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Jamie Hopkins

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​Collaborative spaces give shared offices a heart

The amount of time we spend at work is on the rise; Britons are currently working more hours than anyone else in Europe, according to recent Eurostat statistics. Simultaneously, we’re seeing a new era of working styles as businesses move away from the familiarity of fixed desks.

The Shard, London

Levelling the connectivity playing field for UK business

Digital connectivity plays a critical role in powering the UK’s small and medium-sized enterprises. However, in a survey on workplace productivity last year, 24% of UK employee respondents noted that slow technology was preventing them from doing their job well.

Metal Box Factory, Workspace

New business districts offer more than cost savings

The days when businesses were grouped by sector, with law firms congregating in Holborn, bankers in the City, start-ups in Shoreditch and creatives in Soho, are long past. Instead, London’s locational barriers are disintegrating as companies that previously siloed themselves jockey for positions around emerging new business neighbourhoods across the…

Jamie Hopkins, chief executive, Workspace Group

Cutting-edge technology is as crucial as location

While the old adage ‘location, location, location’ is still of primary importance in a company’s search for office space, there is an increasing focus on technology as a key consideration a business must factor in when choosing where to base itself.

Jamie Hopkins

The changing face of office space

It should come as no surprise that rental prices in the core areas of London have become increasingly cost-prohibitive for many businesses based in London today.