We have heard a lot of negativity over the state of retail since the beginning of the Coronavirus pandemic. We have heard about how it will be the death of the high street, how the shopping experience will be entirely online, and how retail spaces will need to be converted into houses, for example. These …
The Pursuit of Net Zero in Manufacturing
The need for businesses of all types to become as environmentally friendly as possible has never been more critical. The planet is at a tipping point in terms of global warming, and governments are increasingly looking to businesses to ensure that they are causing as little harm as possible to the environment. And businesses are …
What are the Benefits of Self-Storage?
From modular homes to pop-up boutiques, shipping containers are being converted into a whole manner of constructions today. But one of the most popular uses for shipping containers is to use them for what they were originally intended – storage. Shipping containers are, essentially, large metal boxes that were designed and built to transport cargo …
The Emergence of the Hybrid Office and What That Means for Commercial Property
The Coronavirus pandemic has changed the way that the world of business works drastically. From the boom in online shopping to many of us working from home, the nature of business and the way that it functions is very different from a couple of years ago. But we cannot say that there weren’t signs that …
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What is a Commercial EPC and why is it important?
As the world becomes more aware of environmental issues and becoming more sustainable, businesses are needing to reflect this in the ways that they work. It might be through the services that they are providing, the materials that they use for packaging, their processes, or office working practises, but another way that a company can …
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Industrial Factories of the Future
As much of the British workforce over the last year or so have been locked away working from home, one area that we have noticed that has been thriving is the manufacturing industry. Even in the most extreme of times, there are certain parts of the economy that cannot ‘work from home’, and manufacturing …
Using Office Design to Promote Staff Well-Being
Here at Boxpod, we understand the importance of the workplace when it comes to employee well-being. And having a healthy and happy workforce is essential for any business to prosper. There are a number of factors that contribute to ensuring employee well-being, and some of them are related to the environment that they are in …
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The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the High Street
2020 has been a tough year for everyone, but especially the high street. In fact, predictions were being made last year about how many high street businesses were going to struggle in 2020 before we had even heard of COVID-19. This means that they have suffered a double whammy of the ‘decline’ of the high …
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The Future of the Office: Encouraging Collaboration through Office Design Post COVID
The office world is changing before our very eyes. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has meant that suddenly we are rethinking when and how we are using our office spaces, incorporating technology, and accommodating a rise in flexible and remote working. The lockdown 1.0 – as it is now becoming known – saw swathes …
5 Ways that the Internet Has Improved the Acquisition of Commercial Property in the UK
It is true to say that the internet has changed the way that we all live our lives – from how we socialise to how we submit our tax returns. So, it is not surprising that the world of commercial property has been able to embrace the internet and all that it has to offer, …