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Avanta Unveils Team India

UK serviced office operator Avanta has established a new specialist team in India to facilitate the company’s ambitious expansion drive into this new market. 

The London-based company has embarked on a major recruitment drive and has built a team of 20 full time people who will be based across Avanta’s new business centres in India.  Continue reading ‘Avanta Unveils Team India’

Nexus Technology First To Move Into UBC’s New Fleet Business Centre

United Business Centres (UBC) plc announced today that software firm Nexus Technology is the first company to take space at UBC Fleet, recently opened at Sentinel House on Ancells Business Park. The
business centre was set up following a joint venture announced in July between UBC and British Telecom’s property division to create serviced office centres at a number of locations. Continue reading ‘Nexus Technology First To Move Into UBC’s New Fleet Business Centre’

Avanta Continues Indian Expansion

UK Serviced office operator Avanta has completed the next phase of its expansion drive into India by signing a leasehold on a flagship building in Mumbai.

Avanta has taken over 50,000 sq ft over two floors of the new 12 storey Platina building, at the heart of the Bandra Kurla Complex, an important business district in the city.  Continue reading ‘Avanta Continues Indian Expansion’

UBC Launches First Corporate Mobile Deal Clients

United Business Centres plc (UBC) has partnered with mobile telephone specialist EVAD to become the first UK serviced office provider to offer clients corporate deals on mobile phones.

The deal sees UBC clients and associated businesses enjoy the same benefits and rates as larger corporate entities, thanks to the group buying power of the UBC network. The new packages will be
particularly beneficial to SMEs, accounting for a significant proportion of UBC?s client portfolio. In addition to tariff analysis and lower monthly rental rates, Ethos Voice And Data (EVAD) will offer a range of services, including multi network packages, reduced rates for international / roaming calls, Blackberry/Windows 6 applications and roaming charges and a free 30-day Blackberry trial. Continue reading ‘UBC Launches First Corporate Mobile Deal Clients’

Avanta Announce New Serviced Office In Ealing

Avanta has announced that is to open a new business centre in Ealing Broadway. The new centre is due to open in September and will provide 16,700 sq ft of office space spread over four floors in West London. Avanta are expanding rapidly and this new centre will be their fifth to open in 2008. A spokesman for Avanta said “This is the latest milestone in the company’s on-going growth strategy to roll out the Avanta brand nationwide. We are in the market for buildings in the right location where there is strong demand for flexible, competitively priced, serviced office facilities”.

Irish Building Firm Move Into United Business Centre’s

United Business Centre’s (UBC) plc announced today that expanding Irish specialist building supply company Greenspan has chosen UBC Birmingham as the location for its first UK office. Greenspan Products Ltd has been distributing cost effective and eco-friendly products to the Irish construction industry since 1999. Greenspan has tripled in size in the last three years and therefore saw the need to move into the UK market, opening their office at Concorde House, Birmingham. Continue reading ‘Irish Building Firm Move Into United Business Centre’s’

Serviced Offices in Victoria…Too many for this market?

There are nine Victoria serviced offices all in close proximity to Victoria train station. No one wants to walk more than five minutes from the station to their office and every one can be reached within that threshold. From the closest serviced office, Abbey Business Centres that is basically on the station on Buckingham Palace Road to the trek! of 5 minutes to MWB and Avanta up Victoria Street…possibly longer if you stop along the way in Prêt or McDonalds for an early morning skinny latte. Continue reading ‘Serviced Offices in Victoria…Too many for this market?’

Reading Serviced Office Market a Full Breakdown

Reading has 12 serviced office operators to choose from. You have a choice of Reading town centre with Regus, BE Group, ECC and Avanta all with serviced offices. This ranges from the super flash Fordbury Square to the very economical with parking ECC on Kings road.

Green Park is home to MWB and Regus both with fantastic buildings. Regus also has a serviced office out in Thames Valley Park TVP. Continue reading ‘Reading Serviced Office Market a Full Breakdown’

Serviced Offices Staines has been the same for 5 years. Why?

The number of Staines Serviced Offices have stayed the same for the past five years. Regus were the first serviced office operator to enter the Staines market in the Watermans Business Park. This was closely followed a few years later by MWB Business Exchange who opened in Centurion House and then right when the Staines market was at its worst Orega opened up in Fairfield House. Continue reading ‘Serviced Offices Staines has been the same for 5 years. Why?’

Regus Announce New Serviced Office In Denver

Regus have announced that they are going to open a new business centre in the Cherry Creek North area of Denver. The new 15,000 sq ft offices will be their twelfth in the city and will provide 142 workstations, located just ten minutes from downtown Denver and only 30 minutes of Denver International Airport. Michael Berretta, Vice President of Business Development for Regus, said of the new space Continue reading ‘Regus Announce New Serviced Office In Denver’