The Hub - Issue 5

THE ISSUE 5

The latest news from our national
business centre network

In this Issue

New years resolutions
for your office
Workplace mindfulness
Recruiting the next
generation
Occupier Focus -
PharmExcel

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Welcome 2022, we’ve been looking forward to seeing you!

I hope you all felt refreshed coming into a New Year and have managed to stick to those resolutions! I get the impression
that most businesses are becoming slightly battle hardened towards the ongoing pandemic and undoubtedly one
resolution we will all share will be that steadfast British resolve to just keep calm and carry on.

Building on that, our main feature in this issue looks at how businesses can introduce a few subtle changes in the way
they operate and how you can use mindfulness to keep calm throughout the day. I’ll be trying a few of these myself!

As we are hearing in the news, unemployment is on the decrease and the number of job vacancies is heading in the
opposite direction. Many of our occupiers are high growth businesses and will be fuelling this demand for more
people. So, our other feature in this edition is an insightful piece looking at recruiting the next generation and
how we as employers, need to understand the skills, qualifications and grades our future talent will offer.
I’m of an era whereby the options were far more limited and almost entirely academic, but with a range of
vocational and academic avenues open to young people, knowing and understanding what this means
for the skills they will bring, makes for interesting reading.

Finally, we also hear about a novel social enterprise started in Bristol and gradually expanding across
the UK. Given that all of their targets currently host Pure Offices business centres, there’s a chance one or
more of you may be able to support them in their ambitions.

I’ve never been one for forecasts and predictions and now really doesn’t feel like the time
to start. Therefore, I will leave you with one simple wish, and that is for a prosperous and
healthy 2022.

Nick Turner
Managing Director – Pure Offices

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New Year
Feature

7 New Year’s
Resolutions

7for the Office
We usually associate New Year’s resolutions with personal resolutions is easier said than done. In fact, research shows
goals like getting fit or learning a new language. But they that around 80% of resolutions made at New Year are doomed
can be worth committing to in a work context too. January is to fail. The secret to success is to make them SMART – that’s
the perfect time to set goals that will boost your company’s specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound.
wellbeing and productivity. Everyone knows that sticking to Here are seven tried and tested SMART ideas to inspire you.

1. Tidy up

It might sound obvious but getting the year off to
an organised start can work wonders for our mental
wellbeing. Desks and drawers full of clutter can feel
overwhelming and become a distraction. Cleaning
up helps us focus and make quicker decisions.

2. Give everyone a voice IN THIS EDITION

An inclusive workplace is one in which everyone’s voice is heard. Whether your team is in the office, Read how Pure Offices
working from home or a bit of both, surveys can be a great way of achieving this. In 2022, make a client Yvanne Enever, of
resolution to get feedback from employees every month. PHARMExcel, used staff
surveys to determine what
Remember to give employees the option to submit anonymous responses in order to elicit the most her team wanted from the
honest feedback. You could kickstart 2022 by asking your team what changes they’d like to see and
what they want to stay the same over the coming year. working environment.

3. Plan activities for your team 4. Introduce a new office perk

Social or team building events do wonders for morale Pay rises and opportunities for career advancement are
and workplace relations. Set time aside to brainstorm crucial for attracting and retaining the best talent. But in a
some ideas for 2022 team activities. challenging climate, these aren’t always easy to achieve.
One relatively low-cost alternative could therefore be to
introduce a new company perk. A few ideas include:

„ Team social allowance – giving an allowance to your
team to spend on social events of their choice e.g.
a meal at the pub, bowling or afternoon tea. Smaller
gatherings are great for team morale and a simple
thank you.

„ Volunteering day(s) – Let your team members volun-
teer for a chosen charity for a day. Most employees
look favourably on companies that offer paid leave
for volunteering, yet three-fifths of UK employees
don’t get time off to volunteer.

„ Fitness and wellness subsidies – Consider offering
your staff discounted gym or exercise passes, or
better still, arrange classes yourself. Why not start a
running club or hire an instructor to run virtual yoga
sessions?

5. Expand your network At Pure Offices, we
host networking events
Networking was the last thing on many of our throughout the year.
minds in 2021. But with so many virtual as well as Speak to your centre
in-person events out there, why not dive back in to manager to find out
it in 2022? Eventbrite is a great go-to resource for what’s on the agenda
finding networking events because it lets you filter in 2022, and feel free
by location and format. to suggest your own
ideas!
6. Bring a bit of the outside in
7. Make it work
Have you heard of biophilic design? It’s one of the biggest
trends in office design right now and relates to the creation To set your office resolutions up for success,
of multi-sensory environments. We spend about 90% of our communicate them to the rest of your team. This will
time inside, so its purpose is to strengthen our relationship help to incentivise you all to see the resolutions through
with nature by bringing aspects of the outside world into because you won’t want to let each other down. That
manufactured spaces like shops and offices. said, don’t put too much pressure on your team. Tackle
One of your New Year’s resolutions could be to invest in your office resolutions throughout the year and establish
a few office plants. One study revealed that a workspace some objectives and due dates at the start of the year.
with plants made staff 15% more productive. Alternatively,
try adding a natural oil diffuser to your office. Lemon is Good luck and we
supposed to boost concentration and the scent of lavender hope 2022 is a
is thought to reduce stress. successful year for
your business!

tMheeetteam

Meet The Team – Roger Thomas
Regional Manager at Pure Offices

Roger Thomas joined the Pure Offices team back in 2009. After 12 years of looking after
customers and helping the company grow, Roger is set to retire in January 2022. Before
saying adieu, we thought we’d catch up with Roger to reflect on his career and find out
how he plans to spend his well earned retirement.

Hi Roger! Why have you decided to
retire?
It’s something my wife and I have been
talking about for some time. We were
supposed to travel to New Zealand
in 2020 and didn’t end up going, for
obvious reasons!

My wife said to me, “we’re getting closer
to 70. In a few years time we might
not be up for a long haul flight to New
Zealand, so perhaps it’s time to think
about retiring.”

So, after talking to our two children and
great debate, that’s what we decided to
do. I told Katie, Pure Offices’ Operations
Director, in May.

I couldn’t have just given notice and
walked away, mainly because Pure
Offices have been so supportive of
me. I’m happy to ease my way out to
support the new Centre Manager rather
than go with a bang. So that’s why I’m
still here on a part-time basis and (more
importantly) still enjoying it.

When did your journey with Pure
Offices begin?
I joined Pure Offices on 1 July 2009.
I was hired to support and run the
Leamington Spa centre, which opened
a few months later in October.

I worked part-time originally and really
enjoyed it, but I wanted a bit more to get
my teeth into and realised that the role
really required full-time input.

So I began supporting the Leamington
centre full-time and got involved with
preparing for the opening in October.
It just steam-rolled from there really, to
the point where I became responsible

“Even though I’ll be “ for Leamington Spa, Warwick, Oldbury, You wouldn’t believe me if I said every
retired, I’ll hopefully Swindon and Cheadle. I’ve honestly single day has been great, but I can
still be doing a loved every minute of it. I love the count the stressful days on one hand
bit of cover and people, I love the clients. I love helping which isn’t bad for 12 years!
consultancy work the Centre Managers out at the different
for Pure every now centres and it’s just a joy to work in this Are you going to be watching lots of
and again sort of environment. football when you retire?
Yes. Everyone at Pure knows I’m a
Where did you work before joining Leicester City supporter! I’ve been
Pure Offices? watching them for well over 50 years
I ran car component manufacturing now and I’ve got friends who I still go
plants for 25 years before joining Pure with. I enjoy the football itself but also
Offices. Ultimately, I ran Siemens’ the journey there, getting something
European automotive operation. Before to eat and dissecting the game on the
that I worked for General Motors and journey home.
other large suppliers of components to
the motor industry. If you had to give your successor one
piece of advice, what would it be?
It was a very full-on job because I’d It would be to work hard to get to know
be supplying plants overseas, not your clients and take care of their
just in Europe, but in North and South demands. If you’ve got that rapport with
America too. My daughter was about them they’re more likely to stay longer.
to get married, my son was going off to
university and I thought, you know what, If something goes wrong in their office
this is a bit too much right now. The or in the centre as a whole, deal with
opportunity at Pure came up and I didn’t it. Even if you can’t deal with it today,
look back. tomorrow, or the next day, just keep
people informed as to what you’re doing
Has Pure Offices’ customer base and that will help build trust. If you’ve
changed over the years? built a good relationship, clients will
I remember when we first discussed understand that you’re doing all you can.
the opening of the centre and what
Pure Offices might look like. We thought We can teach anybody the
that it’d attract start up businesses and administrative side of things in terms
SMEs only. Although a lot of start ups of managing spreadsheets and
and SMEs call Pure Offices home, we’ve reporting. Teaching people how to build
also attracted some big multinationals - relationships is more challenging.
Ernst and Young are at Leamington Spa,
for example. Finally, what are your retirement
plans?
Our retention period is just over three My wife and I have a lovely close-knit
and a half years. We originally thought family - our daughter and son both have
occupiers would move out and opt for a children and we all go away together
longer-term lease after a year, but that which is fantastic.
hasn’t happened in a lot of cases.
I’m an active person who likes playing
Do you have any standout memories golf and I run 5k every day. Even though
of your time at Pure Offices? I’ll be retired, I’ll hopefully still be doing
It’s really hard to pick individual things a bit of cover and consultancy work for
out. The overall thing that sticks out in Pure every now and again too.
my mind is how kind people have been.
There’s also our trip to New Zealand, of
I had my 60th birthday five years ago course. We’ll probably spend a month or
and the team threw a lunchtime party for so there, starting at the top of the North
me. Things like that show people care. Island and working our way down from
Pure has organised a big event for my there.
retirement too. What more can you ask
for?! I’ve had lots of fun working here.

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Wellness
Feature

Practicing
workplace

mindfulness

in 2022

To be mindful is to be fully present in the moment. It’s about being aware of what we’re doing and
where we are without feeling overwhelmed. In the workplace, being mindful is sometimes easier
said than done, especially with so much vying for our attention.

When we’re not being mindful, our thoughts can spiral and on how we can lead more mindful working lives. But what does
we feel like we’re losing touch with our body. We start fretting mindfulness at work look like in practice? Here’s a summary of
about something that happened yesterday, or worry about the what Hougaard and Carter suggest you could do:
future. The next time you feel this happening at work, take a
minute to practice mindfulness. When you wake up
Take time to notice your breathing. If your mind becomes
Mindfulness techniques are tools that can help us navigate the distracted with thoughts of the day ahead, use breathing
complexities of work and life in general. Anyone can practise to refocus.
mindfulness and the techniques are easy to learn.
At Work
What mindfulness looks like in the office The first part of your working day can be a productive and
There’s a useful article on workplace mindfulness in the creative window for many. But before you get started:
Harvard Business Review, written by Rasmus Hougaard (an
internationally acknowledged expert in training the mind to be „ Spend 10 minutes taking stock
focused and clear at work) and Jacqueline Carter (co-author „ Practice a mindfulness technique
of the book One Second Ahead: Enhance Your Performance at „ Avoid checking your emails as soon as you arrive
Work with Mindfulness.). The article explores what mindfulness „ When you open your email inbox, focus and prioritise.
looks like in a workplace setting, and provides some advice

During the day Here’s a beginners’ breathing exercise from
„ Take a couple of minutes to practice mindfulness before Headspace called “breath counting.”

you go into a meeting, “The simplest breathing technique is to count our
„ Plan meetings to allow a short period of mindful transition breaths. We start by counting 1 on the inhale, 2 on
the exhale, 3 on the inhale, and so forth. We can
between them. choose to count up to 5, then repeat back at 1, to
„ Following lunch, take a few minutes every hour to keep make sure our attention doesn’t wander. Consider
setting a timer, or perhaps set our goal for the number
you from resorting to autopilot and lapsing into ‘action of breath cycles we’ll count.”
addiction’.
Practicing mindfulness can make us happier and
At the end of the work day more productive at work. Why not give it a go right
Turn your phone off and just “be” for at least 10 minutes. now? Or explore even more breathing exercises at
www.headspace.com/meditation/breathing-exercises.

Focus on your breathing to help let go of any work-related
stress so that you can be “present” when at home.

If you’re working from home, still try and take time to transition One of the best ways we can manage stress in the workspace
from work to home is by focusing on our breathing. Research shows that breathing
exercises boost our cognitive function, encourage us to think
Mindfulness exercises from Headspace positively and release feelings of stress. The great thing is we
Headspace is an app which specialises in meditation. The can do breathing exercises pretty much anyplace, anytime.
Headspace website itself contains loads of useful mindfulness- There are a few different types to try. Some are geared towards
related resources, including a detailed one on how to be helping us feel more energised and others are designed for
mindful in the workplace. relaxation. All of them help us feel more grounded.

Employment
Feature

Employing the
next generation

With more than 1.1 million job vacancies at the end of 2021 and unemployment still reportedly
falling, the recruitment market will become increasingly competitive through 2022. If you’re
looking to recruit in the months and years ahead you may be considering hiring a candidate for
their first role or one very early in their career.

With significant recent changes to traditional academic vocational training or experience defining ability, and social
gradings and qualifications, along with the growth and traits determining attitude and team fit.
investment in vocational training, are you sure you know what
you are looking at when reviewing applications? Andrew If you can understand what you’re looking for and looking at,
Jenkins, Director of an adult education charity, school you’ll stand a far better chance of finding someone that will
Governor, Enterprise Advisor and independent business deliver an enduring positive contribution to your business.
consultant, suggests what employers need to consider when
recruiting the next generation. Making the Grade
If you were born before the 1990s then you may carry an
If you’ve not recruited for a while, or not recruited in the 18-24 unconscious bias against the relative value and achievement
years age bracket, then a lot has changed and you’ll need to level of today’s academic and vocational qualifications. Is
understand that candidates won’t necessarily have followed the your knowledge of the qualifications on offer today up to date?
traditional academic route. Whilst the academic route typically Here’s a quick guide:
defines intellectual capabilities, it provides no evidence as
to someone’s broader potential to succeed in a role or within Expect to see more than GCSE and A-Levels in this area.
your specific business and culture. Generations of employers ‘Qualifications’ now include T-Levels, apprenticeships, BTECs
have been indoctrinated to look for grades and letters on CVs, and NVQs. New T-levels, for example, are employer led
but when it comes to assessing someone’s skills, consider learning including a significant work placement, meaning
the balance of three indicators of someone’s potential in a candidates have specific sector knowledge or transferable
role. Academic or formal qualifications indicating aptitude, workplace skills

GCSEs - A* to G are long gone. Grades are now on a 9-1 scale A part of the educational
(9 at the top), but don’t try and correlate this with the old format journey will have been
as it’s not like-for-like. Key fact, a 4 is deemed as a ‘pass’. developing a holistic
skillset, not just academic.
Apprenticeships - The traditional apprenticeship has been
reinvented with employers at the heart of new ‘standards’. They Be part of the change
now extend from entry Level 2 (GCSE equivalent) right through The world of training, education and qualifications will continue
to a Level 7 Masters standard. They have the same academic to change, and the exciting part is you, as businesses and
rigour with the addition of a full time, hands-on job on top to put employers, have never been in a better position to influence
all that learning directly into practice. They’ll also gain personal it. I’d encourage all business leaders to take an active role in
skills such as teamwork, time management and that important defining the skills and abilities of the workforce of the future
skill of social interaction in the workplace! by providing their time and experience to support schools and
college in the development of the next generation. Here’s just a
Careers Guidance few ways you can help:
It’s not just the learning pathways and qualifications that have
changed. Careers guidance and transferable skills training Apprenticeships and T-Levels are a great step to integrate
are more robust and integrated into the curriculum, with every the worlds of education and industry but there are still too few
school and college mandated to provide formal careers businesses engaging in the syllabi. If your business needs a
programmes. If you know how/what they’re being taught, you‘ll specific skillset, speak to your local training providers to inform
know what to expect, look for and challenge on. course content, provide opportunities for work experience,
or offer your own skills to deliver case studies and real-world
Make yourself familiar with the Gatsby Benchmarks examples for students.
(www.gatsby.org.uk). These are used by schools to
provide the framework of a good careers programme. Contact your local secondary schools to see if you or your
employees can support mock interviews, work experience,
CVs – You may have been brought up on a diet of no more than talks around the world of work or ‘What’s my job’ discussions.
2 pages in a set format but don’t expect tech and social savvy Real life experience and interaction with local employers is
candidates to stick to these rules. A CV could be a website, a hugely beneficial, providing young people with life lessons
LinkedIn profile or an online portfolio of work. from outside the classroom, driving aspirations on what they
may achieve. Or take the next step and become an Enterprise
Transferable/Fusion skills – A part of the educational journey Advisor working directly with a school on developing their
will have been developing a holistic skillset, not just academic. careers programme.
This will have included developing understanding and skills
across communication, resilience, teamwork, independent Defining the skills of tomorrow. Understanding today’s jobs and
working and social and emotional awareness. their skills needs is one thing, but what will you need tomorrow
or next year to drive your business on? The pace of technology
Increased awareness and expectations – One side effect of adoption, innovation and global economic development are
improving awareness of the world of work, what jobs exist and such that we need to be able to equip our young people with
what skills are needed is young people are far more informed. the knowledge, skills and confidence to compete in a job
As a result, they’ll be coming to you with their own set of market for roles that don’t currently exist.
expectations around continuous development, culture, working
environment and benefits.

Q&OAccupierYvanne Enever, Managing Director
At Pure Offices, we love that our occupiers come from such a wide variety of industries. During
the pandemic, PHARMExcel has been facilitating vital research into Covid-19 vaccinations,
including the UK study for booster jabs. We caught up with Founder and Managing Director,
Yvanne Enever, to find out more about PHARMExcel and how it came to call Pure Offices in
Welwyn Garden City home.

Pure Offices: Hi Yvanne! What does PHARMExcel responsible for delivering the world’s first Covid 19 booster
specialise in? (COVBoost) study in the UK. We helped generate the data
Yvanne Enever: PHARMExcel works with UK NHS Trusts used to shape UK Government Policy for the Autumn/Winter
and Universities, and commercial biotechs and medtech booster vaccine requirements.
companies to deliver their research projects.
Southampton University Hospital was the lead centre for the
Clients will come to us if they want to conduct a clinical trial study, with a further 17 NHS hospitals participating across the
which will test to see if their particular drug or device is a) UK. The study recruited just under 3,000 participants in five
safe and b) effective. We take the trial through the appropriate weeks.
approval pathways, and provide them with oversight and
governance to ensure they’re complying with the appropriate Despite the size and complexity of the study, we met our
regulations. timelines and targets with data presented to the JCVI (Joint
Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation) in September.
We support the generation of data and analysis right up to
publication. Data from studies can also be used to enable Some of our non-Covid 19 studies are starting to open up now.
commercial organisations to get a license for their drug or
device. Pure Offices: When did you decide to move into Pure
Offices?
Pure Offices: What inspired you to start PHARMExcel? Yvanne Enever: We came to Pure Offices as a small team
Yvanne Enever: I started PHARMExcel in 2009. My looking for a slightly larger space. We were hot desking and
background is in the NHS/academic sector – I set up the R&D needed a flexible solution (I was really apprehensive about
unit for University College London (UCL) and also worked as a tying myself to a big contract). I met Serena Coleman, the
QA Manager in a small CRO (contract research organisation) Centre/Area Manager at Welwyn Garden City and haven’t
prior to starting my own business. looked back since!

Coming from an academic, NHS background, I could see Pure Offices: Why did you choose Pure Offices over the
there was a gap in the market to support and promote other options?
academic studies in a more commercial environment. That Yvanne Enever: I didn’t consider Pure Offices as an option
was the premise for me setting up the company. initially, if I’m being totally honest! The workspaces felt
outdated compared to some of the others at the time.
I worked on my own for a number of years, bringing in
freelancers as and when required. As the project requirements But then Pure went through a big refurbishment programme
expanded, I realised I needed to set up a more stable and when I came back for a viewing, it seemed really inviting
infrastructure for the business so took on my first employee in and I was impressed.
2016.
The centre team, Serena and Julie, are absolutely lovely
Pure Offices: Has PHARMExcel been involved in the Covid and welcoming. We were also drawn in by the location and
19 vaccination trials? flexibility. When we first moved in, it was reassuring to know
Yvanne Enever: Yes! We usually work across a number of that we’d only have to give one month’s notice.
therapeutic areas, including oncology, haematology and
hepatology. Over the last 18 months we’ve focused heavily on We work on a contractual basis, so there’s always the risk of a
Covid 19 vaccination and therapy studies. Until recently, many project being pulled. I needed to know I had that flexibility.
of our non Covid 19 studies were placed on hold.
We’ve moved around the building for a number of years. We
We are very proud to have been selected as the CRO started with a 2-person office, then moved to a 4-person office,
then a 6-person and now we employ 23 people and occupy
two offices within the centre.

PHARMExcel host a MacMillan
coffee morning at Pure Offices

Yvanne Enever Managing
Director of PHARMExcel

Pure Offices: Has PHARMExcel adopted hybrid working? We’re also planning to expand further into Europe and will
Yvanne Enever: Before the pandemic, everyone was mostly be developing our commercial partnerships over the next 18
working from the office and spending the odd day working months.
from home. We already had the infrastructure for working
remotely when the pandemic struck, which was really helpful. In terms of studies, we’re seeing a few more device studies
coming through again. The vaccine work has taken over,
Most of us worked from home during the lockdown. Since which is great, but as a company we thrive on study diversity.
then we’ve introduced a hybrid working system. Most of our
employees are doing two days in the office and three from We’ve just completed a large European pilot study testing
home. Some roles are 100% home and field-based. a new liver dialysis device for patients who have acute-on-
chronic liver failure. The preliminary results have been really
Pure Offices: How did you decide on the office:home ratio? positive.

We ran a company survey and asked staff what they wanted. We’re also currently working on a study for a device that
The results were quite interesting: almost nobody wanted to be delivers treatment for Covid 19, which should complete
office or home-based for the whole week. towards the end of 2021. We’ve got lots of things sitting in our
pipeline, some focusing on apps and software which are also
We thought two days in the office on a rotational system would classed as medical devices.
provide people with the right level of flexibility. We’ve gone
from having individually appointed desks to a hot desking Pure Offices: What do you like to get up to when you’re not
system in the main office. working?
Yvanne Enever: I used to do a lot of running. Unfortunately,
We’ve doubled our team headcount over the last eight months a back injury spelled the end of some of my bigger running
and the hot desking system has allowed us to be able to days, so I try to get out as and when I can. I’m currently
increase our numbers without taking on more space. It’s participating in the 100K run challenge for MacMillan Cancer
working at the moment but we’ll review it next year. Support.

Pure Offices: Are the social events running again at I’m on day four and I’m already feeling it, so we’ll see what I’m
Welwyn Garden City? like at the end!
Yvanne Enever: They are. The centre team is really engaging
here, I have to say. Our chosen charity this year is MacMillan Pure Offices: Is there anything else you’d like to add
Cancer Support, and we wanted to host a MacMillan coffee before we go?
morning. Pure Offices let us host it in the central atrium and Yvanne Enever: I really want to say a huge thank you to Serena
invited all the other occupiers on our behalf. and Julie because they’ve been hugely supportive of us as a
company. Serena’s watched my company grow from myself
Everyone came down and bought cakes and we’ve raised lots and one other person to a team of 23.
of money. Pure Offices matched that for us, so they’ve been
hugely supportive. It’s the little things that make a massive I remember sitting in her office in the early days really worrying
difference to a company. about whether to take the next office. She’s always been really
accommodating and allowed us to grow within the centre.
Pure Offices: What’s on the horizon for PHARMExcel? I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else at this point in time
Yvanne Enever: We’ve just appointed a marketing consultant because it completely suits our needs!
who will be focusing on developing our marketing strategy.

Pure
News

Mark Lewis Bike Ride Fundraiser

Mark Lewis from our IT department has recently completed an epic bike ride in aid of the British
Heart Foundation.

Mark raised a brilliant £1616 for the charity and Pure Offices year on and nearly 3000 miles covered I certainly have the bug
have matched it making a total of £3233. for mountain bike riding, I just wish there were more off-road
trails in my area.
Mark says “Last year during lockdown I thought it would be
good to start doing some exercise as my waistline was growing So this challenge of the London to Brighton mountain bike ride
and my general fitness and mental heath were declining. I was not only to raise money for such a great charity but to also
bought a mountain bike and started going out for rides locally improve my wellbeing and to have fun. It’s been a hard year for
finding new places in my area and some great scenery. Well, a all so why not do something that can help others”.

Pure Charitable Fundraising

Last year Pure Offices centres raised over £13k (including match
funding from us). We want to smash that record in 2022. With up to
£1k match funding per centre available, we are keen to support as
many charities as possible in 2022, both local and national. Do you
have a charity in mind? Please speak to your Centre Manager about
how we can work together to support them this year.

ActionCoach – Leamington

Leamington business coach boosts local economy by £31million

A local business coach has boosted the Warwickshire of 156 jobs within the area during that same timeframe.
economy by a staggering £31million in the past 12 months. Will and Grace Lyne of Christopher Peters Kitchens and
Based in Pure Offices in Leamington Spa, Kevin Riley of Interiors, are thrilled with how much Kevin has helped them
ActionCOACH Warwick has supported local business through one-to-one coaching.
owners with their profitability, productivity and efficiency
during the pandemic, giving many of those a lifeline “Although the last year has been tough mentally and
when times were at their toughest. With sheer vigour, financially for myself, Grace and the business, we are
determination and passion, he’s given back in a way that grateful for the downtime it provided us to really focus with
hasn’t gone unnoticed. Kevin,” said Will. “Everything we have done has given us
so much confidence in ourselves, our business and where
“I’m astounded by that figure myself, to be honest,” said we will be able to go in the future. We look back to the
Kevin. “Whilst I would like to take credit, I think the applause start of the last year and now our company is completely
needs to be directed towards my wonderful clients. Without unrecognisable.”
them, I wouldn’t be able to come to work every day and love
what I do, and without them we wouldn’t be seeing results This accolade is just the latest for the ActionCOACH
such as this. They have all shown true tenacity to tackle the Warwick team since their launch just over two years ago
pandemic and come out even stronger. I couldn’t be any - taking this award is even more impressive when you
prouder.” consider there are over 1,000 Action Coaches across 80
countries!
Alongside his wonderful financial impact, Kevin has also
helped 44 of his clients achieve their personal best trading If you’d like to hear more from Kevin and his team, visit www.
months during the pandemic. His support led to the addition warwick.actioncoach.co.uk

The Fry Group – Cheltenham

The Fry Group in at #5 for FTAdviser Top 100

Pure Offices Cheltenham occupier, The Fry Group, has been ranked #5 by FTAdviser in this

year’s Top 100 Financial Advisers list.

David Pugh, CEO (elect) at The Fry Group explains “Being The Top 100 rankings were announced in London on 12
placed in such a high position in this well-respected list November 2021, and the full list is available at
is an honour, and testament to the strength of our team www.ftadviser.com/your-industry/2021/11/12/top-100-
who deliver excellence across all areas of our advice and financial-advisers-2021-the-top-20-firms/.
service”.
David Pugh, CEO-elect
The FTAdviser rankings recognise the Top 100 advisers The Fry Group
based on a range of factors. This year, as well as chartered
or accredited status, FTAdviser analysed the growth rate,
Assets Under Management and asset retention, as well
as the number of years’ experience each business has
managing assets in various environments.

Other important factors included how long firms have
been in existence, and how long clients choose to stay
with the company. David continues “Our ranking this year
reflects our commitment to our purpose and values. Our
professional and highly qualified international teams work
hard to help people achieve financial freedom. And as a
global company, we understand we can offer our clients a
unique perspective, and that we want to do well by doing
good. We are keen to measure our success, not only
through our core purpose as a business, but also by how
we positively impact society and the planet.”

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Sustainable Offices

Net Zero target Solar at many locations with Cycle storage and showers to
All electricity from sustainable more to follow support sustainable commutes
sources Low energy lighting at all EV chargers due at all
locations locations by the end of 2022

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