Archive for December, 2008

Merry Christmas from Offices North West

Just to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year from us here at Offices North West. We will be taking a break for a few weeks over Christmas but will return in the new year with more news from the world of serviced offices in the sunny North West of England. 2008 will [...]

The Small Office Problem

We’ve often tried to put in to words what makes a serviced office such good value for money but perhaps not always got to the point particularly quickly.  Step forward then OfficeNetwork, an office search consultancy based out in San Francisco who have managed to sum it up in one simple diagram entitled ‘The Inefficient Real [...]

New M8 Business Centre Planned for Manchester

Property company Dylan Harvey have been given permission by Manchester City Council for a new business centre in the Strangeways area of Manchester report Crain’s Manchester.

Has Manchester Parking Just Gone Up in Value?

The thought of a congestion charge being introduced in Manchester would have no doubt filled various car park operators with fear, with the overall aim of the proposals to reduce the numbers of cars coming in to Manchester.  However, now the proposals have been voted down, will those parking spaces available become even more valuable?

Manchester Congestion Charge Decision

Greater Manchester has voted against the proposed  congestion charging and, with it, the TIF package for public transport funds.

New Train Timetables a Boost for the North West

We wouldn’t normally get excited by railway timetables, but the introduction of the new schedule on 14th December will bring further good news for businesses in the North West.

Lheyton Warby Appointed National Sales Manager at UBC

It’s proving a busy week for the HR Department at United Business Centres plc (UBC), with the latest news being that the company has appointed Lheyton Warby to the newly created role of National Sales Manager.

All Change at the Top for United Business Centres

Following the announcement that Managing Director Philip Grace has left the company, serviced office provider United Business Centres plc (UBC) has announced that the company will now be managed on a co-operative basis by its board of directors.  Following a period of unprecedented expansion which has seen the firm grow from five to 23 centres across [...]

Bank of England Cut Interest Rates by 1 per cent

For the second consecutive month, The Bank of England have drastically cut interest rates, this time by 1 per cent to the new rate of 2 per cent.

10,000 sq ft Available at 3 Hardman Street

In what could be a blow to Regus for the opening of their new business centre in Spinningfields, BDO Stoy Hayward have made 10,000 sq ft available as a sub-let in 3 Hardman Street.