Venues & Events
Regus business centre will share space with Gloucester City Council
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- Created on Friday, 12 October 2012 14:38
Under the new arrangement with the Council, Regus is to open a business centre at North Warehouse at The Docks in Gloucester. As well as offering touch-down workspaces for mobile workers, who can drop in for as little as ten minutes to check emails and print documents, meet customers or access business support; the Regus business centre at The Docks will give Gloucester residents the option to work closer to home.
Instead of commuting to other towns and cities, they’ll be able to access a professional working environment on their doorstep, using mobile and internet technology to connect with their offices.
The agreement between the Council and Regus puts flexible working at the very heart of civic and community life. Regus will take over the ground and two other floors of the building, while Gloucester City Council will retain the use of the top floor for civic meetings and ceremonial occasions. City Council staff will continue to work at its main complex in the Herbert, Kimberley and Phillpott warehouses.
According to Steve Purdy, UK Managing Director at Regus, “This rapidly growing trend for flexible working and flexible workspaces can inject new life into communities like Gloucester. By working near home instead of commuting, people gain time, use local amenities, and achieve a better fit between work and family life. Workers, employers and communities all benefit as a result.”
Council Leader Paul James commented: “The launch of Regus workspace in Gloucester will enable businesses to use impressive office space in the heart of the city. It also provides the opportunity for companies to come to Gloucester and test the market on a trial basis.
“It’s a sign of the Gloucester’s growing commercial reputation that we can attract investment from an international company of Regus’s calibre. Companies like Regus provide superb facilities and support for businesses and their staff, and I am delighted to have them move into the City.”
The business centre at North Warehouse at The Docks, will add to the existing network of 1,300 Regus centres across 550 cities in 97 countries, and be able to house over 30 companies, looking for a base in Gloucester, within the permanent workspace as well as attracted thousands of professionals to use the drop-in facility each year.
