With the start of another school year, our children are still bearing heavy loads and questions are being asked about how this affects their health and fitness. Experts, including the Australian Chiropractors Association recommend using lockers as a way for children to avoid bearing the brunt of their backpacks all day. There is now greater… Read More
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Davell’s new website | Functional, informative and responsive
Over the past twelve months, the team at Davell have been working hard behind the scenes to design, develop and launch a brand new responsive website, making it easier for customers and distributors to find out more about our wide variety of Australian made lockers, office furniture and storage solutions. Our website has been designed… Read More
Mobile devices banned in NSW Schools
Davell’s Mobile Device Storage Solutions New South Wales has just announced a ban on students using mobile devices during school hours in primary schools. “These changes will provide clear boundaries in our schools to ensure technology remains an enabler, not a detractor,” said Premier Gladys Berejiklian in a media release from the NSW Department of… Read More
History of School House Colours
Many Australian students place emphasis on belonging to a ‘House’ and proudly display their House Colours. Coming from the days of the great English boarding schools where students were accommodated in different boarding houses, School Houses are traditionally named after a prominent school identity, or historical figure. Within schools, each House group has distinctive colours… Read More
The debate continues – to ban or allow mobile phones at school?
Davell works with many schools to provide lockers that meet a wide variety of needs. We have seen that one of the hottest topics for 2018 has been whether to ban mobile phone use in schools, with an increasing number of schools choosing to implement rules ensuring that students keep their phones in lockers. It… Read More
Heavy backpacks are setting students up for a lifetime of pain
Research shows that about 70 per cent of Australian school students are suffering from back pain as a direct result of carrying a backpack each day. This alarming figure has been reported by multiple prominent sources including The Courier Mail. Studies have also proven that shouldering the weight of these packs over 12 years of… Read More
