Over the last few years, the way we use office space and where we need that office space has changed dramatically. The now commonplace work-from-home model has seen widespread adoption.
Traditionally we have seen the commute-to-work model becoming harder and harder to justify. The Covid-19 epidemic and the resulting lockdowns brought the requirement to work from home if you could. Many workers from a great range of businesses found that they not only could work from home but that there are many advantages to doing so. Working effectively from home and improving your own carbon footprint with all the financial advantages that brings was now a reality for many people. Losing the daily commute to work is one of the biggest advantages working from home offers. The savings in time and travel expenses are significant.
Work often involves collaboration with other colleagues or your business’s customers. These situations have found some new solutions based on video conferencing technology, but there will always be a home for the traditional office environment.
The Blended Workspace
A blended approach can provide the best of both worlds. Choosing to work from home when it is practical, but having local office space available for those occasions where meeting in person is preferable. This approach has given a boost to the temporary office space sector and the added demand has improved the services offered to local business owners and managers. Office space can be booked on an as and when needed basis, often with little notice. Regular weekly or monthly meetings can be scheduled with space being pre-booked in advance. These flexible office space opportunities are great for businesses that don’t need a permanent base of operations and work mainly from portable technology. The space available has improved greatly with features like meeting pods providing flexibility and privacy to hired workspaces.
A Local Permanent Base
Businesses that need to provide a more permanent base of operations, one where work in progress can be accessed by a team, or individual members at any time is where a traditional office will always find demand. Attitudes towards transport and the emissions it creates have now been the focus of consecutive governments and the local and county councils that support their policies. This has led to a change in the business space landscape. Traditional city centres are still busy with workers returning to the commute and a traditional model. But smaller decentralised office developments are becoming much more commonplace within our towns and offer reduced commuting for your local workforce.
