IWG, the world’s largest provider of hybrid working solutions with brands including Spaces and HQ, is opening a state-of-the-art flexible Regus workspace in Westhill, Aberdeen as the demand for hybrid working rapidly accelerates. This managed partnership agreement will deliver 21,629 sq. ft of brand-new office space in a high quality, pavilion-style office building in a prime location.
The addition of IWG’s latest location in Aberdeen comes on the heels of the business posting its highest ever half year revenue and achieving rapid network growth with 400 locations added to its global in the first 6 months of the year. This unprecedented demand from companies of all sizes and workers looking for hybrid working solutions means IWG will add 1,000 new locations over the course of the next year.
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With explosive market growth as companies of all sizes adopt hybrid working for the long-term, it is predicted that 30% of all commercial real estate will be flexible workspace by 2030. With IWG, partners are able to capitalise on this fast-growing sector, while being supported by IWG’s unparalleled experience. Hybrid working offers companies a significantly lower cost base with an average saving of £9,000 per employeei.
Westhill is a suburban town which is located just 7 miles west of Aberdeen city centre and has a local population of just over 12,000 people, providing excellent transportation links to Aberdeen’s city centre. As the third largest city in Scotland, Aberdeen is a key business hub for the country, and an important location for the energy and the sub-sea business sectors in the UK.
The new Regus location, located in prime position on Westpoint Business Park, will provide high-quality facilities including private offices and meeting rooms, and will be IWG’s third location in the area, which already boasts one Regus and one Spaces branded centre. The site is expected to open in Q4 2023.
IWG is the world’s leading provider of flexible workspace – featuring over 3,500 locations in more than 120 countries with members able to access all of the locations and business services via the IWG app.
As the ongoing shift towards hybrid working accelerates, conventional office occupancy will continue to fall as businesses require less traditional space and turn to flexible workspace instead. In 2022, IWG welcomed hundreds of new partner locations and is on track to add around 1,000 over the course of the next year, already counting 83 per cent of Fortune 500 companies among its customer base.
Mark Dixon, CEO & Founder of IWG, commented: “We are establishing a stronger and more diversified footprint in and around Aberdeen with this latest opening. This new location in Aberdeen is a fantastic place for us to boost our expansion plans. The need for high-quality flexible workspaces continues to soar as hybrid working becomes the new normal. We are very pleased to work in partnership to develop the Regus brand under a management agreement that will add a cutting-edge workspace to the newly refurbished building.
“Our opening in Westhill, Aberdeen comes at a time when more and more companies are discovering that flexible working boosts employee happiness and satisfaction, while helping the environment. Our workplace model is also proven to increase productivity and allows for a business to scale up or down at significantly reduced costs.”
IWG’s multi-brand expansion strategy is designed to appeal to every type of business and entrepreneur. IWG creates personal, financial, and strategic value for businesses of every size, from some of the most exciting companies and well-known organisations on the planet, to individuals and the next generation of industry leaders. All of them harness the power of flexible working to increase their productivity, efficiency, agility, and market proximity.
