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When we purchased Old Dock’s House back in 2017, we were keen to restore the iconic building back to its former glory. The building is one of Preston’s signature buildings, known for its art-deco design and iconic clock tower. Built in 1935, it was originally designed as administrative headquarters to the Port of Preston. It […]

Picture it: Traffic is awful, there are train strikes, and you don’t know how you are going to get to Manchester before 9:00. Well, we have the answer for you! Our brand new St Peter’s site provides all of the benefits of a Manchester office closer to home. Not that we’re biased or anything, but […]

The Building  It doesn’t matter if you’re a brand new start-up or a high-turnover SME; St Peter’s provides an impressive range of amenities that works for every type of team. Beautifully modern offices cover all three floors of the building, providing your team with the perfect environment to work and develop new ideas, whether it […]

Picture this: You’ve just started your business, you need a registered address that isn’t your house and you want a place to send your mail to rather than other companies knowing your address. Well, it sounds like one of our Virtual Offices might be perfect for you! What is a Virtual Office? In simple terms […]

Ever since the dreaded lockdown in 2020, the way we work has changed. Hybrid working has become the norm and coworking and hot desking have increased tenfold.  After a very long two years, things are starting to return to normal. However, studies are showing that workers may not want to go back to the way […]

Whether you are used to working from a hot desk or a fixed desk, there’s no doubt that the last year has changed how we work. Maybe the changes forced by the pandemic have made you re-consider how you want to work in the future? If you’re pondering how you would like to structure your […]

Working from home, whether through necessity or by choice brings with it numerous benefits, but you’d be hard-pressed to find even the most ardent homeworker that doesn’t miss some aspects of the office. One on hand, you can save time and money not having to commute. There’s more flexibility working from home, more freedom. On […]

Through forced changes to the way we work, the restrictions put in place by the government to contain the spread of coronavirus has suddenly caused many people to radically re-think the impact that work is having on their lives. As work and home have become one for many people, quality of life, both at home […]

Many entrepreneurs and business owners automatically associate London with business success and the ideal location. However, this is changing business up north is booming. Social Mobility The assumption that business is all based in the south has a dramatic impact on social mobility. People living in areas where social mobility is easy, such as London […]

The first use of the word “coworking” in relation to a shared office environment was by Brad Neuberg in 2005. He was an intrepid entrepreneur with big dreams who created the first coworking space, as we know it today, in San Francisco. Since then the growth of coworking has been consistently high. What Is Coworking? […]