Timeline - Page Categories View All Timeline Our Sector Sustainability Community Charity & CSR HR Select Category Timeline Our Sector Sustainability Community Charity & CSR HR May 20th 2014 What workers want from their dream office Carlsberg don’t make offices, but if they did you’d perhaps expect a rooftop garden football pitch or even a walk-in wardrobe to make getting ready for Friday night drinks easier. We’ve all got our own idea of a dream office ... May 20th 2014 Business Environment client Donates winnings to Charity In an extraordinarily magnanimous gesture, the winner of Business Environment’s client extranet Football Challenge, has donated his entire winnings to Bristol charity, the Jessie May Trust. Bristol Temple Meads client Jeremy Hutchinson, ... May 06th 2014 5 ways of using your office space to motivate staff Facebook, Google and Apple don’t just lead the way when it comes to tech. Their offices are also trailblazing, aimed at motivating staff and keeping them contented. And the best is yet to come, with all of them due to open employee-centric ... Apr 10th 2014 Sister’s Doing it for Themselves, Not Each Other Women are just as likely to face discrimination in the workplace from other women as they do from men, according to a recent survey by serviced office provider Business Environment. An independent survey of 1,500 people found that more ... Apr 10th 2014 Green office = productive employees? The next time one of your employees complains that they’re too hot, or screen glare is giving them a headache, you might want to take it more seriously. New research has found that an environmentally-focused workplace leads to greater employee ... Apr 07th 2014 New City offices for Business Environment Multi-award winning serviced office provider Business Environment has today moved in to new offices at 150 Minories, EC3. The move will enable more efficient operations across a single floor in a more modern office facility. Just yards from ... Apr 01st 2014 Five ways to treat your workers A happy worker tends to be a more productive worker. With that in mind, how can you ensure your staff come to the office each day with a smile on their face? A treat courtesy of the boss every now and again is likely to do wonders for morale and doesn’t ... Mar 13th 2014 Superhero Abseil for free on BE’s Super Saturday Business Environment supports children’s charity Rays of Sunshine in joint fundraising/PR opportunity. On Saturday 29th March up to 80 people will abseil down Business Environment’s Wembley office at No 1 Olympic Way. The majority will ... Mar 10th 2014 Staff Motivation Matters – Demotivated, Disengaged Staff David Saul, Managing Director of leading serviced office operator Business Environment, explains the importance of motivating your employees. As the man who inspired one of the most successful and valuable companies in history, you can’t ... Feb 25th 2014 Small business need to stand up for themselves Size matters: David Saul, Managing Director for Business Environment discusses the often unfair lack of recognition given to SME’s by policy makers Try a quick test. What first comes to mind when you hear the word “business”? I’d be ... Feb 24th 2014 Top 5 tips for your company website In the competitive environment of the world wide web, your company website needs to make sure it’s getting everything right to stand out from the crowd. With an increasing proportion of business now taking place via the internet, the ... Feb 21st 2014 How to go green in the office For many businesses in the 21st century, becoming more eco-friendly is high on the priority list. There are many reasons for this – a greater level of environmental awareness, wanting to impress clients and the financial implications, ... Feb 20th 2014 Working women numbers ‘the highest since records began’ There are now a record number of women working in the UK, according to new government figures. A report released by the Office for National Statistics has shown the female employment rate currently stands at 67.2 per cent – the highest ... Feb 20th 2014 The Office Desk Location Hierarchy It is widely accepted that the open-plan office originated in Germany in the 1950s. The office landscape – Bürolandschaft – concept led to the banishment of the once-popular exam-hall style rows of desks to make way for a less regimented approach ... Feb 17th 2014 Train satisfaction survey results reveal need for improvement The reputation of the UK’s train network has taken a bit of a battering recently, with the weather certainly pulling no punches in disrupting services across the country. However, it appears as though the companies operating the rail ... Feb 13th 2014 Be my Valentine? BE Talks Loving your Customers It’s hard to walk into a shop at this time of year without stumbling over a proliferation of hearts, roses and declarations of love. And whether you embrace Valentine’s day and all that it stands for or remain cynical about its over-commercialisation, ... Feb 11th 2014 Top 5 business mistakes Navigating your business on the road to success can be quite the minefield. There are many pitfalls to avoid – some more obvious than others. While sometimes the difference between a positive outcome and a negative one can be entirely ... Feb 10th 2014 How to manage your virtual team In an age when remote working is increasingly becoming the rule as opposed to the exception, it’s no longer uncommon for a business’ team to be spread out across cities, countries and even continents. The power of the internet ... Feb 07th 2014 The end of the office desk phone? While it may have been the mainstay of every shared office for as long as any of us care to remember, the humble desk phone could soon be a thing of the past, according to new research. A study carried out by internet service provider Timico found ... Feb 05th 2014 Job satisfaction and promotion ‘not the same thing’ for women It has been claimed that initiatives promoting gender diversity are not achieving what they were set up to do and are focusing on the wrong priorities. Research conducted by IBM firm Kenexa has suggested that workplace schemes designed to ... Feb 03rd 2014 70,000 new broadband connections coming to Devon and Somerset Businesses and homes in Somerset and Devon are set to benefit from superfast broadband access by the summer. BT has revealed it expects to complete its project to connect 70,000 properties in the area by July. The £94 million initiative will ... Jan 30th 2014 BE completes largest serviced office refinance in recent years Business Environment has completed the refinancing of twelve of its properties, concluding the largest deal of its kind in the service office sector since before the credit crunch began. The agreement, worth £110.129m and made with a consortium ... Jan 28th 2014 Workers ‘unhappy’ with work/life balance, says study Half of all UK workers experience an “uneven” balance between their work life and home life, according to new research. Two-fifths (40 per cent) of female respondents to the survey by Tilda revealed they have to rely on caffeine ... Jan 23rd 2014 BE Live on Sky News We were delighted to welcome Sky News into our buildings yesterday to film a series of interviews with our teams about their views on Pensions and Savings. We were on live on Sky News at 11:50 & 1:20 and they also created an indepth feature ... Jan 22nd 2014 Top 5 tablets for business Businesses looking at ways to operate more efficiently and take advantage of the mobile working potential and convenience offered by tablets should consider the features they want alongside budget before selecting the model they require. ... Jan 21st 2014 How to expand your business abroad When it comes to growing your business – and your profits – sometimes the best approach is to think big. It doesn’t get much bigger than expanding your operations into a foreign market. While many may be put off from the risk ... Jan 17th 2014 9-5 ‘no more by 2020’ The traditional 9-5 working day will be a thing of the past by 2020, a new study has predicted. Research conducted by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) surveyed 750 business leaders on their thoughts on how office culture is likely to ... Jan 15th 2014 Top 5 free software packages for business When it comes to running a company, we’re all-too-aware that money doesn’t grow on trees. With that in mind, savvy business leaders are always looking for ways of operating where they don’t have to splash the cash. Whether ... Jan 15th 2014 Parental leave reform ‘relies on culture shift’ Plans to give new mums and dads more flexibility in sharing parental leave could prove to be ineffective unless more is done to tackle current attitudes on gender stereotypes, according to a government minister. Proposals that are due to come ... Jan 13th 2014 How to save money in the office Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves – while perhaps not entirely true when it comes to running a business, cutting unnecessary costs can be a useful exercise to allow you to distribute potentially wasted ... Jan 09th 2014 Staff sick days on the rise, says report Nearly a quarter of businesses have seen staff absenteeism rise in the last year, according to new figures. The Close Brothers Business Barometer has found that over a third of small and medium enterprise (SME) owners feel as though a proportion ... Jan 08th 2014 Male workers ‘couldn’t juggle childcare with their job’ The majority of men would be unwilling to swap roles with their other halves who spend more time doing jobs around the house, according to the latest figures. Arranging childcare seemed to be one of the main issues for male respondents to the ... Jan 07th 2014 Employees aged 41 ‘most at risk of burnout’ The average UK worker is 41-years-old by the time they suffer from professional burnout, according to a new survey. Research conducted by Conference Genie has revealed that many employees feel overrun by their workload and at a high risk of ... Jan 03rd 2014 Remote working ‘could save commuters a small fortune’ Commuters in the UK could be spending over triple the amount on rail travel than their counterparts in France, Spain, Italy and Germany, according to the Trade Union Congress (TUC). As part of the Action for Rail (AfR) campaign, lobbyists have ... Jan 02nd 2014 Andy Issott Andy Issott is Marketing Director. andrewi@beoffices.com 020 7959 6000 1. When did you start at BE? April 2010 2. Sum up your job in one sentence. Build our brands and generate leads 3. What is your favourite food? Chicken Balti or Steak (rare) ... Dec 24th 2013 Rail fare price increase confirmed The increase in rail prices for 2014 has been confirmed today (December 24th), with fares set to rise by an average of 2.8 per cent. Earlier in the month, chancellor George Osborne announced that the changes would be in line with July’s ... Dec 23rd 2013 Mentoring to transform your staff David Saul, managing director at Business Environment, takes a look at the importance of mentoring staff As the proverb goes: “you’re only as strong as your weakest link”. This quote is often attributed to sports teams – a weak pass in football ... Dec 20th 2013 Top 5 most admired business people It could be argued that one of the main motivators in life is having someone to measure up to, someone whose achievements you would like to at least emulate and even dream of overtaking. With this in mind, here’s our list (in no particular ... Dec 18th 2013 Superfast broadband boost for Greater Manchester businesses Around 39,000 more homes and businesses in Greater Manchester will have access to high-speed broadband by 2016, it has been announced today (December 18th). BT has announced details of the arrangement alongside the eight local authorities ... Dec 16th 2013 Top 5 business mantras Building your business around a set of basic principles certainly isn’t a bad idea and instilling a bit of your own personality, hopes and aims into the culture of your company and workforce is a great way to get everyone pulling in the ... Dec 13th 2013 How to get the best out of social media In the last couple of years, one of the most useful tools in many business’ marketing toolbox has been social media. Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are just a few examples of the types of networks that can be utilised, but it isn’t ... Dec 12th 2013 Staff relationships with each other ‘key to workforce happiness’ Employees’ happiness is linked more closely to their relationship with other colleagues than it is of that with their manager, according to new research. A study carried out by TINYpulse surveyed over 40,000 workers spread across ... Dec 10th 2013 Poor health and motivation ‘costs UK firms £6bn a year’ Employee disengagement and poor health is costing the UK economy £6 billion every year, according to a new study. Bupa has said that workers are holding back from doing the best they can, as many feel their efforts will not be rewarded. In addition ... Dec 06th 2013 Majority of staff ‘would prefer cash to a Christmas party’ Forget the Christmas party – most workers would rather just have the cash, according to new research. A study commissioned by MetLife Employee Benefits has found that over two-thirds of employees would opt to have the equivalent spent ... Dec 04th 2013 ‘Invest in your workers’, businesses told Businesses in the UK are being advised by a new study to invest in their workforce unless they want to lose their best staff. HR Review reports that over 14 million people – or nearly half of the country’s workforce – are considering ... Dec 02nd 2013 Manic Monday puts pressure on UK employees Monday, December 2 is set to be the most stressful day of the year as British employees struggle to complete their Christmas preparations while wrapping up work in time for the festive holidays, according to a new study by serviced office provider ... Nov 27th 2013 The importance of Christmas parties With December just around the corner, it’s getting to that time of year when talk in the office turns to the inevitable Christmas party. However, with many companies still focused on battling their way out of the economic downturn and ... Nov 25th 2013 Staff stress overlooked by managers ‘close to breaking point’ “Constantly worried” managers are struggling to keep an eye of staff members’ stress levels because they are too busy dealing with their own, according to a new report. Private medical insurance firm Bupa questioned ... Nov 21st 2013 Firms encouraged to invest in EVP A large number of UK businesses are failing to take advantage of their employee value propositions (EVP), according to a new study. Professional services firm Towers Watson has revealed its findings of research focussing on the deal that ... Nov 19th 2013 How do you tell when stress is affecting your staff? While pressure can sometimes be used as a good motivator for staff, it is important to remember that constantly breathing down someone’s neck isn’t always the best approach. Stress in the workplace can result in an increase in ... Nov 15th 2013 European SMEs Fail to Meet Employees’ Working Needs A generation of mobile workers are having their efficiency hampered because their employers are not giving them the sharing tools they need. This is according to new research from Sharp Europe, which identified a clear “opportunity ... Nov 13th 2013 Spiderman Scales BE Wembley Centre It’s rare to see a superhero in real life action but this last weekend that became a reality. Adjani Mamboleo (Age 6), a leukaemia sufferer, from Leeds had his dream come true on Sunday 10th November 2013. It was a heroic day for young Adjani, when ... Nov 04th 2013 How to conduct an effective job interview While it might generally be the consensus that the pressure is all on the applicant when it comes to job interviews, every business leader knows that this isn’t necessarily the case. This stage of the recruitment process is vital to ensuring ... Nov 01st 2013 Study reveals differing priorities of male and female staff Male staff members are more likely to deem getting married and raising a family as a life priority compared to female employees, according to new research. Figures released by professional social networking site LinkedIn have revealed that ... Oct 31st 2013 9-5 working day being overridden by customer demands Flexible working and an increase in the demands of customers are being cited as the reasons why more people than ever before are no longer working a traditional nine-to-five shift. According to new research from RingCentral UK, a third of employees ... Oct 28th 2013 How to motivate your staff Making sure you get the most out of your staff can often be one of the most challenging aspects of running a business. With the current economic climate certainly proving to be difficult at times, motivating your employees to do their best when ... Oct 22nd 2013 Bonuses ‘not the best way to motivate staff’ Just over one in ten workers have said that a financial bonus was a key way to get them motivated in work, according to a new survey. The Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) spoke to 1,000 employees – with only 13 per cent admitting ... Oct 18th 2013 Business Environment scoops award at UKCEA We are delighted to announce we have been named the best provider of customer service of any UK Professional Services firm, by scooping a 2013 UK Customer Experience Award, beating many firms, including outsourcing giant Capita, in the process. ... Oct 17th 2013 Work is ‘life or death’ for stressed staff A new study says stress levels at work are so bad, that employees regularly feel as though it is a matter of life or death. The research, which took place in Denmark, suggests that staff regularly experience sweaty palms, palpitations and a racing ... Oct 11th 2013 Messy desks costing businesses time and money Office workers are being urged to do more to keep their desks tidy, after the findings of a new report were revealed. 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