Olive Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 It's a funny one - seems to be lots of office space available, yet it seems that companies have trouble finding office space that suits their needs. I'm basing this on conversations I've had with Creative Sheffield, and on the experience of the company my partner works for who were looking to move offices last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzijlstra Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Sheffield has a shortage of prime office space. Saville House certainly does not qualify as such. Of the companies I know that encourage working from home it is because they don't have enough space, not because they want to reduce the amount of space they use. There are plenty of companies that want to move to nice new shiny offices, particularly around the station, but can't, because there isn't the room to. BNP Paribas issued a notice on the situation in 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olive Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 (edited) Sheffield has a shortage of prime office space. Saville House certainly does not qualify as such. Of the companies I know that encourage working from home it is because they don't have enough space, not because they want to reduce the amount of space they use. There are plenty of companies that want to move to nice new shiny offices, particularly around the station, but can't, because there isn't the room to. BNP Paribas issued a notice on the situation in 2013 Yeah, that's what my Other Half's company ended up doing - staying put and encouraging more working at home. What do you suppose constitutes "prime" or even "truly prime" office space? Edited July 29, 2016 by Olive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CockneyMafia Posted July 29, 2016 Author Share Posted July 29, 2016 Sheffield has a shortage of prime office space. Saville House certainly does not qualify as such. Of the companies I know that encourage working from home it is because they don't have enough space, not because they want to reduce the amount of space they use. There are plenty of companies that want to move to nice new shiny offices, particularly around the station, but can't, because there isn't the room to. BNP Paribas issued a notice on the situation in 2013 How are they defining 'Prime Office Space'? Is there a universal standard? Where would such space be in Sheffield? I worked for a global company in London that downsized their office space from three floors to one floor to cut costs while retaining the same number of staff. Without a flexible home working policy, I doubt this move would have been possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexo Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 How are they defining 'Prime Office Space'? As a pleasant space to be? An awful lot of the office stock is quite grim and has bad thermal characteristics - too cold in winter and too hot in summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CockneyMafia Posted July 29, 2016 Author Share Posted July 29, 2016 As a pleasant space to be? Which is ferociously subjective. Of all the land available in Sheffield, I wonder where the most desirable office plot would be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Arctor Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 What I want to know is what are all the hotels catering for?? A mixture of business and leisure, like all hotels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spilldig Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 It surprises me the amount of empty office space here too, but do the council charge any rates ? I really don't know but surely if the council do charge rates then I would nave thought they would have been converted to flats by now, or demolished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crookedspire Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 I find it strangely fastening to see all these new builds office blocks dotted about awaiting their first tenants. Even seen some with a lone security guard sat at the front desk bored to tears. More blocks are planned for West Bars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna B Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 It's not just empty office space, but the derelict industrial space that bights the city. I'd like to see it all pulled down and grassed over to make it into parkland until something useful can be found to do with it. But underlying it all, Sheffield needs proper, family sustaining, jobs more than anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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