Businesses are increasingly looking away from traditional ways of working and introducing more hybrid methods for their employees. As people are demanding more flexibility and work/life balance, employers must recognise this and provide the support needed. There are now more accepted options which are widely avaliable from the traditional office set-up, as people and business have been able to work from home and perhaps have downsized their offices.

Hotdesk space or coworking space in a privately owned Workspace is where people can get the feel of working in an office alongside likeminded professionals. They come with all the facilities people need to carry out a regular office job.

Hotdesk benefits to a business

For a business without a permanent office address or have downsized or even removed their office space, a managed Workspace is somewhere where your employees can come to collaborate and work alongside each other within an office environment.

They can be an optional place for employees to go if feeling isolated if working at home or remotely, which is an increasingly common issue to address for employers due to the multiple lockdowns. They can also help break employees out of a working from home routine.

Using hotdesking space can also be more inclusive towards mobile-working employees, allowing greater flexibility, options for where to work from and help with work/life balance.

Hotdesk benefits to an individual

For employees who have the choice of working from home or the office, hotdesking is ideal alternative where you know you can focus without colleague or home distractions – delivering the best of both worlds.

Workspaces also offer the benefits of networking opportunities. Hotdesking is used by a diverse range of freelancers, remote workers and local professionals from other businesses. These connections can lead to business relationships and business opportunities, adding extra value to a coworking space, with opportunities you will never get by working from home.

Homeworkers can struggle working from home for many reasons, including loneliness and isolation, lack of routine and day-to-day distractions. Being in a coworking office has the solution to offer a space with likeminded individuals within an office environment to create motivation and a normal structure to a day.

The hybrid working solution

Advance Northumberland Commercial own four workspaces across Northumberland, all of which offer well-equipped Hotdesk offices for coworking space. All Workspaces come with high-speed internet access, heating and bathroom facilities. There are also breakout areas and tea and coffee facilities where people can relax, network and unwind.

Advance Northumberland Workspaces offer a complete range of business solutions in addition to Hotdesks. We offer meeting rooms in our four locations, avaliable to book for team meetings, client meetings or to host a small event. If your business requires more permanent office space, our Workspaces have private business offices available to rent on a longer-term basis.

Alternatively, if your business does not have a professional business address, we also offer Virtual Office services, providing you with the advantages of having an office whilst working remotely from wherever you like to work. Our Virtual Offices also come with a number of days to use our Hotdesk services, if you would like.

Free business support is offered to all tenants and Northumberland based businesses through Business Northumberland’s online skills workshops, networking events and more. These give people and businesses the skills to work online, grow their business and upskill their employees. You can find out more at businessnorthumberland.co.uk.

If you’re interested in booking a Hotdesk in any of Advance Northumberland’s Workspaces for any length of time, you can email ashingtonworkspace@advancenorthumberland.co.uk or call 01670 528222 to contact our reception team.

Advance Northumberland is a unique economic regeneration company with a bold remit to improve prosperity, quality of life and increase business activity throughout Northumberland.