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Office of the month

January’s office of the month goes to….Google. It was only a matter of time that we approbated the seemingly impressive Googleplex; Google’s HQ in Mountain View, California.
Not only does Googleplex boast four central buildings, totaling a whopping 47,000 sq meters, the entire site is spread over 26 acres – the equivalent to 30 football stadiums! [...]

New Year – New office space

Firstly, Happy New Year to all our clients and partners – we hope you enjoyed the festive period and are now ready for a prosperous 2010!
Serviced Office Company are also looking auspiciously to the year ahead, and with a number of new sites on the horizon in London and Manchester, we’re very much looking forward [...]

Top Tips: How to ensure a successful Christmas office party

The Christmas office party has been a highly anticipated and often controversial date on the business calendar for many years. Most of us can recall an inebriated boss who has over-stepped the mark, or an equally zealous colleague that thinks getting naked in front of everyone is the perfect way to the get the party [...]

Top five cool office stocking fillers

If there is one thing we really appreciate at Serviced Office Company it’s cool stuff for the office. With Christmas just over a week away, some of us still haven’t had the time to buy Christmas presents for work colleagues and friends. To help you with your last minute shopping, we’ve found our top five [...]

Office of the month

This month’s office of the month goes to…. Pixar. And we’ll tell you for why:
As well as walls painted like skies and a gorgeous open-plan cafeteria, the Pixar offices are nothing short of inspirational. With cool pumpkin fairy lights giving the shed-cubicals a Disney feel of their own, it’s no wonder this creative company comes [...]

I want you on my desk

We have a new solution to irritating corporate speak and annoying colleagues. It is this: The USB missile defense array! Inclusive of software, this cunning little devise allows you to aim and fire at targets at your will!

Gosh! Just think of the possibilities! This is a better time waster than Twitter and is a [...]

Top tips: Avoid the pig flu!

Swine Flu has taken 29 lives to date in the UK, and in high volume, face-to-face places like the office it can easily spread. Little known fact: The influenza bug can live for up to two hours on surfaces like desks, keyboards and doors.
The office is a hot house for multiplying bacteria so “moving forward…” [...]

Top ten annoying corporate catchphrases

When you work in an office environment and you spend up to eight hours a day with the same people, things are bound to get on your nerves a little bit. But, there are a few phrases which have become universally irritating. Here are our top ten:

1) Moving/Going forward
What this really means is ‘let’s [...]

Office of the month

This month’s office of the month goes to…. Red Bull. And we’ll tell you for why:
As well as slides and a beautiful roof terrace, employers of Red Bull get to cruise around a fantastically modern office space and play table tennis at lunch! To inspire the creativity needed to work for the brand, and to [...]

Keeping your coffee warm!

One thing that drives us mad is when you make a nice cup of coffee or tea, return to your desk and forget about it. Then about ten minutes later you fancy a hot drink, remember you’ve made one already, then realise its cold! Well, not anymore!

Chow China have released this little office gem.
I know [...]