Latest News - Page 7 Categories Our Sector Virtual Offices Sustainability Community Charity & CSR HR Select Category Our Sector Virtual Offices Sustainability Community Charity & CSR HR Nov 20th 2018 Focus on: Reading Continuing our series exploring the neighbourhoods where we have BE Office locations, this week we explore the area around our Reading office. If you’re in the market for great value flexible workspace at the heart of one of England’s fastest ... Nov 15th 2018 BE Offices reports on a year of expansion and service growth BE Offices today reports on a year of great change as it laid the foundations for growth and expansion in the increasingly competitive service office market. Overall the year ending 2017 showed a 13% uplift in turnover to £34.2m, and an EBITDA ... Nov 13th 2018 How to arrange the perfect office Christmas dinner Get your festive season off to the right start with the ultimate office Christmas meal out… A Christmas meal out with your colleagues can be the perfect antidote to a full-blown office party. It’s more casual and inclusive — and a lot less stressful ... Nov 13th 2018 BE Offices’ Nick Gandy joins BCA Board of Directors BE Offices today announces that industry veteran, Nick Gandy, director of business centres at BE Offices, has joined the Board of Directors at the Business Centre Association. The BCA is a not-for-profit trade organisation representing ... Nov 06th 2018 From Birmingham to the world… 10 of Brum’s best inventions You might be surprised just how many inventions hail from the Second City… Birmingham’s always held a reputation as one of the UK’s most innovative cities. Even today, almost three-quarters of the inventions copyrighted in the UK every year ... Oct 30th 2018 7 spooktacular ideas for Halloween office parties Hosting an office party to celebrate Halloween? Here are our top 7 tips to make it go with a bang. Halloween is an excellent excuse for an office party. Not only will it get everyone’s spirits up, it can also be a great way to introduce some team bonding ... Oct 30th 2018 Focus on managers: Which Peaky Blinders character would make the best boss? As part of our regular spotlight on managers, we take a look at what kind of bosses our favourite Peaky Blinders characters would make — beware of spoilers! Based on real events, Peaky Blinders tells the story of 1920s Birmingham in the grip of ... Oct 29th 2018 BESpoke delivers first Belfast corporate managed workspace BESpoke, the BE Offices managed workspace division, has leased 20,000 sq ft in a Belfast city centre block, its eighth deal since launching last November. Located in Adelaide Exchange, a 230,000 sq ft mixed-use development on Adelaide Street, ... Oct 22nd 2018 Focus on managers: What sort of boss would Lord Sugar make? As part of our regular spotlight on managers, we take a look at what it would be like if we won The Apprentice and had Lord Sugar as our boss. The Apprentice is finally back on our screens and we are already having fun talking about the misadventures ... Oct 16th 2018 BE goes ‘green’ as majority of centres convert to renewable sourced energy BE Offices today announces that 75% of its centres now use electricity from renewable sources. The company made a conscious decision to convert all centres, over which it has control to determine energy providers, to power from renewable ... Oct 10th 2018 Focus on: Victoria, London Introducing a new series exploring the neighbourhoods around our BE Office locations, this week we look at London’s Victoria… If you’re searching for office space that’s right in the heart of some prime SW1 real estate, our serviced offices ... Oct 09th 2018 Great fundraising ideas for your office If you’re looking for ways to raise money for charity at the workplace, check out these ideas and do your bit for a good cause. Fundraising for charity is not only a great way for your office to give back to good causes, but it can also encourage team ... Oct 05th 2018 Birmingham in numbers Ahead of the launch of BE Offices’ new building in Birmingham, we decided to find out a bit more about the West Midlands powerhouse. The UK’s second biggest city, Birmingham was voted Britain’s best place to grow ... Oct 04th 2018 Focus on managers: Which “Great British Bake Off” judge would make the best boss? GBBO is back on our screens, but which of the four judges would make the best office manager? On your marks, get set… BAKE! Yes, television institution and everyone’s favourite cooking show the Great British Bake Off is well underway! And while ... Oct 03rd 2018 How to make the most of autumn in the office Autumn is upon us, and to celebrate the changing of the season here are some excellent ways to get the most out of it… It might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but autumn is one of our favourite seasons. With fireworks, changing leaves and more pumpkin ... Sep 25th 2018 How to get the most out of YouTube YouTube has changed the way people consume information, but how can you make it work for your small business? YouTube is the second most visited website in the world, with over 1 billion hours of content watched on the site every single day. And ... Sep 25th 2018 BE Offices concludes £84m refinancing with HSBC BE Offices today announces it has concluded a £84m refinancing package with HSBC. This new financing agreement means that BE has extended the period of its fixed debt to five years and provides the business with additional cash to fund future ... Sep 18th 2018 Top tips for presenting with style To make your next presentation go with a bang, here are our eight simple rules for nailing public speaking. Public speaking can be a nerve-wracking experience for anyone, and if you’re not used to it then it can be downright terrifying. So to ... Sep 12th 2018 How to keep your student temps coming back every summer If you want to keep hold of your student temp workers year after year, check out these top tips… As university cities across the country gear up for Freshers’ Week, for many business owners this time of the year marks the departure of their student ... Sep 11th 2018 Investing in its portfolio pays dividends for BE Offices Occupancy levels hit 85% in refurbished space BE Offices reports its multi-million-pound refurbishment programme in parts of its existing portfolio is paying dividends as occupancy levels in the upgraded space hits 85%. The first phase ... Aug 29th 2018 Focus on managers: Which ‘The O.C.’ character would make the best boss? To celebrate the 15th anniversary of Channel 4’s hit teen drama, we sought to find out which of ‘The O.C’s “Core Four” would make the best manager. It’s been 15 years since the premiere of our favourite California-based teen drama, so we thought ... Aug 28th 2018 6 tricks to freshen up your workplace Transform your workspace with some of these quick and easy tips that will breathe new life into your office. They say a change is as good as a rest, and as most of us don’t have the luxury of taking a rest from office life, why not try changing things ... Aug 23rd 2018 The best healthy lunches to eat in the office Make your co-workers green with envy by taking these deliciously healthy packed lunches into the office. Sick of having dreary cheese sandwiches every day? Bored of running to Greggs for a sausage roll when you don’t know what to eat? We’ve ... Aug 20th 2018 Focus on managers: Which Avenger would make the best boss? As part of our regular feature focusing on managers, we wonder which of the Avengers would make the best boss…? The Avengers were back on the big screen earlier in the summer with the latest film Infinity War storming the box office, so we got to ... Aug 16th 2018 The ultimate Friday afternoon office cocktails Wow your co-workers with your mixology skills by whipping up some great tasting cocktails and make your Friday afternoon drinks go with a bang! When the clock hits 5 o’clock on a Friday afternoon, a great way to round off the working week is with ... Aug 14th 2018 BE Offices appoints industry veteran Jennings as Group Sales Director BE Offices today announces the appointment of Derren Jennings as the group’s Sales Director with immediate effect. Derren joins BE from IWG plc (previously Regus) where he was the company’s UK Agent Director and had been with the business ... Aug 10th 2018 Your Business Magazine Read the latest edition of Your Business magazine featuring BE Offices. Click to view. ... Aug 09th 2018 Focus on managers: What sort of work boss would Joe Wicks make? As part of our regular spotlight on managers, we have a think about what body coach and bestselling author Joe Wicks would be like as a boss… As we all try to live a little healthier while juggling ever-busying lives, some of us have turned to body ... Aug 07th 2018 Get more from your co-working space Co-working spaces offer some great opportunities, but their fruits don’t just fall into your lap. Here are our top tips for getting the most out of your co-working space. Co-working spaces can be the perfect places to help your business grow ... Jul 31st 2018 How to balance work-life and fitness Sometimes it feels you’re juggling a hundred things a day, and looking after yourself takes a backseat. Here are some easy ways to keep fitness levels up while working your 9-5. It can be daunting trying to balance work-life and “real” life – ... Jul 25th 2018 Client Informed Newsletter July 2018 – Coffee Break Answers Page The July edition of the BE Offices and &Offices client newsletter is out now. Please see below for the answers to our coffee break puzzles and brain teasers. Sudoku Hidato World Cup Word Search Emoji Quiz 3 Digit Riddle Look at the ... Jul 25th 2018 Best practices for hiring new staff In an ideal world, you’d find the perfect candidate every time. In practice, that’s easier said than done. While no hiring process guarantees success, there are measures you can take to give yourself the best possible chance of finding excellent ... Jul 24th 2018 Alternative office summer party ideas It’s summer party season, so to make sure your office get-together goes with a bang here are our top 5 tips for the best office summer party. It’s that time of year again… summer party season. While summer in the office usually means a drop in productivity ... Jul 23rd 2018 Which Incredibles character would make the best manager? Following on from 2004’s original, Disney Pixar’s Incredibles 2 finally hit our screens this month. As we get gripped by superhero fever, we can’t help but wonder what the Incredibles gang would be like as office bosses… Can you believe ... Jul 12th 2018 INFOGRAPHIC: How much coffee do we drink? We are renowned as a nation of tea drinkers but just how much coffee do we now drink in the UK? 70 million cups of coffee are drunk every day in the UK compared to 165 million cups of tea with the average Briton consuming around 1.7 kg of coffee per year. ... Jul 09th 2018 Focus on Managers: Which Sex and the City character would make the best manager? In the wake of the 20th anniversary of the hit show’s first ever episode, we wonder which of the Sex And The City girls would make the best manager (and who would make the worst…) Twenty years has been and gone since Carrie Bradshaw and her three ... Jul 03rd 2018 Business lessons from Russia 2018 We’re some way through this summer’s festival of football in Russia, but what lessons can businesses take from the action on the pitch? As the England team limber up ready to face Colombia tonight, football fans across the world continue to ... Jun 28th 2018 Email marketing after GDPR GDPR has finally come into effect, but what does it mean for email marketing? Here are our top 4 tips for reshaping your strategy after GDPR. GDPR, the European Union’s new privacy law came into effect on 25 May 2018. GDPR — or the General Data Protection ... Jun 26th 2018 Focus on: Managers. What sort of work boss would Gareth Southgate make? As part of our regular feature focusing on managers, we explore how effective Gareth Southgate would be as a workplace boss. The festival of football in Russia is in full swing, with England joint top (with Belgium) of their group, also containing ... Jun 22nd 2018 Making the most of the football in the workplace Russia 2018 is here but how is your office coping with the greatest football show on Earth? Check out our top tips for making the most of the football in your workplace. The football is well underway in Russia, with the tournament’s opening match ... Jun 18th 2018 Changing your career in your 40s or 50s Starting from scratch in a new career in your 40s or 50s can be a great adventure – but it can be daunting and competitive, too. Have a read of our guide to switching career mid-stream, to make the transition as smooth as possible. The era of one career ... Jun 14th 2018 Belize 2018 volunteer trip – Day 10 – Reduce, reuse, recycle In previous blog posts I have talked about the different projects that ReefCI are working on, but during our time here it has become evident that there is a great deal to be said about the running of the island itself. ReefCI want to lead by example ... Jun 13th 2018 Belize 2018 volunteer trip – Day 9 – She sells sea shells on the sea shore *Tip: coffee can worsen sea sickness, so if it’s particularly choppy or if you suffer with it badly avoid it altogether just before getting on the boat. Tuesday was conch dive day, our job for one of the dives would be to find out the number ... Jun 13th 2018 Belize 2018 volunteer trip – Day 8 – back to Tom Owen’s Caye Another week in the office…. well on a desert island in the middle of the Caribbean! Monday morning Victoria and I had breakfast at a local cafe and went to the Hokey Pokey Water Taxi rank to meet the returning volunteers and new recruits. ... Jun 12th 2018 Belize 2018 volunteer trip – Weekend – Mayan ruins and torrential rain! After a week on the reef our travellers returned to the mainland for the weekend and some recreational time off…… We went to some Mayan ruins on Saturday which were incredible, it was so interesting to learn about their history and the ... Jun 11th 2018 Focus on….e-retailers…what do they do? Electronic retailers are online businesses that sell their goods and services through the internet. As there aren’t any expensive overheads involved, such as renting a shop space, the day-to-day running costs of online retailers are considerably ... Jun 09th 2018 Belize 2018 volunteer trip – Day 5 – batten down the hatches! *Tip: When it rains, it pours on the island and you had better make sure you leave nothing on the washing line when it does as it may well not be there in the morning! Thursday started as the previous two days had done, a pre-dive snack at 6.30 followed ... Jun 08th 2018 Belize 2018 volunteer trip – Day 4 – Midweek madness – crash bang whallop! *Tip: when diving or snorkelling, don’t touch anything and keep your limbs away from the coral. Many species of coral are venomous in order to protect them from predators. Pretty to look at, not to touch. Bad things come in threes so they ... Jun 08th 2018 BE Offices Migrates to UltraSoft System BE Offices (“BE”), the leading independent flexible space provider, today announces that it has moved to a new CRM software system provided by UltraSoft Technologies (“UltraSoft”). The system has been successfully implemented and currently ... Jun 07th 2018 Saving the ocean on World Oceans Day To coincide with the BE Offices charity trip to a reef conservation project in Belize we are supporting World Oceans Day today. The ocean is said to occupy almost 71% of the world’s surface – yet only 10% of it has ever been explored ... Jun 07th 2018 Belize 2018 volunteer trip – Day 3 – Tuesday…food bell and lionfish! Tip: the bell is the most important sound on the island, it means gather in the living area. Everyone loves hearing it at 8am, 1pm and 7pm, because that means food is ready! The day starts early on Tom Owens Caye, there is coffee, fruit and snacks ... Jun 07th 2018 Belize 2018 volunteer trip – Day 2 – There’s no hot water tap in island life! Tip: try to be the first to shower in the evening, not because the water will run out if you’re the last, but because the top of the rainwater tank will have been heated by the sun and that’s the water that leaves the tank first. After ... Jun 05th 2018 Belize 2018 volunteer trip – Day 1 – planes, trains and automobiles… oh and golf buggies too! 2 tube rides, 3 flights, 4 shuttle bus journeys, a golf buggy ride and a boat trip later and we’ve finally made it to the island! No, not Love Island, Tom Owens Caye! After three days of sitting on multiple modes of transport, Victoria and ... May 29th 2018 How to help bridge the generation gap in your workplace Workplaces are made up of people of all different ages – this means working styles and outlooks often differ. So how can you help bridge the generation gap in your office for a more productive and melodious work environment? The two main groups ... May 22nd 2018 5 reasons why business automation is great for businesses and their employees When people hear the word “automation”, self-driving cars, electronic home assistants (hello Alexa!) and robots taking over jobs generally spring to mind. But here are some reasons why business automation is hugely beneficial to employees ... May 16th 2018 Community spirit: why getting involved in your local community is good for business Supporting your local community isn’t just about getting that warm fuzzy feeling – it could have a really positive impact on your business too. Check out our top tips for getting more involved in your community and find out how it can help ... May 15th 2018 BE.Spoke strikes first deals and establishes benchmark for next generation of managed flexible workspace BE.Spoke, the managed flexible workspace provider, today announces its first transactions on behalf of corporate occupiers and establishes a new benchmark in the rapidly growing sector. Launched by BE Offices under the leadership of industry ... May 14th 2018 BE Offices takes 36,300 sq ft Birmingham building to showcase its range of flexible office offers BE Offices today announces that it has taken the entire 36,300 sq ft Somerset House in Temple Street, Birmingham as it spearheads its expansion outside London Unusually BE is using Somerset House to showcase its full range of flexible space ... May 09th 2018 Focus on: managers. What sort of manager would Wes Anderson make? As part of our regular feature focusing on managers, we wonder what sort of manager the famed director Wes Anderson would make… In the wake of the long-awaited Isle of Dogs release, we wonder what the film’s colourful creator and director Wes ... May 08th 2018 Building a happier workplace: tips from the most popular places to work in the UK They say happier workers are more productive workers. But what makes a happier worker? We’ve taken a look at some of the most popular places to work in the UK for inspiration… Every year Glassdoor publishes a list of the most popular places ... « Older EntriesNewer Entries » (Or jump to page 1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435 of 35) Building a happier workplace: tips from the most popular places to work in the UK