Building closures shouldn’t be a hit to your team and operations. Moving fast, within budget and without compromising on what your team actually needs day to day is key. SHB found a better solution than the one the client had left behind.
A staffing and recruiting business came to SHB as their building was closing and they needed to relocate 17 people on a tight timeframe. The search was for a quality workspace that would serve the team well, and meeting room access that didn’t come with a separate monthly charge.
The challenge was finding a serviced office that combined genuine quality, free-to-use meeting room facilities and a cost that worked within the client’s budget. The flex market offers plenty of options — but the right combination of space quality, facilities and cost at pace takes market knowledge that goes well beyond a search platform. The constraint wasn’t just financial. The client needed to be confident they were moving somewhere their team would actually want to work.
A premium space was identified in the right provider — offering a high-quality serviced environment with two meeting rooms included, at a cost that delivered a material saving against the client’s previous arrangement. SHB managed the full process from brief to completion, negotiating directly with the provider to secure the best available terms.
Our client moved into a higher quality office than the one they had left, with better facilities and free access to meeting rooms — removing a cost line that had previously added to their monthly overhead. 17 desks secured. No disruption. A forced relocation became a net improvement on every measure.
Savings achieved £36,000