Article - December 2011

2011 was another great year for Forsyth Business Centres

It has been another great year for Forsyth – not only have they continued to offer great services to their clients, combined with some special offers which reward their customers with money back schemes for referrals, but they also celebrated their 20th birthday in 2011 too.

Below is a reminder of the diversity of services offered by Forsyth within their UK business centres as well as the typical facilities on offer at each centre – we will even sprinkle in some of the kind words from a few of their on-going clients:

Serviced Offices

A serviced office gives you much more value for your money than a normal rented office facility. Extras normally include, but are not limited to, staffed receptions, secretarial services, mail handling, air conditioning or comfort cooling and car parking. Many of the additional services we will go into more detail about below.

Video Conferencing

Both the ash cloud of 2010 and the current economic downturn have both illustrated why Video Conferencing facilities are a must have option for a modern business to be able to access. Video conferencing allows companies to conduct interviews and business meetings further afield using ISDN channels to transmit images and sound to another monitor anywhere in the world.

"The key factor for us was the fully serviced offices. It's great that there are other SMEs based here so we are able to network, and as we expand, we can simply move into larger offices in the same complex. As we also have an office in Edinburgh, the excellent transport links made Stirling a natural choice for us."

Andrew Thomson, Managing Director, The Law Group

Virtual or Representative Office

Forsyth also understands that some companies are not at the stage where they wish to commit to a full serviced office, but nevertheless still need a professional sounding business address. A virtual office ticks all the boxes and more, as Forsyth offers the option to include mail handling, a dedicated phone number and call answering/forwarding.

Meeting Rooms

There are occasions where it is necessary or pertinent to meet up face to face in either a central or neutral location. Forsyth meeting rooms offer a choice of different room layouts which can be hired for flexible periods of time and offer refreshments, catering or stationary on request as required.

"As a rapidly growing company, we needed a more central location to run our courses, particularly those in the evenings. The facilities at Southfield have enabled us to do that and we are looking forward to expanding our business in the Harrogate area."

Adam Berrington, Managing Director, The Great Circle

Hot Desk

Hot desks are essential for a travelling business person and it is important for them to be able to walk in off the street and be able to conduct business at a moment’s notice knowing they will have all the facilities available to them associated with a modern office. Forsyth take immense pride in being able to provide the services of a normal office in an instant.

IT and Telecoms

Forsyth understand that communicating with clients and the world outside the office is one of the most important aspects of a modern business. Forsyth business centres provide a range of IT and Telecoms services which include dedicated or shared ADSL, static IP addresses, Web Hosting, Network support, Handset and line rental, additional handsets and direct dial-in (DDI) solutions.

With a range of services and facilities like those highlighted above, it is no wonder Forsyth has been around for 20 years and continue to achieve success. Forsyth is always looking to open and manage more business centres so if you have an empty office block which needs managing or you are a business needing to rent a serviced office facility then you can contact Forsyth on 0800 731 5928.

It would be rather fitting to leave the last word to another one of Forsyth’s satisfied customers:

"Knowle House situated on Norfolk Park Road, Sheffield was an empty office block comprising some 13,500 sq ft of lettable office accommodation. Wanting to achieve the maximum rental income from this property we employed the services of Forsyth Management Contracts Division - whose fit out advice and recommendations have enabled us to create smaller managed work space available on a serviced office basis.

In just two months we have received an excellent level of interest in the property with some 11,000 sq ft of accommodation having been let - testament to the Forsyth service, which we are delighted to recommend."

Patrick Herbert, Partner, Jaguar Estates