Malcolm Jones

Clients increasingly see the merit of taking serviced office space to meet the post-pandemic requirements of themselves and their employees, so 👍to all the team.

Many thanks to @AdamABeech for covering the project which @KWBOffice carried out for Colmore Capital and @LelyAtlantic Quartz Point is a great-looking business park, and the M42 corridor is certainly the place to be. tinyurl.com/Malcolm-KWB @BCO_UK

@KWBOffice @propnews And also thanks to Lucy at @Glenn_Howells and Perry at @CoreBirmingham who (I am told) dovetailed to provide us with a lovely CGi of One Centenary Way to accompany my musings. 👍

Thanks to @propnews for featuring the thoughts of our director of office agency @M42Malcolm on the 2020 city centre take-up data. Counter-intuitive, but intriguing to see fringe areas increasing their share of a falling market. John B. #Birmingham commercialnewsmedia.com/archives/108387

@jbolas @bbcmtd @IMProps They've been doing tremendous work for many years, but have so often slipped under the radar. Was great to spot them on C4 last month - so good to know they've also been featured on @bbcmtd too. 👍

Excited to see ⁦⁦@bbcmtd⁩ coverage for Malachi Family Trust, secured as part of my commitment to ⁦@IMProps⁩ #socialvalue programme, promoting a pioneering Family First unit to help local families in crisis aided by a £500,000 donation from #birmingham Edmonds & Co

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@KWBOffice Competition will be tough. KWB is the city's largest independent, our clients are rightly demanding and ... the coffee's pretty decent too. Applicants should also keep an eye on the football results. Everton for me and Killie for @kgakenny but best not mention Wolves to JB. 😇

Despite the myriad challenges of lockdown, esp. for our property management team, their clients, tenants and our brilliant support staff - we've won new business. So we're looking for a property management surveyor to join our team in #Birmingham John B. tinyurl.com/KWB-recruit

@MellSquare_UK I see desk diaries being (not so subtly) altered. ... WED: In office all day. Research. ☹️ so easily becomes WED: Tiptoeing off to Solihull for a cheese toastie and mug of steaming goodness. 😇 #Tippex

'Tis the season to be jolly 🎅🌟 Vita is giving you 10% off all festive drinks and cheese toasties when you show THIS post at the counter. Valid Mon - Weds throughout #December. #MellSquare

@KWBOffice @UBCoffices @propnews @BCO_UK Intriguing to see that the serviced offices' sector grew by 4% during the first nine months of 2020. Timely reminder that it's essential to look for the data behind the headlines. Can't be distracted by the 'noise' - however loud it might be. 🤔

Had a chat with Richard Johnson the MD of @UBCoffices about prospects for the serviced offices' sector, and we both see a significant uptick in its fortunes in Q2 2021. Pleased to see our thoughts appearing on @propnews so thanks to them. tinyurl.com/KWBandUBC @BCO_UK

@EvertonChicago @EvertonNewsFeed TBH, I was just having a quick caffeine break at work, looked on here, and thought ... 'Hmm'. Awful news re Digne.

@M42Malcolm @EvertonNewsFeed Thankful that you paid closer attention to the image than us 😂😂

Happy Thanksgiving to the US Toffees family! Stay safe and stay well. 💙🇺🇸🦃🥧 #COYB

@KWBOffice Intriguing to see that the developer-investor who acquired that club also bought the Tamworth Arms - now being refurbished for a projected re-opening in Feb. 👍@tamworthherald @TamworthCouncil

The region's hospitality sector is in crisis, but there are still deals to be done. Our leasing specialist, Martin Cook, put Willenhall's New Invention social club on the market, received a dozen offers and the successful bidder paid over the guide price. tinyurl.com/KWBNewInvention

@propertypr @propnews Indeed. Time to remind #tech firms and #digital enterprises that city centres which are well-connected, diverse, culturally strong, and have links to HE and research institutions are the best place for them to acquire the social capital which underpins their business models. 😇

Via @propnews: Birmingham should focus on the three Cs to attract tech firms – KWB twib.in/l/GLgzKz8nGyXE #property

@KWBOffice @GrBhamChambers Absolutely ... Great to see stalwarts of the business community taking space, but now we need to persuade the tech firms and digital enterprises that cities are still the place to be for them to acquire the social capital which underpins their business models. @BCO_UK

Our head of office agency, Malcolm Jones, urged the @GrBhamChambers and politicians to redouble their efforts to attract tech firms to the city centre, after the Q3 data showed a welcome uptick from the prof services' sector. tinyurl.com/Q3-techfirms

@KWBOffice @SolihullCouncil @ardencrossuk Absolutely ... For a potential occupier (looking at a 15,000 sq ft HQ-style building at Meriden) to ask for an update on HS2-related schemes was quite the moment. Such space already at a premium on the M42 of course @bhatti_saqib

Occupiers looking at M42 locations (Meriden Biz Park the latest) are now checking progress on the Interchange - which just won planning via @SolihullCouncil - and @ardencrossuk Intriguing that #HS2 is now positively impacting relocation decisions. John B tinyurl.com/Meriden-HS2

@KWBOffice More info from me ... It's years since a unit was free on Topaz, but the growth of Barnett Waddingham meant they needed to double their space, so they went to Longbridge, and left their previous 10k building here. @BromStandard @BCO_UK #Bromsgrove

A rarity indeed - as a two-storey 'own door' Grade A office building is available near Bromsgrove, on the Topaz Business Park and right by J1 M42 J1. 10k of space, refurb underway, in a desirable location and a low-density setting. What's not to like? 😇 tinyurl.com/TopazUnit2

Many thanks to @businessdeskwm for including my musings on Solihull and the M42 office market. Yes, Q2 was predictably grim, but we have c50k of inquiries and requirements there, and I expect the overwhelming majority to complete. tinyurl.com/Solihull-KWB @BCO_UK @SolihullNews

@KWBOffice @zoom_us @birmingham_bp Have to say, whilst an office on Newhall Street is great for many reasons, really wouldn't mind seeing this view every morning. 😇

In these socially-distanced times, John and Richard had to meet via @zoom_us which was a pity as UBC's HQ on @birmingham_bp really is a delightful location.

Much focus on the traditional office sector, so our John Bryce sat down with Richard Johnson - the MD of @UBCoffices - to debate how serviced office operators are faring - and what might happen next. tinyurl.com/UBC-KWB @FlexSA_UK @BCO_UK

@gemassmer @KWBOffice @Yardi Am sure the Voyager platform will drive greater productivity/efficiencies into our #PropertyManagement operations. As for Procure to Pay - migrating from paper to online moves us along the pathway to sustainability. 👍

Excited to partner with the team @KWBOffice in #Birmingham on their next generation #realestate platform. #PropTech @Yardi #CRE bit.ly/30tgkQR

@redditchrachel @KWBOffice @kgakenny @biocare Ah. Right. You probably met Jason and/or Emma then. Yes, very much the type of high-skill enterprise everywhere is looking to attract, and (as you'll have seen) all their products and supplements are manufactured in the UK.

@M42Malcolm @KWBOffice @kgakenny @biocare I visited Bio Care when they were in Kings Norton! Keen to welcome them to #Redditch and glad to see a company investing in our town with high skilled jobs and plans for the future.

Another slick relocation by our @kgakenny as @biocare move from Kings Norton to Redditch. Kenny also makes a great point that the *right space* doesn't always mean 'more space'. Biocare's new 17k+ will work far better for them than their old 38k. 👍 tinyurl.com/Kenny-BioCare