Property


Firm appoints fit-out specialists


PKF Cooper Parry has appointed Paragon Interiors Group to design and fit-out its new Birmingham office at One Central Boulevard on Blythe Valley Business Park, Solihull. The Midlands accountancy firm announced that it would be


relocating from 8 Calthorpe Road in the city centre to a new 17,810 sq ft office at IM Properties’ Blythe Valley in April. Paragon, a leading UK specialist in interior design, construction, fit-out and refurbishment, won the contract having designed and fitted out PKF Cooper Parry’s 26,000 sq ft Sky View ‘super-office’ at East Midlands Airport in 2014. The office won a stream of accolades for its bold design and radical


reimagining of the workplace, with a dream room, tree-house, complete with swing, idea pods and two play areas featuring a pool table, space invaders and table tennis table. PKF Cooper Parry’s new West Midlands office will have similar features, including a wellbeing tent, swings, flexible work areas for agile working, and a sports bar. Ade Cheatham, chief executive of PKF Cooper Parry, said: "One


‘We have chosen to work with Paragon to create another leading edge design’


Central Boulevard will provide us with modern, high-specification, grade A office facilities. The new West Midlands base has been designed to be flexible, to encourage creativity and collaborative working. Once again we have chosen to work with Paragon to create another leading edge design, with lots of quirky and fun features thrown in to 'wow' our staff and clients alike. “We have ambitious growth plans and are planning to double our


market share in the West Midlands over the next two years, adding new talent across the team. Our offices will play a major part in that.”


Virtual office:Hannah Campbell and Ian Mourbey


Virtual help for start-ups


Three Birmingham entrepreneurs have invested £1.5m in providing an innovative and cost-effective virtual office solution to help start- ups and existing businesses boost their profile. Grosvenor House, in St Paul’s


Square, has been completely renovated to provide elegant conference facilities, co-working space, a permanent office location and an events venue, alongside an expansive virtual office offering. This allows start-ups to register


their business at a prominent address without expensive overheads and allows existing businesses to increase their


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Situated in a central location, Adagio offers business travellers a home from home experience in a fully furnished apartment including a kitchen. Tiered pricing and connections to BHX Airport and New Street Station make this a prime offering to any corporate traveller.


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presence with a Birmingham location, from just £25 per month. Ian Mourbey, one the three equal


shareholders in Grosvenor House, said: “With Birmingham being named as having the largest number of new businesses in any city outside of London last year, we’ve recognised that scalable office solutions are needed to help companies grow and diversify.” Hannah Campbell, director of


Business Centre at Grosvenor House, said: “Having only launched in August last year, we’ve already signed in excess of 100 virtual and co-working clients, so it’s been a great start for Grosvenor House.”


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