The benefits of prepainted metal to designers and manufacturers of all sorts of metal goods are highly relevant to the furniture sector.  Prepainted metal is used in various forms of office furniture, including shelving, filing cabinets, desks and storage units.  Prepainted metal also allows the designer to choose a specific finish for an item and is used both where cost-effectiveness is a key issue and where high-quality aesthetics are important.  On a more commercial scale, prepainted metal is often used in shop-fitting, both for functional items such as supermarket shelving and also for more decorative articles, giving a unique finish to counter-tops and other display media.