Evans Easyspace today officially opened their new serviced office in Edinburgh. The centre is already almost 90% let proving that there is a great demand for business centres in the area, performing the opening ceremony Lord Provost George Grubb said “I performed the ceremony to mark the start of the construction of this centre less than a year ago, so I am delighted to come back to see such a vibrant and flourishing business centre.” Managing Director for Evans Tom Stokes said “This centre demonstrates the thriving business community here in Newbridge, despite the widespread speculation about the effect the global financial climate is having on UK businesses”.
Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has today started legal action against Regus and it’s CEO Mark Dixon. This recent development follows on from a disagreement between the two men about a meeting that was held between them regarding the Easy Groups entry into the serviced office market. Sir Stelios commented “I was called a liar to a publication I respect hugely and one that is very important in my business career. This is unacceptable to me and I have decided to take this legal step to clear my name and my reputation in the City.” Regus have declined to comment.
A new broker website has been launched to offer a fresh approach when looking for office space in Singapore. The site, servicedofficessingapore.com, offers potential clients a great way to find the perfect space for their business. Singapore has recently been named one of the top ten most expensive markets in the world by CB Richard Ellis, taking ninth place with London’s (West End) taking the top spot. This is the first time that Singapore has been in the top ten and is also joined for the first time by Dubai at number ten in the CBRE semi-annual Global Market Rents Survey.
DBH Business Centres have opened a new serviced office in Barnsley. The new centre located on Wharncliffe Business Park is just three miles from the town centre and is purpose built to offer workstations from 1 – 80. With up to 3000 sq ft available, these DDA compliant offices are a great choice as they are close to the local business community and come complete with parking facilities.
A former school building has been turned into a state of the art serviced office centre. The building, which retains many original features, now houses fifteen offices and two meeting rooms and comes complete with all of the facilities that a modern business requires. As well as plenty of onsite parking, Derby train station is less than a mile away with East Midlands Airport less than eight miles away. This centre offers many benefits without any drawbacks of being housed within an old school, although we cannot guarantee that you will not get any homework.
Regus have taken over a serviced office in Letchworth. Dorchester House is located in Letchworth city and has great links into London via road or rail and is only half an hour from Luton Airport. The centre already has clients occupying the building including property developer Persimmon Homes. The centre will be rebranded as a Regus property and will be brought into line with their high standards of fit out.
Tavistock Consultants, the UK’s only dedicated serviced office recruitment company, are expanding their own work force in order to contend with an increase in business. Tavistock have been in business for a number of years with turnover increasing year on year but the first quarter of 2008 has proved to be it’s busiest yet, despite the current economic conditions. They pride themselves on being unique to the industry, Continue reading ‘Serviced Office Recruitment Company Expands To Meet Demand’
A new website marketing office space in Dubai and serviced offices in Dubai has been launched by leading office space broker Easyoffices.com. The site will be dedicated to the Dubai market and will be marketed under www.servicedoffices-dubai.com.
The Dubai site should not be confused with reports last year of EasyOffice, the latest Easy Group offering from Sir Stelios, opening a serviced office in Dubai. Some stories were misleading such as the Choregus’ release saying that Easy Offices were opening in Dubai. Easy Offices say they will be rolling out a number of localised international sites over the next month.
Sir Stelios Hajiloannou has accused Regus of not complying with corporate governance rules and has written to the UK Shareholders Association to highlight his concerns. Sir Stelios claims that only two out of seven directors could be classed as independent and wants action to be taken against the serviced office provider. Despite the potential problems, Regus have announced that revenues for the first four months of the year are up by 24% to £334.5m with workstations up by 5.2% to 149,974 compared with the same period in 2007.
Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has fanned the flames of his argument with Mark Dixon and Regus by trying to get his rivals membership removed to the Monaco Yacht Club. Sir Stelios originally put Mr Dixon’s name forward to the club but has now written to them to ask them to remove him altogether. This is the latest stage of an ongoing clash between the entrepreneurs who are arguing about a meeting that was held between the two men regarding the Easygroup’s entry into the serviced office market. They both have different versions of the events with Sir Stelios claiming that Mr Dixon stole his ideas when Regus bought into the serviced office broker EasyOffices.com, a claim that Regus strongly deny. The conflict is likely to go on for some time to come with neither side willing to back down.
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