Global Business Awards 2020
When OfficePOD was established twenty years ago, the concept was truly ahead of its time. Originally designed as a corporate real estate solution as a purpose-built office for one person to work from home, OfficePOD realised there was little demand at the time for a product such as this, and adapted their offering to a range of flexible and modular spaces. However, as the working world undergoes cultural shifts as a result of Covid-19 and working from home is considered a more viable option, OfficePOD is capitalising on the situation with its long- attested solution. With its ability to be situated indoors or outdoors, house one person or eight people, or be an environment for productive collaborations and meetings or relaxing individual thoughtfulness, OfficePOD’s range of products are unrivalled. Being modular and relatively small, OfficePOD makes use of all underutilised and dead space and uses simple but highly polished designs that look good in every setting, whether residential, commercial or industrial. When OfficePOD was first conceived twenty years ago, its purpose was to create a corporate real estate solution in the shape of a purpose- designed office for one person to be leased to employers and given to staff to work at home. At the time, however, consumers did not share the same visions for working from home, and OfficePOD adapted their offering, principally for office-based customers but providing spaces that could be put to a variety of uses. The PODs are flexible spaces that are sustainable and can create accommodation and productive environments when and where they are needed. Their relatively small size means that the PODs can fit in almost any space and are particularly useful for using dead space. In addition, the PODs can be relocated and repurposed instead of being thrown away, making them a sustainable option with minimised environmental impact. As a result, OfficePOD’s extensive portfolio of clients includes schools and colleges, private individuals, hospitals, the BBC, Google, Microsoft, GridServe, and many more across the globe. Largely unparalleled in its offering, this small, UK-based company has been able to achieve outstanding global reach with the help of its team of likeminded individuals, each driven to make a positive impact on the success of businesses and wellbeing on its teams. However, as office-based business came largely to a halt in light of the Covid-19 outbreak, OfficePOD’s focus shifted, still creating space but altering where it was located. As a result, the firm has returned to the model it championed twenty years ago, which centred Most Innovative Office Space Solutions Provider 2020 - UK Global Business Awards 2020 33 Aug20550 The PODs are flexible spaces that are sustainable and can create accommodation and productive environments when and where they are needed. Their relatively small size means that the PODs can fit in almost any space and are particularly useful for using dead space. around the principle that employers are responsible for providing decent environments to work at, even when working from home. With a growing conversation about productivity, wellbeing, sustainability and work-home life balance, OfficePOD is evolving their offering to provide the perfect solutions. Devoted to continual improvement and development in line with client needs, the firm has, for example, seen an increased consumer interest in mobility in working and living, and as such has designed their product to give people the ability to work and live the way they want, without needing to worry about moving. As projections indicate that working from home will only continue to become a more prolific concept, OfficePOD also predicts continued shifts towards more sustainable and healthier ways of working. With their carefully designed spaces, OfficePOD will continue to facilitate these movements, using their extensive range of products to contribute to a better future. Contact: Stephen Tanner Web Address: www.officepod.co.uk
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