--- title: Milliken Europe Blog | Well-being (3) description: Well-being | Our blog is a hub for our latest news, updates, well-being and design insights and more, with content curated by our in-house design team and some of Europe's best interior designers and architects. Learn more. (3) --- [![Milliken Flooring Blog](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/5677727/Milliken_April2019%20Header%20Sitemap/Images/milliken-blog_logo.png)](https://europeblog.milliken.com/) [Find a Rep](https://floors.milliken.com/floors/en-gb/company/rep-locator) - [Home](https://www.milliken.com/en-gb/businesses/floor-covering) - [Products](https://fcproductcatalog.milliken.com/en-gb/search/collections?regionName=Europe&marketName=Contract&catalogName=Products®ionId=78&marketId=73&catalogId=17&sort=recent&totalResults=18) - [Contact Us](https://www.milliken.com/en-gb/businesses/floor-covering/contact-us/contact-us---stay-connected) ## [5 Ways Flooring Can Improve Workplace Well-Being](https://europeblog.milliken.com/5-ways-in-which-flooring-can-improve-workplace-well-being) May 7, 2024 Posted by [Kate Collier](https://europeblog.milliken.com/author/kate-collier) posted in [Well-being](https://europeblog.milliken.com/tag/well-being) Workplace well-being is now an integral part of many corporate agendas. While a business’s culture and operational practices are crucial to ensuring employees feel safe, healthy and supported, the physical space in which they work can also play an incredibly important role. While well-being initiatives often focus on improving engagement between employees, what about engagement with the environment in which they work? [Read More »](https://europeblog.milliken.com/5-ways-in-which-flooring-can-improve-workplace-well-being) ## [Promoting Wellness in the HE Sector](https://europeblog.milliken.com/promoting-wellness-in-the-he-sector) Apr 26, 2024 Posted by [Stephen Anderson,](https://europeblog.milliken.com/author/stephen-anderson) posted in [Well-being](https://europeblog.milliken.com/tag/well-being), [Education](https://europeblog.milliken.com/tag/education) **Reading time: 5 mins** **I have experienced the interior environment in Higher Education (HE) as a designer, senior lecturer, parent of students and latterly as a postgraduate student. This has provided me with a range of perspectives from marvelling at my son’s en-suite bathroom (and noticing the cost) to wincing as students cut card on new studio tables.**  [Read More »](https://europeblog.milliken.com/promoting-wellness-in-the-he-sector) ## [Stay Connected – Q&A with Stepp](https://europeblog.milliken.com/stay-connected-qa-with-stepp) Apr 26, 2024 Posted by [Kate Collier](https://europeblog.milliken.com/author/kate-collier) posted in [Well-being](https://europeblog.milliken.com/tag/well-being) In today’s blog, we feature Stepp in Iceland, and Elias spoke with us about the company, their favourite collections, and working with Milliken. [Read More »](https://europeblog.milliken.com/stay-connected-qa-with-stepp) ## [The Benefits of Coworking](https://europeblog.milliken.com/the-benefits-of-coworking) Apr 26, 2024 Posted by [Kate Collier](https://europeblog.milliken.com/author/kate-collier) posted in [Well-being](https://europeblog.milliken.com/tag/well-being), [Workplace design](https://europeblog.milliken.com/tag/workplace-design) ****Reading Time: 4 mins **** **Are we just scratching the surface of the co-working movement? We’ve always had the idea that co-working spaces are synonymous with start-up businesses, sharing the costs and infrastructure of a communal work space, but with the rapid increase of co-working spaces in major cities, it is also interesting to learn that the format is being successfully adopted by large corporate organisations.** [Read More »](https://europeblog.milliken.com/the-benefits-of-coworking) ## [Is our well-being subject to the tyranny of technology?](https://europeblog.milliken.com/well-being-is-subject-to-the-tyranny-of-technology) Apr 26, 2024 Posted by [Sara Bean](https://europeblog.milliken.com/author/sara-bean) posted in [Well-being](https://europeblog.milliken.com/tag/well-being), [Workplace design](https://europeblog.milliken.com/tag/workplace-design) ***Reading Time: 3.5 minutes*** **Figures published to mark[Mental Health Awareness Week](https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/mental-health-awareness-week) show that mental health is the leading cause of sickness absence in the UK, with over half of employees suffering from stress, a third from anxiety and a quarter from depression. It’s no surprise then that it has become a huge priority for employers. A study by Bupa revealed that mental health is a major concern at board level for almost two-thirds (65%) of businesses, rising to 72% among large corporates. Mental health was a bigger issue than physical illness among employees for nearly a third (29 %) of businesses.** [Read More »](https://europeblog.milliken.com/well-being-is-subject-to-the-tyranny-of-technology) ## [Five Ways Milliken and Biophilic Design Makes Workplaces Healthier and Happier](https://europeblog.milliken.com/five-ways-milliken-and-biophilic-design-makes-workplaces-healthier-happier) Apr 26, 2024 Posted by [Kate Collier](https://europeblog.milliken.com/author/kate-collier) posted in [Well-being](https://europeblog.milliken.com/tag/well-being), [Design Inspiration](https://europeblog.milliken.com/tag/design-inspiration), [Workplace design](https://europeblog.milliken.com/tag/workplace-design) **Reading Time: 4 mins ** **The b-word ‘biophilia’ has become the latest buzzword to enter the vocabulary of architects and designers alike as we’re slowly seeing the transformation of workspaces changing from grey to green with the introduction of plants, foliage and living walls.** [Read More »](https://europeblog.milliken.com/five-ways-milliken-and-biophilic-design-makes-workplaces-healthier-happier) ## [Enjoy the ride: How cycling to work can improve employee health and happiness](https://europeblog.milliken.com/enjoy-the-ride-commuting-by-bike) Apr 26, 2024 Posted by [Sara Bean](https://europeblog.milliken.com/author/sara-bean) posted in [Sustainability](https://europeblog.milliken.com/tag/sustainability), [Well-being](https://europeblog.milliken.com/tag/well-being) ***Reading Time: 3.5 minutes*** **How did you get to work today? If it involved an over-crowded train or standing on a crammed bus, this could be having a detrimental effect on your health.** [Read More »](https://europeblog.milliken.com/enjoy-the-ride-commuting-by-bike) ## [Developing a well-being strategy that matches your good intentions](https://europeblog.milliken.com/developing-a-well-being-strategy-that-matches-your-good-intentions) Apr 26, 2024 Posted by [Mark Eltringham](https://europeblog.milliken.com/author/mark-eltringham) posted in [Well-being](https://europeblog.milliken.com/tag/well-being) **Reading Time: 3 mins ** **The surge of interest in well-being and wellness shows no sign of abating. The modern approach adopted by enlightened employers is no longer focused on creating cultures and environments that do no harm, but rather on creating those that foster engagement, improve people’s health, address their stresses and pressures and helps them be more productive.** [Read More »](https://europeblog.milliken.com/developing-a-well-being-strategy-that-matches-your-good-intentions) ## [Designing spaces for real people.](https://europeblog.milliken.com/sustaining-people) Apr 26, 2024 Posted by [Sara Bean](https://europeblog.milliken.com/author/sara-bean) posted in [Well-being](https://europeblog.milliken.com/tag/well-being), [Workplace design](https://europeblog.milliken.com/tag/workplace-design) Reading time: 5 mins **Until recently if you were to describe a green office, it would most likely be the sustainable aspects of the structure. This might incorporate the building’s energy saving features such as lighting and heating, how it is designed to reuse and recycle waste and to reduce water consumption. An increasing body of evidence is now focusing on the wider benefits a sustainable workplace can have on the health and well-being of its occupants. Ways in which the work environment can sustain people as well as place.** [Read More »](https://europeblog.milliken.com/sustaining-people) ## [Achieve the Happiness Factor in four easy steps](https://europeblog.milliken.com/achieve-the-happiness-factor-in-four-easy-steps) Apr 26, 2024 Posted by [Kate Cook, Corporate Wellness Expert, Speaker and Nutrition Expert](https://europeblog.milliken.com/author/kate-cook-corporate-wellness-expert-speaker-and-nutrition-expert) posted in [Well-being](https://europeblog.milliken.com/tag/well-being) **Reading Time : 5 mins** *“Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions” Dalai Lama XIV.* Happiness is so important to us humans that we make it the foundation tenet of government, spirituality ([Dalai Lama, 1998](https://www.dalailama.com/)), philosophy ([Jeremy Bentham, 1789](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Introduction_to_the_Principles_of_Morals_and_Legislation)) and a burning desire for most of us to find a life well lived in perfect harmony, surrounded by the mythical ‘happiness bird’ chirping somewhere in a nearby rainbow shrouded tree. 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