material passports as standard practice on all projects with a contract value above a defined threshold
- The reuse and refurbishment rate across our project portfolio reached 28% by unit count — up from 11% in 2023
- All project waste documentation now includes disposal method breakdowns, provided to clients as part of project close-out reporting
These are not final destinations — they are waypoints. Our internal target for 2025 is to reach 40% reuse and refurbishment across the portfolio and to complete our first fully certified cradle-to-cradle project specification.
How Has the Werk Solutions Team Grown?
The team grew this year, with new expertise added in project management and sustainable procurement consultancy. We have also invested in our internal processes — specification tooling, supply chain carbon tracking, and client reporting systems — so that the work we do is not only better for clients but better documented and easier to learn from.
Looking into 2025, we are carrying a strong pipeline, a clearer sense of the clients and projects we are best placed to serve, and a genuine conviction that the intersection of good design, responsible procurement, and practical delivery is exactly where we want to be operating. Thank you to every client, partner, and collaborator who has been part of this year. We look forward to what comes next.
If you are planning a workspace, education, or commercial interior project for 2025, we would love to be part of the conversation from the earliest stage.
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