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Serviced office operator Basepoint has successfully clinched the BCA Workspace of the Year Award for their Chatham location, known as The Joiner's Shop.

Pictured (L-R): John Luchford, Centre Manager at Basepoint Chatham, and Brain Andrews, Executive Director Basepoint Centres Ltd.

We are proud to announce that Rebecca-Jane Strawford, Central London Account Manager here at officebroker.com, has been voted the 2011 Broker Representative of the Year by members of the Business Centre Association.

The end of November marks the final blog entry for officebroker.com’s Mo-nificent Seven, concluding the 30 days that our Mo Bros have restrained from shaving their top lip. We’ve witnessed a variety of ‘interesting’ styles cultivated here over the past month which has generated a lot amusement around the office.

The last instalment of our current profile series features a snap shot into how Scottish entrepreneur Michelle Mone, co-owner of MJM International, launched Ultimo lingerie into one of the UK’s leading underwear brands.

It only seems like 5 minutes since we started the Insider Weekly, but already we’re on edition 7! Find out what the officebroker.com team are getting up to in this week’s edition, and check out our archive to catch up on previous editions.

The cost of office space in key cities throughout Europe is expected to rise according to commercial property advisor Savills, with the central business districts of London, Frankfurt and Milan highlighted as leading the way with these predicted rises.

The Scotsman has reported that the lack of investment and development of office supply in Glasgow has led to Scottish Enterprise looking for ways to increase the diminishing availability of Grade A space.

Following the news that Orega has completed the second phase of their Birmingham-based business centre and attracted five new clients to the space, the company has now announced their acquisition of a further 4,500 sq ft at their flagship Manchester location.

21 days into the officebroker.com team's moustache-growing efforts for Movember, and there are nothing short of some seriously impressive hedge-like growths on the upper lips of our 'Mo-nificent Seven'.

Follow their progress in our Movember photo diary

This week’s business profile instalment features the retail magnate, Sir Philip Green, whose combined wealth with his wife Tina stands at over £4billion. A fortune amassed through the transformation of ailing retail stores and wise investments has led to the family siting 13th in The Times’ UK Rich List.

A free shuttle bus service that runs between a business park in Basingstoke and the train station is powered by recycled used cooking oil.

The courtesy service for Chineham Park is already a popular feature for staff who work on the business park, and its eco-friendly qualities has proven to be a hit with commuters.

It's edition 6 of the Insider Weekly - and as ever we delve into the lives of the officebroker.com team to find out what they're getting up to outside of the world of work.

Pictured left: Tracey's cute Bulldog puppy, JJ, makes an appearance in this week's Insider!

Work is set to go ahead in the New Year at the £100m Bridgehead Business Park development in Hessle, near Hull, after property development company Wykeland Group revealed plans.

The city of Birmingham will once again be represented at MIPIM in 2012, the world’s largest property show, as the City Council seeks to promote the city to investors and property developers as a location with international appeal.

A business centre in Newhaven has recently celebrated its fourth birthday, following its successful opening on 5th November 2007.

Across the serviced office industry there are certain people that regularly go beyond the job description to seal the deal. Each month we pick out a few names from the industry, as nominated by officebroker.com Account Managers, along with the reasons why they deserve our 'Sales Star' status.

We're now 16 days into Movember and it's fair to say that the seven-strong 'OB Tache Taskforce' team are doing a sterling job.

Tasked with growing a moustache that would encourage even the most tight-fisted to dig deep for a worthwhile cause, the OB Mo-nificent Seven are cultivating a healthy array of marvellous moustaches that would send any lumberjack scuttling back into the forest in fear.

The super-rich of the property world have increased the value of their portfolios, adding £15bn to the collective worth in the last twelve months according Estates Gazette.

The fourth edition of our profile series features one of the world’s youngest billionaires, co-founder and CEO of the social networking site Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg.

Global risk management company Aon has confirmed its intention to make 122 Leadenhall Street - aka the 'Cheesegrater' building - their new London headquarters by signing a pre-let for the space.

Ruthless office workers would rather see a colleague lose their job than take a pay cut according to a recent survey conducted by officebroker.com.

Celebrities and successful investments are not perhaps perceived synonymously, however there is a new trend, including some of Hollywood’s elite, investing their millions into a range of successful enterprises. We’ve delved into some of these triumphs to give you a snapshot of these wannabe venture capitalists, whose business acumen is perhaps often hidden behind the lavish lifestyles represented in the media.

Businesses could be better off if they ditched traditional offices and switched to a more flexible option, an opinion supported by the growing number of larger businesses seeking out “safe” alternatives in the face of continued financial uncertainty.

Serviced office provider MWB Business Exchange, which operates 67 business centres throughout the UK, has launched a new bespoke design service which allows clients to create their own office space from a choice of 12 different designs.

Welcome back to the officebroker.com blog - and Edition 5 of the Insider Weekly!

If you've been living on Mars for the past few weeks and know nothing of the Insider Weekly, then make sure you read Edition 1 for a full introduction and don't forget to catch up on the previous editions by following the links below. As ever, this week's issue delves into the lives of the officebroker.com team and what they all get up to outside the world of work.

You're always welcome to join in with your own news by leaving a comment below, and to make sure you never miss another edition of the Insider Weekly, get on the distribution list by dropping me a quick email here. Enjoy!

Pictured: This adorable puppy, Jinx, belongs to Account Manager Selina Stowe. Find out more about Jinx in this week's edition!

Plans for an £120m innovative redevelopment of an industrial estate in the Black Country could create over 1000 jobs.

If approved, the scheme will see a neglected 66 acre Dudley industrial estate transformed into a state of the art business centre, delivering commercial space in addition to new retail and residential buildings.

Prama House business centre near Oxford has received a free video from officebroker.com, as part of their prize for winning the Business Centre of the Month Award in September 2011.

A business centre located in Gosport, which won an award in the annual 'Gosport in Bloom' competition last month, has now been nominated for a further two awards within the space of a week.

So after one week The OB Tache Taskforce have finally grown enough facial fuzz to make it worthwhile posting a photo update on our progress – But the shame may last a lifetime!

Located in the City of London, Broadgate Tower is a 35-floor skyscraper that was completed in 2009 as part of the prestigious 30-acre Broadgate development, owned as a joint venture by British Land and Blackstone.

As one of the UK's most recognisable and successful entrepreneurs, Sir Richard Branson features in this week's profile edition. Best known for his Virgin group which now consists of more than 400 global companies, we take a look to see how Branson has amassed an estimated fortune of over £3 billion.

Orega's Colmore Plaza business centre in central Birmingham has attracted five new businesses since the recent completion of its second phase extension.

Small & Medium sized businesses across Yorkshire are calling for the local Chambers of Commerce to help fill the void left by the closure of Business Link – with the creation of pooled knowledge banks suggested.

Plans to develop land around Southend Airport, including a 99,000 sqm business park, have been finalised by council members with the creation of over 6,200 jobs expected.

Welcome back to The Insider Weekly! Edition 4 once again delves into the lives of the officebroker.com team to find out what they get up to outside of work. Join in with your own news by leaving a comment below, and to get on the distribution list for the Insider Weekly, simply drop me a quick email.

For the second year in a row, a business centre based in Langstone in Hampshire has agreed to support the Learning, Excel, Aspire Programme (LEAP), which uses interactive workshops to bring business and education closer together to promote work skills, employability and improve self-confidence.

The arrival of lots of little ghosts, ghouls and ghastly looking beings on my doorstep last night can only mean one thing: October out, November in! (along with a sadly depleted stash of sweets).

So with the arrival of a new month comes our faithful round-up of all the goings-on throughout the serviced office industry in October...

Today marks the beginning of a month long Mo-Fest, with thousands of people around the world coming together to help raise awareness and funds for Prostate Cancer and Testicular Cancer initiatives in the annual Movember event.

An erosion of trust between managers and employees has been revealed in a new survey; with 44% of those employees surveyed stating that they distrusted their boss.

Brook House - an independent business centre in Uxbridge operated by Ranola Properties Ltd - has won officebroker.com's Business Centre of the Month Award in October 2011.

Read more in the full press release here:

officebroker.com Business Centre of the Month: October 2011