About Onaki-Brigholme JV
Uniting Indigenous Wisdom, Designing Sustainable Workspaces
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About Brigholme
For over 60 years, Brigholme Inc. has been exceeding client expectations in providing full-service, creative solutions to office spaces. Brigholme clients benefit from our understanding of the constant evolving ways people work; our Brigholme teams employ unique and distinctive product solutions to create flexible, inspiring, and efficient workspaces.
Brigholme Interiors Group is a proud, women owned, Canadian business that is focused on equity, diversity, and inclusion. Understanding the importance of representation, we have partnered with an Indigenous agency to amplify their presence when working with government-based clients.
About Onaki
Established in 2015, OnakÌ is a registered Indigenous business that stands as a dynamic consulting and project management firm. They specialize in providing professional services to clients who seek expertise and leadership in their projects. With a focus on delivering excellence, OnakÌ brings a unique perspective rooted in their Indigenous heritage.
As an Indigenous business, OnakÌ is committed to fostering inclusive partnerships and promoting economic growth within Indigenous communities. Trustworthy, innovative, and reliable, OnakÌ offers a comprehensive range of consulting and project management solutions that propel their clients to success.
This joint venture with the indigenous community is important because it acknowledges and respects their rights, knowledge, and culture, while also promoting sustainable development and creating mutually beneficial outcomes. Brigholme and ONAKI understand the principles of interdependence, reciprocity, and mutual support. Our partnership hopes to create captivating workspaces for our clients.
The Government of Canada is committed to increasing the participation of Indigenous businesses in federal procurement, creating a new target of 5% of federal contracts to be managed and led by Indigenous Peoples. Brigholme wants to actively exemplify our values of responsibly demonstrating Equity, Diversity and Inclusion of both our company and our clients by bringing forth this opportunity especially as we anticipate the percentage of government spending to increase above 5%.
The benefit of the joint venture is access to new markets and customers through the development of unique and culturally appropriate products and services that appeal to indigenous and non-indigenous consumers alike. We have formulated the agreement with the ability to maintain the autonomy of separate businesses while leveraging the unique talents of each individual partner within a mutually beneficial agreement. Through this joint venture, we will be utilizing ONAKI’s specialties of project management and procurement expertise.
We look forward to continuing to provide excellent services to corporations (Nationwide), higher education (Nationwide), and the federal, provincial, and municipal governments (West of Toronto) under our current joint venture.
What We Do
Our mission is to be part of your team—to sit at the table with you and work together to establish the best solutions for your workspace. The Joint Venture’s team of professionals are specialists in areas including furniture specification, procurement, space planning, installation, project coordination and post-installation service work. We have built our reputation on our ability to engage on every level of a project to ensure success.
Our Design Process Begins With You
Brigholme projects start at the planning table, with our team of professionals and yours. By utilizing a round table style discussion and an Integrated Delivery Process, the planning, design and implementation stages allow all team members to participate and provide input. Together, we understand your needs, the culture of your workplace and your challenges.
Our Services
Using skilled workplace design consultants, coordinators, project managers and installation technicians, we bring efficiency and value to your project. Services we offer include:
Design Services
Using our integrated design and specification tools we are able to respond more accurately to your requests by creating drawings and specifications simultaneously.
Structured Cabling & Wireless Services
We supply and install twisted pair and fiber-optic cable as well as wireless point-to-point, multi-point and internal access points. All installations are tested and certified to the latest industry standards.
Online Asset Management & Procurement
Utilizing Haworths Mosaic portal, we provide the tools necessary to create, track, measure, and validate facility and real estate performance during the lifecycle of your inventory.
Financial Planning
Financial planning services include budgeting, procurement, financing, leasing, and rentals to help you meet the challenges of growth and change while maintaining a positive position.
Value Added Services
The Brigholme-Onaki team members are specialists who provide a robust full service offering that includes:
Planning
- Furniture Specifications
- Space Planning
- Renderings
- 3D Spatial Fly – Throughs
- Workplace Evolution & Reconfiguration
- Budget Development
- Space Utilization Planning/Feasibility
- As Built Documentation & Plans
Technology
- Cabling
- Connectrac
- Audio Visual
- Room Booking Panels
- Video Display
- Conference Communication Technology
Tactical
- Installation (Furniture & Walls)
- Workplace Moves
- Project Coordination
- Project Management
- Floor Markings
- Site Dimensions/Verifications
- Asset Inventory/Management
Post Installation
- Ergonomic Consulting
- Product Application Training
- Task Seating Workshops
- Installation Training
- Acoustic Assessment
Additional Services
- Furniture Rentals
- Furniture Cleaning & Restoration
- Raised Flooring & Carpeting
- Painting Services
- Leasing
- Refinishing
- Demo Services
- Waste Diversion Reporting Coordination
Fostering Well-Being With Effective Workspace Design
Haworth has identified five themes that organizations should consider as they plan their future office design. While all five themes are important to everyone, each organization is unique in its approach—from culture and goals to geographic location and workforce demographics.
Immersive Technology
We can’t do our work without some form of technology—and we all learned how to connect via virtual tools to access resources, both information and people. The Internet of Things (IoT) will make connection in space more seamless than ever before.
Space Shift
In the new world of hybrid work, people have more choice of where to work and this new workforce autonomy will cause layouts to shift to less density. The office becomes better tuned to serve physical, emotional, and cognitive needs.
More Collaboration
Hybrid work brings more choice in where to work, but the office is the hub for collaboration and culture— connection and togetherness for group work will be more critical than ever.
More Human
The office should be a place where people want to be—safe, comfortable, and welcoming with a vibe that attracts people, supports well-being, and merges hospitality.
Focus to Restore
People need spaces that protect from burnout and support wellbeing— places to recharge and restore from intense collaboration and focus work, and where they can explore or happen upon great ideas.