Pictured: (l-r) Stella Broster, Oldbury Centre Manager;
Sandwell Councillor Mahboob Hussain; Mayor Sandwell Councillor Mrs
Joyce Underhill; Nick Smith, managing director, Pure Offices;
Councillor Ian Jones, Sandwell cabinet member for jobs and
economy
The Mayor of Sandwell, Councillor Mrs Joyce Underhill,
officially launched Pure Offices, Oldbury on Wednesday 2 November.
The Centre is the first office development in the region by
Newbury-based serviced office space company Pure Offices.
The purpose-built serviced offices provide 65 offices and suites
over three floors. There is a choice of communications packages
with low cost telephones and fast business broadband. Space is
available to rent on a monthly rolling licence fee which includes
building services charge, heating, 24-hour security and waste
disposal. Occupiers have free car parking and the use of a
meeting room which is bookable at £60 per day. The Centre has
excellent transport links - the offices are right next to the
Sandwell and Dudley Rail Station and close to the Midlands motorway
network.
Members of the Council, the Chamber and local agents attended
the official opening. The first licencees to occupy an office,
NorthgateArinso, also joined the celebration. NorthgateArinso are a
global human resources services provider with a presence in fifty
cities across the world.
Cllr Ian Jones, Sandwell's cabinet member for jobs and economy,
said:
"We're very pleased to welcome Pure Offices to Oldbury. Offices
of this quality, and on such flexible letting terms, are just what
Sandwell needs to attract businesses into the Borough and to make
it easier for local businesses to start up and grow.
This Centre has been brought forward in partnership with the
Council on a site we still own. As Pure Offices have discovered,
Sandwell Council is able to work innovatively with private
developers to bring forward successful employment, creating
projects despite the credit crunch and recession. We'd welcome
approaches from other developers who are interested in working with
the Council to further improve Sandwell's business property offer
and help create more jobs for local residents."
Nick Smith, Managing Director of Pure Offices, said "I'm
delighted with our first development in the Black Country. The
Centre has already attracted a company of the international calibre
of NorthgateArinso. We have already let 2 more offices and firm
interest continues to pour in from all over the region from
businesses looking for contemporary office suites that are
extremely well appointed, fully serviced and ready to move into.
Barnwood Construction has delivered an excellent high quality build
and Sandwell Council have been supportive from the outset in
bringing this project to fruition.
Our Centre Manager, Stella Broster, is eager to introduce
interested businesses to the excellent facilities we have on offer,
including monthly contracts and instant connectivity. Stella can be
contacted on 0121 314 1366."