WeWork will slash its Birmingham coworking portfolio, but will retain a large Manchester operation and outlets in Cambridge and Edinburgh, as it completes a rethink of its UK regional operations.
Four months since the world of work changed forever. Or did it? David Thame reports on the emerging workplace trends to rely on as offices start to reopen.
A consensus is emerging: the global COVID-19 pandemic will cause acute short-term disruption, and medium-term recession, but it is ripe with long-term opportunities for real estate. David Thame reports.
June Koh heads up the workplace strategy team across Europe and Asia at WeWork. Prior to her role at WeWork, she was the UK Studio Leader for AECOM’s workplace strategy practice. WeWork provides its members around the world with space, community and services through both physical and virtual offerings. From startups and freelancers to small businesses and Fortune 500 companies, its community is united by a desire for its members to create meaningful work and lead meaningful lives. Co-founded by Adam Neumann and Miguel McKelvey in New York City in 2010, WeWork is a privately held company with over 10,000 employees.
Prepare for all-out war as the UK office property market discovers the destructive (or creative) power of branding. David Thame reports from the front line.
