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During the pandemic that has been going on for more than a year, everything starting from schools and offices fit into our houses. While the need for office furniture and tools of those who started working from home increased, unused office furniture started to be transferred from offices to homes. The pandemic reduced the production of office furniture by 17% worldwide, while the vacant offices increased the demand for goods transportation.

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İSTANBUL (TR) - The Covid19 pandemic negatively affects some sectors, while creating new business opportunities for others. It seems that one of the biggest shareholders in this table is remote work. While global studies show that 16% of companies worldwide have completely switched to remote working model, office furniture stands out among the sectors negatively affected by this situation. According to a report published by CSIL, office furniture production, which represents about 10% of the world's furniture production, decreased by 17% in 2020 due to the pandemic. On the other hand, companies that resorted to selling unused furniture in abandoned offices and sending them to their employees' homes stimulated the transportation of goods in the transportation sector.

Making an assessment on the issue, Octovan co-founder Erhan Güneş said, “With the effect of companies that started to work remotely during the pandemic process and closed their offices by making this working model permanent, many homes turned into offices at the same time. Furniture providing a comfortable working space such as office chairs, document drawers, and office desks for those working with desktop computers were mostly sent to homes for evaluation by company employees or sold and delivered to their new owners. This trend has also increased the demand for goods transportation in the transportation sector.”

Moving offices also increased the need for reliable shippers

Noting that there has been a serious increase in the demand for the transportation of not only office furniture but also sensitive devices such as printers, desktop computers and photocopies used in offices, Erhan Güneş said, “The relocation of offices has also increased the need for reliable transporters. As Octovan, we have responded to this need with our platform, which brings together those who want to move and reliable carriers with a single click without the need for long searches and bargains, and we continue to do so. We check the necessary documents and references of the transport teams by meeting face to face and provide special trainings. With the user scoring system, we determine the best teams and direct requests to highly rated and referenced teams. With the calculation tool we call Taşınmatik, we learn the average transportation cost of the users and avoid any surprises. We offer payment by credit card, and we take responsibility for any damages that may occur during transportation.”

“We use shared vehicles in goods transportation to reduce carbon emissions”

Stating that they do not ignore the problems of the world while meeting the increasing demand in goods transportation, Erhan Güneş mentioned the shared vehicle option they presented: “The transportation sector, where fuels such as oil, diesel and gas are used, has a large share in the carbon emission, which is one of the main drivers of the climate crisis. As a matter of fact, studies show that 40% of carbon emissions are caused by vehicles in traffic. As Octovan, we believe that the transportation sector must fulfill its responsibilities towards nature and we use shared vehicles in goods transportation to reduce carbon emissions. With the shared vehicle options we offer in transportation processes, we ensure that 5 items can be transported at a time and the items are delivered within 7 days. Thus, we aim to do our part on behalf of the sustainable world and to set an example for the sector with models such as the shared economy suitable for the needs of the age.”