Business Info - issue 134

businessinfomag.uk magazine 04 Manchester Gold Multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy Hilson Moran’s new Manchester office, located on the fifth floor of Bruntwood’s Neo Building on Charlotte Street, has become the UK’s third building to beWELL Certified and the first outside London to receive Gold level certification. TheWELL Building Standard (WELL) is a project certification system designed to improve the health and well-being of building occupants by measuring performance across seven key areas – air, water, light, nourishment, fitness, comfort and mind. Key elements of WELL include the reduction of volatile organic compound emissions (VOCs) from fit-out materials and the constant monitoring of air quality for a range of indoor and outdoor air pollutants and CO2 levels. These priorities are reflected in the design created by interior architects SpaceInvader and contractors Dragonfly. Throughout the offices there are elements that evoke the natural world, including green moss walls and an assortment of indoor plants, as well as a variety of workspaces to encourage movement, interaction and collaboration. By designing its new offices in accordance withWELL principles, Hilson Moran has created a healthy environment for its employees – and an advertisement for its services, as it is one of the UK’s first companies to have an in-house team of WELL APs (accredited professionals) working for clients. AGENDA Dig in! TV presenter Julia Bradbury lent a hand at Premier Paper Group’s recent tree planting event in Heartwood Forest, where staff and customers planted 3,000 native cherry, hazel, oak and dog wood saplings. Hussein Ismail, marketing executive for the Premier Paper Group, said: “Our tree planting days provide a great platform for our customers and their clients to showcase their dedication to the environment by actually coming out and planting trees.” To date, Premier’s Carbon Capture programme has raised over £500,000 for theWoodland Trust. www.paper.co.uk Spaces in Bath Co-working specialist Spaces is bringing the latest in creative workspace design to Bath with a new 17,868 sq ft work hub. Located on the second and third floors of Northgate House close to Bath Abbey, the Roman Baths and Bath Spa Railway Station, the hub includes a large, open plan co-working area, 100 private offices and a variety of meeting rooms.. www.spacesworks.com Blake opens hub at The Postal Museum There could be no more appropriate place than the Postal Museum in London for postal packaging brand Blake’s fourth ‘hub of excellence’. Blake managing director Michael Barter said: “The postal system is very close to the heart of our business; we are constantly innovating and developing ways to ensure our envelopes and packaging deliver maximum impact, security and quality. Our new hubs are designed to guide and inspire people, helping them choose the right product to suit their needs.” www.blake-envelopes.com Year of the dog February 16, 2018 is the start of the Chinese Year Of The Earth Dog, representing patience, thoughtfulness, warmth and stability. This makes 2018 a good year for those born in it and for those born in previous Earth Dog years, like Judi Dench, Vince Vaughn, Justin Bieber and Madonna. To mark the occasion, AT Cross has created the Cross Townsend Zodiac Year Of The Dog Special Edition pen. Hand- crafted from the finest materials including a red Swarovski crystal set into the top of its cap, the pen features a polished black lacquer finish with an engraving of a dog etched in 23KT gold plating. All prices include the Chinese lucky number 8 – £208 for the ballpen, £258 for the rollerball and £308 for the fountain pen. www.cross.com The mean team Less than half (49%) of British workers enjoy working in a team, according to a new report by Dropbox. And for all the usual reasons – freeloaders not pulling their weight (51%), team mates out for themselves (41%), having to deal with big egos (37%), irritating/upsetting arguments (34%) and being held back by others (29%). Does it have to be this way? Find out by reading The School of Life and Dropbox . https://lp.dropboxbusiness.com/schooloflife Acas stress relief Following the receipt of more than 11,000 calls about stress last year, workplace advisory service Acas has issued new guidance on the subject, covering the signs of stress, its causes and how to deal with the problem. Acas senior guidance adviser John Palmer said: “The UK economy lost more than 11 million working days last year due to stress-related absence, so everybody benefits if managers know how to support stressed out staff.” www.acas.org.uk/stress.

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