Mesh task chairs
The combination most offices end up choosing: a proper task mechanism with a mesh back, so the chair adjusts properly and stays cool through the afternoon.
Adjustment still comes first
A mesh back on a chair with no lumbar adjustment is a cool chair that does not fit. Check the same list as any task chair: seat height, back angle with a lock, lumbar height.
Worth knowing
Mesh seats, as opposed to mesh backs, divide opinion sharply. Some find them supportive, others find the frame edge digs in after an hour. If you are buying for a team, a padded seat with a mesh back is the safer specification.
Setting one up
Seat height first, so feet are flat and knees roughly level with hips. Then lumbar height, so the support sits in the small of the back rather than above or below it. Then the back angle, locked upright for typing.
Most complaints about mesh chairs are complaints about set-up. Ten minutes with each user when the chairs arrive prevents most of them, and is worth doing as a matter of course on a new fit-out.
Ranges we stock
Eclipse, Chiro and Flex cover most mesh-backed task requirements. If the room runs cool, fabric task chairs are the better choice, and for specific needs see ergonomic and posture chairs.


























