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Komandor Aberdeen

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Published January 7, 2023

Few might have realised when the Covod-19 pandemic struck that one of the most notable lasting consequences would be a dramatic change in working practices. 

While lockdown confined many to working from home where possible, the lifting of restrictions did not bring about the big return to the office, despite this being advocated by senior voices in  commerce and government, including then chancellor and now prime minister Rishi Sunak.

All over the UK, people might have been delighted to return to pubs and football grounds, not to mention getting their kids back in the classroom. But home comforts, the avoidance of cold winter morning commutes and the practical benefits of being able to still be at home when the plumber / courier / online shopping delivery arrived became all too convenient for some to give up.

There may be few better places to get a home office than Aberdeen. After all, the Granite City is the northernmost city of significant size in the UK, whatever anyone in Inverness claims. The cold wind whistling in off the North Sea may be off-putting to visiting football teams at Pittodrie, but why put up with it on the way to work?

It is not just the climate that you should consider. Even by Scottish standards, this is a city where transport infrastructure is somewhat lacking. 

True, Edinburgh’s trams took a very long time to arrive and both building the original line and adding the extension through Leith to Newhaven have been enormously disruptive, but the fact remains it is there. As for Glasgow, the perpetual failure to ever expand the Subway may be Scotland’s longest-running joke, but at least it still has one of the UK’s most extensive mainline rail systems.

By contrast, Aberdeen and Dundee are the poor relations, with little beyond one central station. In the Aberdonian case, for a city of more than 200,000 people to have no stations apart from the city centre and airport is clearly inadequate. If this sounds like the rail-wrecking handiwork of Dr Beeching in the 1960s, that’s because it is. 

The Campaign For North-East Rail published proposals in 2021 to reverse this by opening new lines and stations in the city and out across Aberdeenshire, but let us not hold our breath: Yes, the Borders line from Edinburgh to Galashiels made a comeback, but if the trams can take so long and the Subway route remains as it did on its opening day in 1896, expectations need to be managed. 

This leaves Aberdeen residents dependent on cars and buses to get from the suburbs to the city centre, with limited crossings over the Dee and Don compounding matters. True, the bypass around the western periphery opened in 2019 helps a bit, but it doesn’t solve traffic congestion in the city centre.

All that means Aberdeen is currently just the kind of place where working from home makes sense as much as anywhere in the UK. So if you were thinking of getting the furnishings in to make a home office a reality, it makes sense to do it now.

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Komandor Aberdeen
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campbell macleodcampbell macleod
02:14 10 Apr 24
We had our walk in wardrobe designed and fitted by komandor. Great service throughout and very good value for money. Work was done to high standard and in good time. Would definitely recommend.
Garth SpenceGarth Spence
15:30 02 Nov 23
One word.... PERFECT. We decided to go with KOMANDOR after a very impressive initial planning meeting at their showroom in Aberdeen. This company "ooze" professionalism in every area, from customer service, design, offering honest advice, right to a NO FUSS fitting and instalation to an excellent standard of finish. The Carpenter arrived as arranged and was extremely respectful throughout the entire fitting of 2 fully fitted wardrobes. I'm amazed at how clean he worked with minimal noise and to produce a level of proffessional finish that my OCD can only dream of. KOMANDOR deliverd excellence from start to finish, thankyou to Lucas and the team. Would highly recommend and WILL be back myself to discuss bedside cabinates. 5 🌟
Chris BrownChris Brown
11:04 11 Oct 23
Komandor recently fitted new wardrobe doors for us. We got exactly what we wanted with high quality materials and a quick and efficient installation. In addition, Aga and the team helped to organise the work to take into account the fact that my wife is severely disabled. I would highly recommend this company.
Andreea DohotaruAndreea Dohotaru
15:18 17 Aug 23
Komandor fitted a wardrobe in a small bedroom in hopes to give back some space. The place now looks completely different, got new space, wardrobe looks classy and super sleek. They did an amazing job! Very happy with it.
Tanya StTanya St
15:25 14 Aug 23
We just love it
Pav JPav J
11:12 16 Mar 23
Moved into a place which had the main bedroom in the attic. The roof angles meant ‘normal Ikea wardrobes wouldn’t be an effective use of the alcoves. We got a quote from Sharps and Komandor. Komandor was cheaper - worth noting both quotes were quite a bit higher than I initially expected but seems to be the going rate.The cupboards were installed probably a month after placing the order, the fitter was very good and left the room in a tidy state. There were two issues noticed post job, one being a scratch on a door, the other being a drawer not closing smoothly. I got in contact with them and they ordered a new door and fixed that and the drawer in one go. Cannot complain. Hopefully these will last many many years!
David AndrewsDavid Andrews
10:50 24 Jan 22
Komandor Aberdeen have just installed a fitted wardrobe in one of my bedrooms and we will use their services again!!! Every aspect of their service has been 1st Class right from the initial home visit through to a visit at their Rosemount premises and then the fitting. The Rosemount visit confirmed our initial positive impression of the quality of Komandor’s product and staff. All our questions were answered and the wide variety material options we were shown were very impressive. The wardrobe has been fitted and we are absolutely delighted with the finished product and the extremely professional manner in which it was fitted.When we look back at the other options we looked at we are so pleased that we chose Komandor who, in our view, were streets ahead of the competition. We have to thank Facebook for our choice as it was through Fb that we first saw the good reviews given to the Komandor products. Komandor have exceeded our expectations and we are just thrilled with our new wardrobe 😊😊😊
Steve GraySteve Gray
20:48 22 Nov 17
I thouroughly recommend Daniel and his team. From the off they were very helpful with the design of our bedroom storage requirements. Very neat and tidy throughout, the finished article is of a very high standard using high quality materials. Big thanks to the Komandor team.
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