Here’s how the mayor wants to improve access to office space for London’s startups December 2, 2016 Sadiq Khan wants to protect the capital's office space. And how does he plan to do that you might well ask? Well, apparently he's rounding up a team of entrepreneurs and business leaders to appoint to the Workspace Providers Board. They will advise on securing offices and creating new ones, such as by identifying sites for building new developments, [...]
The average British worker loses 70 working days a year by being unproductive in the office – but coffee machines could be the answer November 30, 2016 If you're angling for a pay rise, new research showing that higher earners are more likely to be unhappy at work could give you pause for thought. A study by office services provider Service Partner One found that the average worker takes 2.8 sick days per year – and 1.5 of those days are taken due [...]
Soho House has unveiled an online interiors business – we catch up with Jayne Demuro, the brains behind the project November 23, 2016 If you’re one of the 30,000 people currently on a waiting list for membership of Soho House, there may be an easier way to bask in the studied cool of its private members’ clubs. The worldwide hospitality brand launched an online retail business this summer that aims to ‘bring the House home’. Your home, specifically. [...]
Strutt & Parker Research names six real estate trends making their way to the UK from across the pond November 21, 2016 The Coffice If don’t fancy signing an office lease but dread the local coffee house guilt, then perhaps a coffice visit is in your future? Using an app on your phone, reserve dedicated workspace at the local coffee shop that has designated office space built-in. It is cheaper than a co-working space contract, but a [...]
London office spaces are changing, here’s a look at what your workspace could look like in the future November 14, 2016 Does your office have a green space? Does it feature high ceilings? No? Sounds it onto the list of the most forward thinking workspaces built in the city… An exhibition which is part of New London Architecture’s WRK/LDN Insight study has looked at how and where Londoners will work in the future. The exhibition showcases [...]
Regus is moving its HQ out of the EU from Luxembourg to Switzerland November 3, 2016 Workplace provider Regus is on the move: it's setting up a new holding company outside the EU. The new firm in Switzerland is called International Workplace Group (IWG), as the firm looks to provide a range of "flexible work solutions" across a range of brands. The company will still use the Regus brand extensively, saying it had [...]
£20m investment brings East London’s hipster offices to Portugal and the US October 30, 2016 Hipster workspaces will be soon arriving in Portugal and the US thanks to a £20m investment from a group of high profile investors. Second Home, a trendy workspace for technology start-ups, has won the backing of Bebo founder Michael Birch, as well as the Sainsbury family and returning investor Yuri Milner and, with a multi-million-pound investment [...]
Mare Street Studios in Hackney is about to be turned into a hipster paradise October 7, 2016 Workspace has been given the go-ahead to refurbish the Mare Street Studios in Hackney, promising to create a hipster paradise in the City Fringe. The 55,000 sq ft of office space will come with a co-working space, cycle storage, communal breakout areas, showers, meeting rooms and a cafe. Read more: The government's IT crowd is moving into [...]
IAG is on the hunt for high-flying startups to join a new accelerator October 4, 2016 International Airlines Group (IAG) has launched Hangar 51, a global accelerator programme, to sniff out the best budding aviation startups. The parent company of British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus is inviting new firms to pitch for a chance at joining Hangar 51, where they will work with the airline group to create “next generation [...]
What to expect from Google: More than just devices October 4, 2016 Dubbed by Google as the biggest event since the "birth" of its Android operating system (OS) in 2008, the company's latest launch will reveal new smartphones, the marriage of its two operating systems and updates to its Chromecast entertainment streaming service. Fuelled by some rather transparent teasers, Twitter is rife with speculation and expectation. What can [...]