Archive for May, 2008
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
It is not only the way we work but what we wear to work that may be changing at the moment, that's according to research from the Aziz corporation. They cite that upto 60% of offices now prefer workers to come in that awful phrase "smart casual", rather than a ...
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
Regus is to open it's first dedicated business centre in Horton House, Liverpool. Taking up two floors of the building, the centre will offer over 300 workstations in a total of 98 offices. In addition to this there will be 5 meeting rooms, video conference facilities and a drop-in ...
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
Choregus has learned that a group of Qatari state backed investors are preparing to invest around £5bn in UK and European commercial property.
Made up of the Qatar National Bank, Qatar Islamic Bank, Barwa International and Qinvest, the group is planning to work with Sellar Property Group to target high quality ...
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Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
London's prime office locations are still sought after by investors, writes the International Herald Tribune. The journal cites the Willis deal of last week as an example of cash rich investors having the courage to buy in the downturn on the assumption that over time the market will pick up ...
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Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
A successful incubator project for Chinese businesses has been extended for a further three years.
Based at Manchester Science Park, where the businesses are given free office space for three months, it provides support for tech-based companies from China that will perhaps invest in to Manchester city as they grow and ...
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Monday, May 26th, 2008
The amount of property deals in the UK has fallen by 52% in Q1 of this year compared with last the same time last year, according to commercial property agents Cushman and Wakefield. But it is not all doom and gloom as they now also believe that the market is ...
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Monday, May 26th, 2008
Serviced office giant Regus have come together with the Manchester Evening News (M.E.N) to offer one lucky person a virtual office for a year. To win all you have to do is to tell Regus why you think your business would benefit from a Regus virtual office.
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Monday, May 26th, 2008
UBC Manchester, the flagship conference and meetings venue of the United Business Centres network, is to host a meeting of the North West branch of the Society of Editors to review the Mediacity:UK development in Salford Quays and its impact on the media industry in the region. Mediacity:UK is a ...
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