Interiors: Laura Ivill explains why companies and five star hotels are splashing out on experts of the ancient Chinese art form February 11, 2019 The year of the pig has arrived in the City of London. There was a time when only Chinese brokerages celebrated the tradition in the Square Mile, but now it’s a lively fixture across the City. At Asian restaurant Mei Ume, stationed at the Four Seasons Ten Trinity Square hotel near Tower Bridge, which is [...]
Time to appreciate the perks of the job? February 4, 2019 For full-time office workers blinking out of the window onto the cold, grey, concrete City, the advantages that they enjoy over the self-employed might not seem obvious. You daydream about rocking up at one of those shared workspaces at 11am in your jeans, laptop on your back, ready for a self-managed day of freelancing, and [...]
Sharp rise in property values for UK’s top shared office space providers January 28, 2019 The value of property owned by the UK’s biggest shared office providers soared by more than a third last year. In a sign of the growing flexible workspace market, the value of the industry’s top ten share office providers’ property jumped 35 per cent to £13.6bn last year. The new data, released by real estate [...]
London startup supporter Tech Hub grabs new Shoreditch venue in City expansion January 23, 2019 Europe’s longest-running tech workspace and startup support organisation Tech Hub has made a fresh commitment to London, revealing a £2.2m investment in a brand new home in Shoreditch. Launched in 2010 with Google as a founding sponsor, Tech Hub will move its 400 resident companies from its current spaces in London’s Silicon Roundabout and in [...]
Blue Monday is behind us, and managers must learn there’s more to employee wellbeing than office pets January 22, 2019 Well done, everyone. The UK has survived yet another Blue Monday – allegedly the most depressing day of the year, according to a holiday company that came up with the idea in 2005. To mark the occasion, journalists across the UK were bombarded with pitches about Blue Monday and how to stay happy, upbeat, and [...]
Landsec becomes latest property giant to muscle in on flexible workspace market January 22, 2019 Landsec has become the latest major developer to launch its own flexible workspace brand, joining property rivals hoping to tap into the growing demand for shorter leases and co-working offices. In a bid to rival the likes of commercial property disruptors such as WeWork, the blue-chip firm revealed today its plans to set up a new [...]
Wework to rebrand as The We Company in business structure overhaul, turning its eyes to fintech January 8, 2019 Shared workspace provider Wework is rebranding itself as The We Company, as the firm aims towards a more diversified business portfolio. To be announced at an internal company conference later this week, The We Company will become the parent to several offshoots, including Wework as its main office provider. Others include its residential unit Welive, and an [...]
Wework launches a shoppable London office pop-up store, designed by influencers January 8, 2019 Shared workspace tech giant Wework has today launched a pop-up office in Holborn that is completely shoppable, and is designed with influencers in mind. Open throughout January, the pop-up is filled with office decor from brands such as Urban Outfitters which can be bought via the Liketoknow.it app. Londoners can sign up online to grab [...]
Softbank shares up on reports it will scale back Wework investment amid tech rout January 8, 2019 Shares in Softbank rose more than five per cent this morning following reports it has scaled back its new investment in Wework. The Japanese conglomerate reportedly plans to invest $2bn (£1.6bn) into the shared workspace startup, down from the original sum of $16bn. The investment will no longer involve Softbank’s prolific $100bn Vision Fund, the [...]
How automation can improve the millennial working experience December 17, 2018 Automation is set to surge in impact over the next few years, nowhere more so than in the world of work. While this represents a huge opportunity for economic growth, some employers are concerned that certain jobs may be at risk of being replaced by bots. At the same time, employers are managing the challenges [...]