A Brilliant Bonfire Night with WorkWell

WorkWell on November 25, 2024

This year’s bonfire was a resounding success, bustling with over 400 WorkWell members from Carrwood Park and Brookfield Court, along with family and friends. It was a fantastic evening filled with community spirit, lively conversations, and a great celebration to start off the winter season.

Held by  Carrwood Park, the evening was another excellent bonfire night, with an incredible display of fireworks and bonfire to warm up beside. Members had the pleasure of tucking into some fantastic traditional dishes, from hearty pie and peas to sweet slices of parkin—all catered by the magnificent Wilson’s Pies. The delicious food added to the festive mood, ensuring no one left with an empty stomach.

“It was a fantastic evening made even better by the clear skies and mild weather—no rain or cold to dampen the fun!” – Nathan Walker, team member at WorkWell.

The night wasn’t just about fireworks; it also served as an invaluable icebreaker, offering members from a variety of sectors a relaxed setting to connect outside the usual office environment.

This event fosters a strong sense of community and provides an excellent opportunity to build positive working relationships—essential for attracting and retaining high-performing teams. By strengthening these connections, the evening helped cultivate a genuine sense of belonging within WorkWell, supporting the development of a collaborative and motivated workforce.

The relaxed atmosphere encouraged a healthy work-life balance and helped people reconnect with company values in a fresh way. These informal gatherings can spark stronger teamwork, aligning everyone with the company culture while strengthening bonds across teams.

We want to express our gratitude to all the members and family who attended the event. We also want to give an extra special thank you to the WorkWell team whose hard work made the night unforgettable – we’re already counting down to our next celebration with the WorkWell community.

Leeds serviced office provider launches new workspace solutions to address our new way of working

WorkWell on July 16, 2024

Leeds-based serviced office provider, WorkWell, has launched a series of new products which have all been designed to address the changes to the ways in which people are now working, following the coronavirus pandemic.

For the last 16 months, the majority of office workers across Leeds, and beyond, have been working in isolation at home. For many businesses across the region, working from home is only a temporary solution. Many are keen to get back to the office as the last year has brought to the forefront just how important team collaboration and working environment is to the performance of their teams.

WorkWell, who operate two serviced office sites, Carrwood Park and Brookfield Park, on the outskirts of Leeds, have been working closely with their customers over the last year to determine how they and their teams perform best, given that many have been working remotely for over 12 months.

One finding that has been highlighted is that working environment matters and that staff perform better at work when they have the right environment in which to do so.

For many, the pandemic has made both senior management and staff lose sight of their company values and culture and now need an environment in which to bring everyone together to help realign them.

In response to this and to support its customers workplace strategy, WorkWell has created a series of products and flexible ways to purchase which all focus on space with purpose. They have also recently launched a new website to reflect the new offering.

Even before the start of the pandemic, the serviced office provider has been ahead of the curve and focused it’s offering around more than just providing a room. They are passionate about helping advise customers on how to create an environment that gets the best out of their staff.

WorkWell owner and managing director, Oliver Corrigan said: “Even before the start of the pandemic we had very few companies come to us for a standard office set up. Many of the companies we speak to, particularly now, are much more concerned about re-engaging and retaining their staff and re-establishing a culture that may have been lost while working from home.

“What we’re talking to our customers about, as many return to the office, is creating space with a purpose. Businesses don’t take office space because they need a room, they take it for a team, and that space has to serve the team. So, where we begin is actually looking more closely at what actually happens within that space before offering a solution. For many years now, commercial office space has been designed for the investors, the people that pay the bill, rather than the people that use it. In no other industry will you find so little regard for the people who use the space, and so little thought given to how they actually want to use it.

“Flexibility is at the core of our new solutions, we’d don’t just look at the business as a whole, but the needs of the individuals within the business. Our offering is therefore unique, many other serviced office providers are unable to offer the flexible product mix that we can due to our size and location.”

By offering a variety of workspace options and ways to purchase, including space on demand, membership and partnership product options, WorkWell is providing customers with flexible solutions and access to the right space for them.

Oliver added: “Our goal is to get the asset set up right, and to do this we need to first determine why the customer needs the service, look at the company objectives and tailor the assets around that. Once we establish the primary reason they use the space, we’ll package our offering in a way that complements their working style, whether that’s a full-time membership package or space on demand.”

For more information on WorkWell’s new products visit:

https://www.workwelloffices.com/products-places/

WorkWell invests half a million pounds to redevelop Brookfield House 

WorkWell on July 16, 2024

Tailored office providers, WorkWell, is celebrating 50% occupancy pre-let, following a £500,000 investment to redevelop the Leeds-based 18-century manor. 

Purchased by the Corrigan family in 2002, Brookfield House has been the home to Leeds-based businesses for the last 21 years. Currently undergoing an extensive renovation, the office space is set to open in September 2023 and is already signing up new customers ahead of its launch.

Located next to Brookfield Court on Selby Road, the renovation of Brookfield House will create access between the two impressive red-brick office buildings, and will feature new office space, an open plan kitchen, a new reception and additional meeting space including two new meeting rooms and a 16-person boardroom available to the public for corporate bookings.

Oliver Corrigan, Managing Director at WorkWell, said: “Brookfield House has proudly been a part of the WorkWell portfolio for many years, and my family has personally farmed the area for 50 plus years, so we’re thrilled to be able to create a greater future for the building while respecting its incredible past.

“At WorkWell we’re proud to offer a different way of working with Leeds businesses. Our approach is not just about offering an office space with four walls. Each office park within our portfolio perfectly balances aesthetics with functionality, to create a purpose-designed office space which aligns with our member’s company values and purpose.”

Designed by northern-based creatives, Ekho Studio, the former manor house will combine impressive aesthetics with performance-enhancing technology and will feature 9,000 square feet of workable space set amongst 100 acres of accessible countryside.

To book a viewing of Brookfield House, visit our contact us page: https://info.workwelloffices.com/contact-us 

7 Reasons we love to do Business in Leeds

WorkWell on August 2, 2016

  • 7_Reasons_we_Love_to_do_Business_in_Leeds.png“Leeds is probably the best place in the UK to be working right now.” Now there’s a statement and it was one made just this time last year by BahGum, a social network for careers, companies and job seekers.

    It’s no secret that in recent years more and more of Britain’s top employers have been setting up a home in Leeds. And being home to the likes of HSBC subsidiary First Direct, Yorkshire Bank, more than 200 law firms, not to mention a myriad of innovative technology companies and start-ups, it’s hardly surprising Leeds has gained a justifiable crown of being regarded as being probably the best place in the UK to work right now, where jobs are “plentiful, meaningful and successful.”

    Carrwood Park takes a look at how and why Leeds has become widely known as the ‘London of the North’ and whether you’re starting a business in Leeds or are already well-established, seven reasons why it makes sense to do business in Leeds.

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