Mega rich splurge £1.3bn on office shopping spree around London September 5, 2023 The world’s mega rich are pouring their spare millions into offices around London, gobbling up £1.3bn worth of space in the last 12 months.
Toyota reveals hydrogen-powered Hilux as UK built project September 5, 2023 Toyota has revealed a UK-built hydrogen-powered version of its popular Hilux pick-up as the firm looks to ‘explore all available technologies’ to drive down its carbon footprint. While European versions of the Hilux are usually made in Durban, South Africa, Toyota’s Burnaston factory in Derbyshire has been tasked with developing a hydrogen fuel cell-powered version [...]
Zoom: Share bump after pumping up full year guidance August 22, 2023 Pandemic darling Zoom beat expectations and raised full year guidance in its second quarter as it remains hopeful in its long-term strategy - although customer growth is sluggish.
Wework credit rating slashed after casting doubt over its future August 17, 2023 Troubled office space provider Wework saw its credit rating slashed yesterday evening after the firm cast doubt over its ability to continue operating. US credit rating agency Fitch Ratings cut Wework’s rating from CC to CCC. This is one of the lowest rankings on the credit rating scale, and means the agency believes there is [...]
Tech Workers Spend Less Than Half The Day On Focus Work August 17, 2023 A recent Blind study has revealed that 45% of tech workers spend less than four hours each day on “focused work”. Instead, they spend the rest of their time in meetings, fire-fighting and catching up on correspondence and admin tasks. While this lack of focus on high level tasks can impact career progression, especially if [...]
Stepping Stones to Sustainability – Improve the sustainability of your real estate in 5 steps August 15, 2023 Introduction Sustainability is increasingly high on people’s agenda and has become a buzz word in business circles. Measurable performance and tangible outcomes are becoming the standard across all sectors. But what does this really mean in practice, and how do you make your business more sustainable in a meaningful way? We break sustainability challenges down [...]
Alfa Romeo Stelvio review: A heart-over-head family SUV August 14, 2023 The Alfa Romeo Stelvio – driven here in 280hp petrol Veloce guise – is a stylish and dynamic family SUV. But it has some downsides, too.
Zoom: We’re not choosing the office over remote work August 11, 2023 Even as Zoom encourages its employees back to the office, it's sticking by an approach of flexible work, writes Phil Perry.
West End faces office supply crunch as back to work demand picks up August 10, 2023 Central London, particularly the West-End, is facing an office space supply crunch as demand for in person working picks up, property investment trust Derwent London has said. According to reports in its half year results, the listed business described the West-End as “very tight” with only 3.8 per cent of vacancy levels on office space. [...]
WeWork: Flexible office space giant raises ‘substantial doubt’ over its future August 9, 2023 We Work has suffered a sharp fall in its share price after raising "substantial doubt" over its future.