Instant Offices

November 2007

LATEST NEWS:

.....INSTANT OFFICES RELOCATES ITS UK HEADQUARTERS FOLLOWING EXPANSION.....LONDON SERVICED OFFICE MARKET AT ITS HOTTEST FOR MORE THAN 6 YEARS.....INSTANT OFFICES INCREASES ITS INVOLVEMENT IN CHARITY WORK.....GOING GREEN

Expansion results in Instant Offices
relocation of its UK Headquarters

Instant Offices relocated its London Headquarters from Knightsbridge to Paddington back in July this year due to continued success in all areas of the organisation which has led to expansion within the group. With good transport links and views of the nearby canal, together with more office space for all departments, the move to Paddington has created a more comfortable working environment.

Following a redesign of the office, a new suite of meeting rooms are available to host client meetings and internal training sessions, as well as breakout areas for lunch and relaxation.

The Head Office relocation follows the move to new offices in Sydney earlier this year and the forthcoming relocation of our US office from New York to Miami, due to continued expansion within these markets.

Instant Charity Work

Instant Offices increases its involvement in charity work by undertaking three exciting projects that staff and associates will take part in.

Our first project is supporting Operation Christmas Child, enabling thousands of children in poverty across the world to have a Christmas present. The presents take the shape of a shoe box filled with toys, sweets, small items of clothing and toiletries which are then sent to children who are in need, in time for Christmas. For more details visit: www.samaritanspurse.uk.com.

We have also chosen to support the Friends of Chernobyl Children. This amazing charity allows children affected by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986 to experience a world that ordinarily they could not imagine. For more information visit: www.focc.org.uk.

We are also looking into community projects within our new office location in Paddington. We hope to make a positive impact on the local area as well as the rest of the world.

For more information or to get involved in any of this work please contact Emily Rash on
+44 (0) 20 7298 0649 or email er@instant-offices.com.

Addition to EMEA Team

Due to the continued success of Instant Offices globally, we are delighted to announce that Raj Parmar has joined our International sales team.

Raj brings with him many years of sales experience having worked in the Diamond industry in London for several years and thereafter progressing into many diverse sales roles. He is now developing a career in the international serviced office industry.

Raj is a very welcome addition to the team as we have seen record numbers of enquiries for Europe and the Middle East over the past few months. Instant Offices plans to expand the team even further over the coming months and we will keep you updated on future developments.

At Instant Offices, we are continuously looking for new consultants as we expand our sales teams both nationally and internationally. If you know of anyone who may be interested in joining our fast growing, dynamic business, please call Patricia Bacon on 020 7298 0600 or email pb@instantofficesgroup.com.

Instant Offices Green Initiative

With an ever increasing focus on our environment, even serviced offices are now going green. This month we feature two centres, one built from scratch and one refurbished centre - the ultimate in recycling!

Innovate Green Office in Leeds is one of the first commercial office buildings to be designed and constructed with the environment in mind. As a result of many innovations such as utilising recycled products in construction, sourcing local sustainable products, low energy consumption and rainwater recycling for amenities, this centre has achieved the highest BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) rating of any building in the UK.

Secondly, The Office property on Gray's Inn Road in King's Cross is determined to be one of the greenest eco-friendly offices in London. This building benefits from a bio-diverse Green roof garden, made entirely from recycled aggregate and materials. It is accessible for clients to use as a breakout area with wireless internet and has London's only grey-to-green water recycling system that uses plant filtration. The recycled water flushes the toilets and along with rainwater harvesting, irrigates the roof garden.

In line with our desire to be eco-friendly, Instant Offices also recycle all paper, plastics and cans; purchase fair-trade products, as well as providing complimentary bicycles for the team to use instead of cars.

100,000 sq. ft of up take in the City

Instant Offices have been instrumental in the acquisition of over 100,000 sq. ft of serviced and managed space in the City and the immediate vicinity, over the last quarter.

The 100,000 sq. ft is made up of four serviced office acquisitions, over three sites in the City, along with a large managed deal.

The occupancy rate in the City, within the serviced office market, has risen over the same period from 85 to 92%.