Planning an office move for 2024
If you're planning an office move in the new year, then it's important to use December - potentially a quieter time - to assess what you already have, why you [...]
Office space Christmas decorations – top tips
Christmas is a time of festivity, and it's no different in the office. During the holiday season, many workplaces deck out their halls with festive decorations to create a warm [...]
What you’ll need to rent an office space that maximises efficiency
Creating an efficient and comfortable office space is crucial for maximising productivity, whether you're setting up a home office or contributing to your workplace's communal space, having the right equipment [...]
The importance of Office Safety
Office safety directly impacts the health and well-being of your employees. A shocking 123 workers were killed in workplace accidents, and 565,000 were injured. Accidents and injuries in the workplace [...]
How big should my business be before I rent an office space
Over 99% of all businesses in the UK are small or medium sized businesses, and a lot of these SMEs are really limited companies with no employees. However, successful microbusinesses [...]
Why an all-inclusive office rental in Woking will save you money
The majority of businesses are on the lookout for ways to save money, whether that's multinational corporations or start ups. Cutting back on unnecessary expenses and optimising efficiency where possible [...]
Creating a strong work community using your office space
Creating a strong work community is crucial for employee engagement, productivity, and staff retention. An office that prioritises building a positive work environment. Here are some of the ways you [...]
What lies ahead for office space in 2024?
Office life as we know it has undergone multiple transformations over recent years for a number of reasons. Technology has played a significant role in reshaping the way we work [...]
Why you should choose an office rental with meeting rooms
Office rental with meeting rooms offers a number advantages for businesses of all sizes. Access to meeting rooms within or close to your office space can streamline your business processes [...]
The downsides of working from a coffee shop
The growth of working remotely where people have sought more flexible work arrangements might have made the idea of setting up a temporary office in a coffee shop enticing. If [...]
Preparing your business for winter
It feels like there hasn’t been much of a summer this year and as the temperatures start to drop already and people look ahead of the winter, it’s important that [...]
Tips for finding a new office space in Woking
When it comes to finding a new office space in Woking, there are a number of factors to consider. Whether you’re a small business starting up or an established business, [...]
Why sustainable office spaces are important for small businesses
With increasing concerns for the environment, creating a sustainable office environment is more important than ever for businesses of all sizes. One in four people in the UK now see [...]
How shared office space supports hybrid working
Hybrid working is very much the new norm, with 44% of office based workers working a hybrid model, very similar in numbers to the number of those in the office [...]
SEND Business Park partner Tannery Studios launches solar power initiative
Send Business Park is home to both Tannery Studios and the Send Business Centre. Tannery Studios was built to add something extra to the Send Business Park. Where the Send [...]
Top 5 benefits of renting an office space outside London
Historically, businesses of all sizes have been based in city centres, with London being the biggest of them all. However now, thanks to a shift in priorities, a change in [...]
Why you should be renting an office with fast internet
The vast majority of the UK is now online, with 98% of the population now online including an extra 300k between 2021 and 2022. Internet connection might be seen as [...]
Help your employees save money in the workplace
The cost-of-living crisis doesn’t appear to be going away. Despite energy costs supposedly dropping and supermarket bosses promising a reduction in the price of food, people are worried about their [...]
The disadvantages of a virtual office space
Some business owners, in an age of working from home, decide that whilst they want to have a business address for their business, they don’t want an actual office itself. [...]
How to tailor your office rental to keep your employees happy
In many people’s office rental, there are essential items such as desks, chairs, stationary and basic technology, but in a world where employers are having to work harder to attract [...]
Why an clean desk policy is worth considering in a shared office space
A clean desk policy or empty desk policy is usually a company-wide initiative enforcing that employees leave their workspaces clean and empty at the end of the day. Whilst this [...]
How to hold a virtual meeting in a shared office space
A shared office space is great, where you can collaborate with colleagues, generate work relationships, and build a team culture. However, with the growth of virtual meetings and online team [...]
Why all inclusive office space rental is a reassuring choice for SMEs
If you’re running a business, the chances are you’re always on the look out for ways to save money, cut down unnecessary expenses, and generally make your business more efficient. [...]
Office space downsizing – when you should look for a smaller office space
Office space downsizing has been in the news ever since it became apparent that workplace changes made throughout the pandemic were likely to - in part - become a more [...]
Predicted increase in London office rental prices drives businesses to rural office locations
Office space in London has always been expensive for businesses of all sizes, even those looking to rent a single office in a shared office facility. However, office spaces in [...]
Creating an office space for summer
It might be a slightly cooler start to the year than in previous years, but with talk of better weather on the horizon in the UK it could be time [...]
Rafters at Tannery Studio – large, modern office space near Woking
On the same site as SEND Business Centre, our new facility Tannery Studios offers a range of office spaces to rent as well as production studios and filming facilities. [...]
How your office rental could win you business
One of the biggest challenges that small business owners face is getting more business. People are being much more cautious with their cash with ongoing uncertainty caused by the pandemic [...]
Outside views and natural light proven to boost an office spaces productivity
Since the end of the pandemic, people are getting back into the swing of the office with an increase in the amount of people dividing their time between home and [...]
A rural alternative to office rental in London
Office rental in London comes in a range of sources from city centre hotdesking to converted warehouses on the outskirts. There are a few common issues with renting an office [...]
Why choose a serviced office instead of a traditional office rental?
The use of serviced office space over traditional office rental is increasing, with cities around the UK seeing demand growing by 15-25% in 2022. There are multiple reasons for this, [...]
Why businesses aren’t looking for a virtual office
A virtual office on paper might sound like a great idea. No overheads, no travel, it might seem like a no-brainer to avoid having a physical office at all. Yet [...]
Choosing A Start-up Office Space Design
There was a surge of new businesses created during the pandemic as people looked for creative new ways to make a living in difficult times, but this trend has continued [...]
Planning a hybrid working friendly office
The effects of the global pandemic are still being felt in several ways, but the main way that times have changed - initially through necessity but now through demand - [...]
Maximising the Potential of your Office Space
With many of us spending as much time sitting at our desks at work as in our home offices, the design of office space is equally as important as your [...]
Working 4 days a week the new norm for 2023?
The COVID19 pandemic has had a huge impact on people's working lives, in particular those that work in offices. The shift towards flexible working was initially just in location and [...]
The importance of flexible contracts when choosing office space in Woking
In the agile world of business on the outskirts of London, a business’s workplace can often change quickly, and the more conventional kind of office space rental contracts might not [...]
How to take small steps to reduce your office carbon footprint
The last few years have been uniquely challenging with a global pandemic shortly followed by a cost of living crisis and ongoing threats of industrial action. However, a long term [...]
Why growing businesses are turning to shared office space for 2023
Choosing an office for your business is a big decision and one where logistics, expense, contracts, additional costs, and transport are all factors to both consider and get right. Despite [...]
Flexible office spaces for fast moving businesses
If there's one thing to be certain of the moment in business and life in general, it's uncertainty. Whilst there are many new businesses and industries on the rise, there [...]
How renting an office space can increase staff retention
Renting an office space was once a certainty for the majority of traditional office-based businesses, but with the growth of flexible working, there are businesses asking themselves if they need [...]
Cost of living concerns drives new approach to shared office space
Whilst the growth of flexible hours and hybrid working has been driven by the COVID19 pandemic, a new potential crisis is driving working behaviour. The phrase 'cost of living' has [...]
How much office space per person in an office?
When looking at shared office spaces, it can be difficult to visualise how much space you'll need. Looking at a photo and being given the number of square feet or [...]
New EV chargers at SEND Business Centre
At SEND Business Centre we are continually looking for ways in which we can improve the lift of those renting our shared office spaces in Woking, which is why we're [...]
Adapting for a heatwave in an office
This July record temperatures are set to hit, bringing some of the warmest temperatures in the history of the UK's weather records. In a similar way to extreme cold, extreme [...]
Supporting flexible working with a flexible workplace
The phrase 'flexible working' is present on a majority of job adverts these days, where something previously considered a 'perk' has evolved into a standard part of the working world. [...]
Office style for efficiency as well as morale
Office style might be seen as a 'nice to have' where it's just a matter of prettying up the workspace, but in reality, your office style can be just as [...]
SME sustainability – how to make your business more environmentally friendly.
A new survey of SMEs in the UK has found that more than 75% do not have ambitious carbon targets in place, with key barriers including a lack of finance, [...]
Start up costs – what are the costs in opening a new business office
When starting a business, or maybe taking a 'side hustle to the next level, there are a number of costs to consider in order for the business to both be [...]
Preparing your business workplace for summer
There is tantalising talk of better weather on the horizon in the UK and after months of cold and then a drizzly start of spring, we're all looking forward to [...]
Encouraging a positive return to the office
There is a lot of talk in the papers of negative approaches to the return to the office, with one of the most dramatic examples being in Canada, where they [...]
Tannery Studios – Film Studio Rental at Send Business Park
Tannery Studios is based at Send Business Park alongside SEND Business Centre. While it's also a serviced office space rental more aimed at creative and technology-based businesses, it also offers [...]
Easy networking strategies for 2022
For the last couple of years, it's definitely not been easy networking through lockdowns, restrictions, masks, and social distancing. In 2022, there is cautious hope that there will be some [...]
Demand for technology in the workplace grows for SMEs following pandemic
A new survey by the World Economic Forum has shown that the pandemic has further increased the demand for more adoption and integration technology in the workplace among SMEs (small [...]
Office design trends for ‘the new normal’ in 2022
The 'new normal' is a new, evolving way of working triggered by the global pandemic where companies became more aware of flexible working potential out of necessity. Before the pandemic, [...]
Is January the best time to grow or start a business?
Prospective entrepreneurs in the UK are 10% more likely to start a business in January, shows new data from 123Reg. Their information not only shows a spike in the number [...]
Planning a safe Christmas for your SME office
Christmas was traditionally a season where anything goes, but even though Christmas 2021 is set to be much less dire than 2020, the average SME office is looking for a [...]
Getting your business office ready for winter
Getting ready for winter often implies starting the dreaded Christmas shopping and pre-ordering turkey, but your business needs to prepare for the eventualities of winter as well, which is why [...]
COP26 highlights a need for surrey office rental spaces to maintain green spaces
The global climate summit COP26 brought people from around the whole globe together to address the pressing and worrying issue of climate change and it has been universally agreed that [...]
Advantages of office working over working from home
The pandemic caused a massive shift temporarily when social isolation, COVID legislations, and limitations meant that for a massive proportion of people, office working was canceled completely. Before COVID19, 70% [...]
Working on the River Wey – Offices in Surrey
Location can be everything when it comes to choosing an office, but in addition to looking at travel links, parking, and nearby facilities it's important to bear in mind employee [...]
What’s the difference between co-working and hotdesking?
Flexible working is on the rise in the UK, and there are people looking for more flexible approaches to renting office space. Co-working and hotdesking are two options in demand, [...]
Is a four day working week coming to England?
As the world of world shuffles back to the office, there is a shift away from the pre-pandemic office work environment to a 'new normal'. Flexible or hybrid working is [...]
Increasing employee wellbeing with a serviced office space
It's not that surprising to find out that people found 2020 stressful, and work was no exception. In fact, 70% of the global workforce say that 2020 was the most [...]
5 reasons a small business need a small office space
The office can be the centre of activity for any business - big or small. There are some smaller businesses that feel like given the increase in the use of [...]
Adapting your office space for hybrid working post pandemic
As coronavirus restrictions lift, a lot of the companies whose teams have been working from home for the last year and a half are getting ready to see their employees [...]
Working Near Home, not Working From Home
The pandemic has pushed a lot of people to reconsider how they want to balance their home and work life, but despite many people considering a more 'hybrid' approach to [...]
Office Space for SMEs
Small and medium-sized businesses have taken a big hit in morale in the last 18 months where recommendations have been to work from home wherever possible. Now that we're edging [...]
How many employees do I need before I rent an office space?
It's no great surprise that the majority of all businesses are small and medium-sized businesses. In fact, over 99% of all businesses are SMEs with a small group of massive [...]
Plants in offices – ideas for indoor plants in the workplace
The benefits of indoor plants in the office run deeper than just making the place look pretty. Some of the world's biggest and most profitable companies are incorporating plants in [...]
Top 5 reasons a serviced office is best for a modern business
In today’s fast-moving atmosphere, the key considerations for most businesses are time, money, and effort. Businesses that are looking to grow and evolve, as opposed to just survive, the current [...]
What is a hybrid meeting and how to run one
The world at large is more comfortable than ever with online meetings. A growing number of people are returning to the office but there's a growing number of businesses, including [...]
Tannery Studios at SEND Business Park shortlisted for CREST Business Award
Tannery Studios - on site on SEND Business Park - are excited to announce their shortlisting for an award at CREST Business Awards for Corporate Responsibility for the Environment and [...]
Implementing a flexible workspace that supports flexible working
Flexible working was always a 'nice to have' when it came to working, and often something that needed to be arranged and negotiated. Now, many employers are looking for employees [...]
Choosing a new office space during a pandemic
Many businesses are reassessing their office needs following the pandemic, as more people are choosing a mix of working from home while really valuing the move back to the collaboration [...]
Lunch break ideas – reclaim your lunch break with these creative ideas
There are some scary statistics out there when it comes to your middle meal of the day - 79% of people aren't taking time for themselves on their lunch break, [...]
Stress Awareness Month – rent an office that reduces stress levels
When you're looking at where you're going to rent an office, you'd be surprised at how many of the key considerations will affect your employees' stress levels, as well as [...]
Return to the workplace- time to reassess your office rental needs?
Working from home might be a much more accepted working practice, but the majority of employers are now saying that they are starting to implement a gradual return to the [...]
Shared office space in London or near London?
Since the start of the pandemic, there has been over 350,000 new businesses started, and over 135,000 of those were in London. Whilst many business have been started at dining [...]
Office move checklist (in a pandemic)
In the same way that you can out grow a house, you can outgrow a place of business. That could mean the amount of space that you use, the area [...]
The evolution of ‘meeting rooms’ following the pandemic
Up until quite recently, a majority of meetings have been held in meeting rooms as a matter of course. Many people are stating that following the pandemic those days are [...]
Six vital considerations when choosing an office space in Surrey
When looking to rent an office space in Surrey, a bit like choosing a home there are many factors to consider. Picking an office you love is great, as it’s important [...]
Office space during Covid
Covid and the Ofiice - Since the Pandemic hit us all at the start of the year, we have all had to reacess how we do even the basic day [...]
Life at Tannery House
Integrated agency Liven Creative moved into Tannery House in January 2011. With both founding directors living close by, it’s the ideal location – far less time commuting to and from [...]
Maximising Space in a Small Office
It can be disheartening when you only have a small office space in which to work. Not having sufficient space can not only hinder productivity but also make you demotivated [...]
Why it’s good to be caught napping…
Let’s face it, the working week can be a little tiring, as well as perhaps even being a bit tiresome for some , but it is for most of us [...]
Boost Your Daily Office Productivity
Although many people think physical manual work is more taxing than office work, this may not be wholly true. Whilst manual labour uses a lot more physical exertion and energy, [...]
A Healthy Workplace is a Happy Workplace
Work – for the majority of us it’s a necessity of life. As such an important part of our existence, it goes without saying that it is important that our [...]
6 ways to save money and the planet
An eco-friendly office is totally possible with our 5 tips [one_half]Nowadays, everyone is trying to be a little bit more green. As we hear reports every day of the effects [...]
Without our tips, your workplace health issues won’t go away
Banish those workplace health niggles and issues forever! [one_half] One of the major pitfalls about working in an office environment is that sometimes, it’s not the most healthy place to [...]
5 ways you can increase productivity
Need to encourage some extra productivity amongst your office staff? Here's how you do it… In an office environment, it can be difficult to keep yourself and your colleagues on [...]
Contemporary or traditional offices?
Is there a big difference in the way modern, contemporary offices are run compared to their traditional counterparts? If you work for a relatively new company, the chances are that [...]
Benefits of working in an open plan office?
Open plan offices are a brilliant option for your team! Working in an open plan office is a common practice nowadays. Since the 1960s, this has become a hugely popular [...]
What do you keep in self storage?
What do you use your self storage space for? The chances are it’s nothing exciting; we would guess it’s likely to be items you no longer use, things you’re storing if [...]
The best things about working in a serviced office
If you’re a business owner looking for a space to locate your business, you’ve probably already considered serviced offices - you wouldn’t be on our site if you hadn’t! We [...]
5 Reasons you should be mad about hot desking!
Hot desking has been one of the more lasting workspace trends of recent years. The idea of no one having a designated work area and moving desks on a daily [...]
Ergonomics in the Workplace
Ergonomics in the Workplace We often don’t think about the fact that when we work in an office we spend most of the day hunched over a desk, sitting in [...]
7 Unusual Team Building Days
Team building activities are an excellent way of reinvigorating your employees and bringing co-workers together. Team building turns colleagues into friends, which in turn fosters a happier and more productive [...]
Getting the best out of your office space
How to make sure your office space is a great working environment Whether it’s a traditional office, a serviced office or a home office, the way your office looks and [...]
What traits do you need to be a good leader?
Running a successful business requires good leadership. The good news is that, while not all of us are natural born leaders, leadership skills can be learned and honed. Here are [...]