Moving business premises can mean additional space, extra resources, happier staff and a more favourable commercial location. But despite these positives, research suggests that three quarters of SMEs fear the stress of a big office move. There’s no doubt that moving premises presents a lot of challenges for SMEs, both from a financial and logistical perspective.
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How to create the perfect office environment
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Your office environment has a huge impact on staff, and a negative or crowded workspace can have a knock-on effect on productivity. Creating the perfect working environment is important for the success of your business and can go some way to improving staff retention rates. By building the best possible workspace and company culture, you
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Office maintenance: tips to keep your building from falling apart
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When you’ve got a business to run, one of the last things on your mind is going to be general office maintenance. Not only is it a bore to think about, but things rarely go wrong, so it isn’t even worth the worry, right? Not only can ignoring office maintenance violate the terms of an
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Five sustainability solutions for an eco-friendly office
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As the impact we make on our environment becomes an increasingly widespread concern, it’s important to take an eco-friendly approach not only at home but also in the workplace. After all, offices are where we spend a large portion of our waking lives – so it makes sense that any ‘green’ habits should come with
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Is an office Spring clean a necessity?
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It’s long been believed that a cluttered desk is a sign of low productivity, with the notepads, post-it notes and print-outs providing a distraction from the task at hand. Meaning that now Spring has sprung, a desk clear-out and Spring-clean is on the horizon for many. However now, according to a recent Yell Business survey of
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How businesses must flex to ease the return to work
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Helping professionals back into work following a career break is an issue under the spotlight once again following the budget announcement that £5 million will go towards extending return to work schemes to all levels of management. How this funding trickles down and impacts remains to be seen but the intention is to give those
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The benefits of effective office design
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An office can become much more than a place to work. The right office design can be truly transformative across a range of areas within a business, changing not only how you present yourself but also how you work while boosting the wellbeing of your employees. Office designers, Penketh Group, explain how to achieve a
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Why flexible working doesn’t have to be a business no-no
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Today’s office workers want the freedom to work from wherever and whenever they want. In our recent survey that we conducted with over 1,000 employees into the future of benefits, we found that 45 per cent considered flexible working to be an essential benefit and 46 per cent said they would like to have flexible working as
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The new workplace: watch this space
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The modern workplace has certainly moved on from the days of sterile white cubicles and grey carpet tiles. In the face of unending innovation, evolving trends and a wealth of passing fads, small businesses considering a move or an office makeover in 2017 have more choices than ever before. There are a number of key
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Is your job putting your health at risk?
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The vast majority of us need to go to work to put a roof over our heads and pay the bills. The best jobs have the capacity to do more than just ‘provide a wage’, giving us a fulfilling challenge to make the best use of our talents. The worst, however, don’t just take up
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