Placemaking expert Zoe Ellis-Moore, talks to technologywithin about why partnerships and branding are key to an operator’s success The past year has seen rising interest in flexible workspace with the sector growing by 4% despite the pandemic.With 85% of working adults still wanting to take a hybrid approach to the office, this interest is clearly here to stay. What …
Key trends for flexible workspace in 2022
The seismic events of the last couple of years have certainly left their mark on all aspects of the world economy. Flexible workspace, which in comparison to other industries, is regarded as fairly resilient in riding the economic waves, found that it too needed to adapt to the changing working practices and trends following the pandemic. At technologywithin we have …
Get organised for Christmas – Christmas diverts and number porting
Christmas diverts With Christmas now appearing on the horizon we wanted to let you know that if you require any help making configuration changes and diverts for your phones over the Christmas period, please let us know by the close of business on Wednesday 15th December. This will then allow us time to allocate engineers to help put any changes …
Should flexible workspace operators buy or rent IT equipment?
Capex, or Opex? As an IT partner to the flexible workspace sector, we are quite often asked by clients about the relative benefits of buying or renting their comms equipment, such as handsets, WiFi and network management kit. We find that the operator’s business model usually dictates the commercial approach. The owner operator model For flexible workspace operators who own …
Five things we learnt at the FlexSA Conference 2021
After two years, a global pandemic and numerous lockdowns, we were finally able to attend the Flexible Space Association Conference (FlexSA) and it was great to be back. Held at etc. venues County Hall for the first time, we certainly had some great river views to enjoy. However we couldn’t stand around admiring them for too long as we were …
1 Mill Street and technologywithin – a creative collaboration
Opening a new business over the course of the last year has been a challenging task with the difficult business environment meaning many companies have put expansion and growth plans on hold. However, there are examples of businesses that have opened and thrived in this unusual environment. One such example is the collaborative workspace at 1 Mill Street in Leamington …
eBook launch event
Planning a live client event to launch our new eBook, “Flexing your assets: Converting Retail to Flexible Workspace” seemed something of a risk when we booked it back in May. But, with a couple of days to spare after Freedom Day we were delighted to welcome contributors and clients to a proper face to face celebration on July 21st. Managing …
Oxford House and technologywithin – A developing partnership
One of the fascinating things about flexible workspace is the way that it can take buildings that have previously been used for a specific purpose and turn them into something that gives them a whole new lease of life. At technologywithin we work with a range of operators based in a wide variety of buildings that have been transformed into …
How Landlords can futureproof their buildings and improve their marketability
Introduction We recently hosted a webinar to examine how landlords can futureproof their buildings and improve their marketability. This followed up our very well received Greyspace webinar in March, which started a conversation about how excess corporate portfolio can be successfully repurposed as flexible workspace. Richard Morris, our Sales & Marketing Director, was joined by our new Business Development Director …
The Hill Hub and technologywithin – an arresting combination
For a lot of people, a visit to a police station would be a nerve-wracking experience. However, visitors to the former police station in Dartford have no such worries. The space that once housed brave police officers, protecting the people of Dartford, now hosts fearless entrepreneurs who use the space to develop, exchange ideas, and enrich the lives of their …