Office news from October 2014

Monthly Archives: October 2014

Societe Generale to move in to new Canary Wharf office building

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Offices.org.uk

FRENCH bank Societe Generale will move in to a brand new office building in Canary Wharf in 2019. The pre-let of 280,000 sq ft of office space in 1 Bank Street was announced today by developers, Canary Wharf Group. The … Continue reading →

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Staines offices transformation complete

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Offices.org.uk

WORK to turn a former brewery headquarters in to a modern new office block has been completed. Built in the late 1980s, Ashby House by the Thames in Staines has been transformed in to a modern Grade-A office space building … Continue reading →

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Mayor of London lobbies government to protect capital’s business districts

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Offices.org.uk

THE MAYOR of London Boris Johnson has written to the government urging it to abandon plans that could “compromise London and the UK’s future economic growth.” The coalition government has relaxed rules on converting office space to homes but exemptions … Continue reading →

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Gender diversity increases office productivity, report says

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Offices.org.uk

MIXED-Sex offices can help improve productivity in the workplace, according to new research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). But while diversity seems to be good for a business’ productivity, employees actually prefer single sex working environments, says the … Continue reading →

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London tops poll of best cities in world to work in

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Offices.org.uk

LONDON has come out on top in a survey of the most desirable places to work on the planet. The UK’s capital city beat off competition from New York, Paris and Sydney to come first in the worldwide survey of … Continue reading →