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The pandemic and the resultant economic lockdown had a huge impact on virtually every type of business in the UK. One of the biggest changes was the normalisation of home working which, although initially imposed by central government, has been embraced by companies of all sizes. Facebook very publicly announced plans to keep at least […]

The final section of the long awaited Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) was opened in February 2019 and immediately made a positive impact on the city’s traffic congestion issues. Traffic Reductions In Aberdeen City Centre Almost instantly the well-known black spot at the Bridge of Dee, which caused queues to tail back halfway to Stonehaven, […]

One of the most dramatic non-health related impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic has undoubtedly been the huge rise in the number of people working from home, prompted by the UK-wide lockdown in March and then maintained by uncertainty about the safety of returning to the office ever since. Homeworking Losing Its Appeal After the initial […]

If you’re running a business from your home, there will come a point where you wonder where your business ends and your home starts. The boundaries, both mental and physical, can soon become blurred and you don’t know whether you are working in your home or living in your workplace. If there are other members […]

There are many questions to ask when choosing a storage unit for your business, concentrated around issues such as size, location and facilities. Perhaps the fundamental question, however, is exactly why your business might need a storage unit, and whether this point has actually arrived without you even being aware of it. To put it […]

For nearly half of the UK, working from home has become the norm over recent months. Meetings now mean video calls rather than sitting in a room with other people and having a chat with your colleagues is on Slack and not by the watercooler. Even companies that resisted remote working in the past were […]

Globally, the Covid-19 pandemic has brought the life sciences sector into sharper focus, as the world waits patiently for a vaccine to be developed to combat the Covid-19 pandemic and currently there are more than 30 vaccines in development across the globe. Growth Opportunities for Real Estate The sector has created significant opportunities for real […]

The office should be an extension of your company brand – it should reflect who your company is and its unique personality. You also need to focus on how your employees work and engage with each other in the office space. Productivity, employee health and well-being should be key considerations, along with sustainability. Good for […]

For small businesses, making the move to their own office for the first time can be simultaneously exciting and terrifying. It’s a significant milestone, moving out of the dining room or spare bedroom into a separate space away from home or even moving from the casual set-up of a co-working space to the grown-up commitment […]