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Flexible, a new age – how far can you bend?

Posted by Joe Averill

Posted 14 November, 2018 OBI BLOG

The proportion of workspace leased that is classed as “flexible” is, you may have noticed, going through the roof. This raises a few questions: Is conventional workspace dead?...

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ADVAM in move to Fairbairn Buildings

Posted by OBI

Posted 1 November, 2018 OBI NEWS

Leading world payment solutions business ADVAM has acquired the 3,035 sq ft first floor of the Fairbairn Buildings, 70-72 Sackville Street, Manchester on a ten year lease. ADVAM, which also has tea...

Why are occupiers attracted to Managed Workspace?

Posted by Patrick Kennedy

Posted 29 March, 2019 OBI BLOG

Anyone who keeps half an eye on Manchester’s property market can’t help but have noticed that there’s been a marked increase in managed workspace in the city centre in recent years. Before th...

Luxury Travel Business Scenic Acquires Space at 4 Piccadilly Place

Posted by OBI

Posted 27 March, 2019 OBI NEWS

Award winning luxury cruises and tours travel company Scenic has taken the first floor of 4 Piccadilly Place (8,068 sq ft) on a ten year lease with a break a year five at £28.50 per sq ft. Scenic ...

Elizabeth joins as Chief Operating Officer

Posted by OBI

Posted 11 March, 2019 OBI NEWS

Elizabeth Bisby has joined OBI as Chief Operating Officer and Company Secretary. The team at OBI now totals 30. Elizabeth joins from Sky Betting and Gaming in Leeds, where she spent over three and ...

40 Spring Gardens fully let following deal with Aldermore Bank

Posted by OBI

Posted 6 March, 2019 OBI NEWS

The Grade A office building 40 Spring Gardens is now fully let following the expansion across the first and second floors by Aldermore Bank (20,000 sq ft) on a ten year lease. OBI represented the lan...

Huckletree to open first Manchester operation at Express Building

Posted by OBI

Posted 27 February, 2019 OBI NEWS

Huckletree, the workspace accelerator, will open its first Manchester operation in the Grade II*Listed Express Building on Great Ancoats Street in autumn 2019. Huckletree is taking the lower ground...

In Touch Networks return to Spinningfields home

Posted by OBI

Posted 26 February, 2019 OBI NEWS

In Touch Networks, the fast growth tech business which provides a networking and training platform for senior board figures, has acquired the 22,000 sq ft third floor of 3 Hardman Square, Spinningfiel...

A Letter to your head of marketing

Posted by Joe Averill

Posted 26 February, 2019 OBI BLOG

Dear Head of Marketing, I wanted to write to you today to ask if you feel your business is using its workspace as an effective marketing tool – could you be getting more value out of something’s ...

Lego Land

Posted by Patrick Kennedy

Posted 12 February, 2019 OBI BLOG

“Death by PowerPoint”. I’m sure most have you have all experienced that presentation that never seems to end, slide after slide, watching the clock ticking down just hoping each slide is the las...

Handelsbanken expands at 101 Barbirolli Square

Posted by OBI

Posted 11 February, 2019 OBI NEWS

Handelsbanken has expanded its presence at 101 Barbirolli Square in Manchester. Advised by OBI, Landlord AEW has let an additional 11,000 sq ft of space, taking the Swedish bank's total occupation ...

An antidote to the poisoned chalice

Posted by Jack Tunney

Posted 7 February, 2019 OBI BLOG

“It was never in the job specification”, “It just landed on my desk”, “I’ve never carried out this process before”. Here are some of the phrases we hear all too often when clients approa...