BSS, a serviced office company based in the North West of England, has opened a new business centre in Wigan. Located in Hindley, the centre is ideal for start up companies and small businesses, giving them an environment that is conducive to getting the best from their employees and customers alike. With on site meeting and conferencing facilities available this new centre will be a substantial boost to the local business community.
Archive for January, 2008
The Serviced Office Group has completed the refurbishment of their Beckenham business centre. The building, which they acquired last August, has over 45,000 sq ft of office space providing up to 194 workstations, break out areas, meeting and conferencing facilities and car parking on site. There are now thirteen business centres within the group that together provide 1,848 workstations.
Chairman Michael Kingshott said “The Group continues to seek further expansion opportunities in order to increase its geographical spread through the acquisition of business centres, utilising its management expertise to reduce running costs and enhance performance”.
Avanta has announced that it is to open it’s first serviced office in Scotland. The 8,800 sq ft building is located in Hanover Street, Edinburgh and is ideally positioned in the city centre and benefits from excellent transport links. The new business centre, which is due to open in May 2008, will incorporate meeting rooms, a Wi-Fi communal area, secure reception and all of the latest technology. Avanta’s Chief Executive, David Alberto, said: “Having established a strong reputation in London as providers of flexible, high quality, unbranded serviced office space, we’re delighted to bring the Avanta brand north of the border.
Abbey Business Centres have taken 28,000 sq ft of office space in Docklands at One Canada Square Canary Wharf. This adds to the three existing properties they have in the capital which includes 30 St Mary Axe or the Gherkin as it is most commonly known. Abbey now have fourteen locations throughout the UK.
Avanta has acquired a 51,000 sq ft property helping to grow its existing portfolio of business centres. The building, on the A4 Bath Road, Heathrow, will be turned into a serviced office in April this year expanding their presence to the west of London.
Located between junctions 3 and 4 of the M4, and situated directly opposite the world’s busiest international airport, benefits from excellent public transport links such as the Heathrow Express and the Piccadilly Line underground services from Hatton Cross. Chief Executive David Alberto said: “There is increasing occupier demand in the market for unbranded, competitively priced, flexible business space, which we are well placed to satisfy with our growing portfolio of business centres”. He continued: “The location of Capital Place is perfectly situated on the doorstep of Heathrow Airport and transport links, and we are sure that there will be a strong demand for workspace from occupiers.”
Located within a modern building and benefiting from a full refurbishment, this new serviced office centre is conveniently located less than quarter of a mile from junction 11 of the M4 and only 10 minutes from Reading town centre. With over 28,000 sq ft available for well appointed offices, first class meeting and conference facilities and ample parking available, this centre is likely to be very popular.
Forsyth Business Centre’s have announced that they are to open a new serviced office in Exeter in spring 2008. This new property will be located within the City’s professional district and will occupy an impressive site adjacent to the City’s Crown and County Courts, which fronts directly onto Western Way, Exeter’s main ring road. As the regional capital of Devon, Exeter enjoys excellent transport links and is served by two mainline stations, which provide regular rail services to all major UK Cities. Exeter International Airport is also the UK’s fastest growing airport and situated only 3 miles from the City Centre.
Regus, the world’s largest provider of serviced offices, has announced that it is opening a new business centre in Kitchener, Ontario. The new centre which is in the TD Canada Trust Centre Building in King Street is located in the heart of downtown Kitchener.This new facility benefits from 49 offices, 101 workstations, one board room and one videoconferencing studio. Speaking at the launch Regional Vice President Wes Lenci said “We’re happy to provide our clients with the opportunity to work in one of the most attractive, high profile buildings in Kitchener”. He continued “Our new Kitchener centre is the perfect alternative for those clients seeking cost effective office space compared to the much higher rates in Toronto. It also provides a great alternative for those clients wanting to avoid what can often be an hour-plus commute into Toronto. Our advanced telecommunications and networking capabilities make it convenient and easy for companies of all sizes to quickly establish satellite offices.” The Regus group, which started in 1989 with a single centre in Brussels, now has 950 locations in 400 cities spread over 70 countries.
Evans Easyspace, the UK’s leading provider of new, flexible office and workshop space for small and growing businesses, has cited the government’s plans to scrap empty rates relief in England from April next year as the key contributor to its decision to postpone over £6 million of development planned in Merseyside and Staffordshire.
The new legislation, which was rushed through in this year’s budget, has been introduced as a means of encouraging landlords to maintain full occupancy in their properties. In principal this sounds sensible, though in practice it is the inflexibility of the legislation which will penalise companies who provide flexible start-up accommodation for the UK’s small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). For Evans Easyspace the changes will add approximately £500,000 to its 2008 budget forecast and, as a result of this additional cost, two Evans Easyspace developments planned for Speke and Cannock have had to be postponed which will have an adverse effect on the local business communities where a further 400 jobs would have been created.
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