NEW MOTHERS are more likely to return to the workplace sooner if they can breastfeed at work, according to new research. Academics at the Institute for Social & Economic Research, at Essex University, say that mums are 8% more likely … Continue reading
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CENTRAL London was brought to a standstill on Friday afternoon after a three-hour siege in an office. Thousands of nearby workers were evacuated as the incident unfolded in Tottenham Court Road. Office furniture and computers were thrown from a fifth … Continue reading
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FORMER BBC offices in central London are to spend the summer hosting live music and theatre. The office space in Marylebone was home to BBC London but will turned into a temporary arts hub this summer. Theatre Delicatessen plan to … Continue reading
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SERVICED office provider i2 Office has launched its new business lounge membership club. The i2 Access scheme gives members access to professional places to work, relax or have a meeting at any of the i2 Office businesses centres around the … Continue reading
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A BRAND new business centre in Kent has been officially opened. The 85,000 sq ft Dover Innovation Centre in Poulton Close, Dover, offers local businesses serviced office space, meeting rooms, workshop facilities and training rooms. Anchor tenants at the development, … Continue reading
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MILLIONS of pounds of London office building contracts have been won by Galliford Try. The building group has announced that it has been chosen to build £100,000 sq ft of Grade-A office space near St James’s Park. It won the £27 … Continue reading
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CENTRAL Hong Kong is now the most expensive place in the world for prime office space, according to new research. Premium offices in Hong Kong will cost businesses owners over £97 per sq ft per annum, says the report by … Continue reading
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OFFICES formerly belonging to a brewery in Staines are to be turned into Grade-A office space. Ashby House is a three story office building in the town centre, formerly occupied by Courage Brewery and more recently the national sales office … Continue reading
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A LARGE property developer has announced it will sell its entire office portfolio. The news from Hammerson came as it published its full year results for 2011. Like for like rental income was up by 2.5% but it would dispose … Continue reading
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NEW research has shown the vast amount of office space in London’s West End that has been “lost” to the residential market. Over 200,000 sq ft of office space in the West End was converted to homes in 2010, and … Continue reading
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