Small and Budget Offices Basingstoke

If you're looking for small, budget office accommodation in Basingstoke, Hampshire. If your business is just starting out or simply in need of a more flexible approach to office space. Then maybe we can help. Here at Chineham Park, Basingstoke we understand the needs of small business and are currently home to a large number companies across our business park. Why not get in touch and see if we can help you find the ideal small/budget offices to let with a great specification:

8 Elmwood

Refurbished Offices

5033 sq ft More Info

2 Elmwood

Refurbished Offices

6172 sq ft More Info

4 Elmwood

Refurbished Offices

6155 sq ft More Info

Elmwood 5, First Floor

Refurbished A/C Offices

2023 sq ft More Info

Cirrus Logistics Ltd move into offices at Chineham Park

Cirrus Logistics Ltd, a highly innovative leader in the application of simulation and optimisation solutions, is the latest technology company to join the thriving business community at MEPC Chineham Park. Cirrus Logistics has acquired an enviable record of applying advanced simulation and optimisation methods to providing decision support tools across a broad spectrum of applications and industry types, including the logistics, oil, retail, food, pharmaceutical, chemical and air sectors.

Cirrus Logistics has acquired a lease on a building totaling over 1,500 sqft in the Cedarwood area of the park, following their acquisition by a new holding company CentriQ Group Ltd. The CentriQ Group also own VoiteQ Ltd, the UK's leading supplier of voice-directed warehousing solutions to the retail, distribution and logistics industry, which also has a blue chip client base and is associated with many high profile company operations including Sainsbury’s, Gist, Next and John Lewis.

Frank Heald, chairman of all CentriQ Group companies, said: “We were looking for suitable accommodation to support recent growth and the future expansion of Cirrus Logistics. We believe that Chineham Park more than fulfils our business needs.

“The park is in a premier spot with state of the art facilities and is ideally placed as a location for the Cirrus headquarters and as a southern office for VoiteQ.”

Rupert Batho, managing director for MEPC Chineham Park, said: “We are delighted to welcome Cirrus Logistics, another top performing company, to Chineham Park where we wish them every success. Completing another letting this year reaffirms our position as Basingstoke’s leading business destination.”

Sustainable Business of the Year

MEPC Chineham Park has won the Sustainable Business of the Year award at Basingstoke and Deane’s Inspire 09 business awards for the second year running.

Rupert Batho, managing director for MEPC Chineham Park, said: “It is a great honour to win such a prestigious award twice in a row. This award reflects the hard work of MEPC. None of this would have an impact without our occupiers who catch the coaches, segregate their waste when recycling and help us protect the environment, so this is their award to”.

Crouzet Ltd Opens New Headquarters in Basingstoke

Crouzet Ltd, a multi-national company specialising in automation and control components with applications in aerospace, defence, marine and industry markets, has opened a new corporate headquarters at MEPC Chineham Park.

Crouzet has moved into the Cedarwood area of the park, following a growth in business.

Valerie Noens, global sales support for the UK at Crouzet Ltd, said: “At Crouzet we were looking for the right place to locate to, it had to be somewhere that would facilitate the driving forward of our business and we found that at Chineham Park.

“Chineham Park is an excellent location for our UK head office, the road, rail and air links that we can benefit from on the park are essential to our business as is the professional service provided by MEPC along with the prestigious offices from which our team operates.”

Rupert Batho, managing director for MEPC Chineham Park, said: “Chineham Park is the leading destination for business in Basingstoke. To be able to welcome a company like Crouzet who has experienced growth and required new offices is good news for everybody.

“This globally recognised company is a leader in its field and demonstrates once again that Basingstoke in general and Chineham Park in particular is very successful at attracting top performing companies.”

Chineham Park hosts Be Inspired 09

The Chineham Park team were delighted to host the Be Inspired 09 event at its award winning Central 40.

Over 1,000 people came to the truly inspirational event for Business link – take a look at the video footage and images!

Be Inspired 09 Proves To Be A Huge Success

Special guests Richard Farleigh, Liz Jackson and Levi Roots provided three inspiring keynote speeches to over 1,000 delegates inside Chineham Park’s Central 40.

Local business leaders from across Hampshire networked, collaborated, enjoyed seminars and discussion forums and visited over 80 business stalls showcasing their expertise.

Business Link’s Deborah Wyatt said: “Our keynote speakers were so inspiring, Levi was very entertaining and wowed the audience with his charm and personality. Richard packed the event with his opening address and he provided fantastic encouragement for local entrepreneurs. Liz Jackson is a truly inspiring lady and it was an honour to meet her.

“We are also delighted to contribute a donation to Naomi House, as requested by Liz Jackson, who waived her normal fee for Be Inspired 09.”

Be Inspired 09 delivered its promise and was a new and innovative event designed to create a one stop shop for business advice and information for local business leaders.

Deborah Wyatt added: “The event was a huge success and I am so pleased from the feedback we have had from delegates, our partners and the exhibitors. There really was a buzz of excitement in the air and I am delighted that local entrepreneurs took the time out of their busy day to come along.”

Photographs, seminar presentations and a short film capturing the event is available now on the Be Inspired 09 website at www.beinspired09.co.uk

Ray Mears Invites You To New Event

Ray Mears, survival and bushcraft expert, is encouraging Chineham Park companies to sign up for a new corporate event, the Great Escape Challenge in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care.

The challenge takes 60 corporate teams of four on a head-to-head, multi-sport adventure designed to test the mind, challenge the body and build team spirit. Taking place over the weekend of 21 May 2010 entrants will camp in the stunning backdrop of the Brecon Beacons, the perfect office getaway.

Featuring a series of unique group challenges in a fun and competitive environment, the winning team will depend not simply on fitness levels, but on making smart decisions, thinking laterally and communicating effectively.

The Great Escape Challenge brings a variety of benefits back to the workplace including delegation and team working skills. As an exclusively corporate event, it also presents some serious networking opportunities with companies from across the UK.

Ray Mears said: “I’m urging companies to sign up for Marie Curie Cancer Care’s Great Escape Challenge. It will test teams on a variety of skills and strengths as well as bringing them together. I believe the wilderness is also a great leveller, making this an ideal adventure for companies to go head-to-head on.

“Following the death of my wife to breast cancer, I have seen first hand the wonderful work that Marie Curie Nurses do and the money raised from the Great Escape Challenge will help them to provide free care to patients with terminal cancer and other illnesses in their own homes.”

Companies can enter the Great Escape Challenge in teams of four, with at least two people from the same company. Entry costs just £600 + VAT per team with a minimum fundraising amount of £2,000.

For more information about the Great Escape Challenge or to register your entry, please call 08450 504321 or visit: www.greatescapechallenge.com

Business Park Responds To Survey Results

We had nearly 400 responses to the occupier’s survey that was issued earlier this year and we would like to thank those of you who completed it. From this questionnaire a number of points were raised and we have responded to these by taking the following actions.

Overall, 73% of you thought Chineham Park was a good or great place to work and 82% of you believed the landscaping was good to excellent.

However, a few of you commented about the limited number of benches around the estate. Chineham Park is now intending to create a variety of “outdoor rooms” by the spring of next year so that the environment can be enjoyed more fully when the sun returns!

Several of you noted the approach to the park was only average. Chineham Park is now looking at ways to improve this and you will start to see the results before Christmas.

98% of you mentioned the courtesy coach service ran on time, but despite over 50% of you living within ten miles of the park, the number of you regularly using the courtesy coach has fallen. Therefore Chineham Park will now be upgrading the coaches in early 2010 to encourage more usage.

Those of you who walk to work expressed concern over safety, especially on the public footpath into the park from Hanmore Road via the railway underpass. Chineham Park has now raised this issue with the Chineham Village Security Forum and budgeted for enhanced lighting and a security camera to cover the footpath from the estates boundary.

Finally, 88% of you said the food selection at Dayer’s Fine Foods was good to excellent, but there was room for improvement with the speed of delivery. Chineham Park has been working closely with Dayer’s Fine Foods to undertake a range of measures to improve this and you may already be benefitting from some of the changes.

Congratulations to Jo Hartshorn from Gist who won the £150 gift voucher for Festival Place in the prize draw.

For more information, please email Wendy Fletcher at wfletcher@mepc.com

UKN Group Ltd Relocates to Chineham Park

UKN Group Ltd, a global IT services provider and experts in the innovative use of IT and service management, has relocated to MEPC Chineham Park.

UKN has acquired a lease on a building totaling over 4,000 sqft in the Lindenwood area of the park, following continued business growth and expansion.

Michael Eaton, chief executive officer for UKN Group Limited, said: “We were looking for prestigious accommodation in a business park with excellent transport links and amenities to enable us to grow our business.

“The relocation of our head office to Chineham Park has provided us with the positive business environment that will facilitate further success for our business and its people.”

Rupert Batho, managing director for MEPC Chineham Park, said: “It is a pleasure to welcome UKN Group Limited to Chineham Park, where we wish them every success.

“To date we have welcomed more new businesses to the park than we did in the whole of 2008 and we are on track to achieve more key lettings before the end of the year.”

Picture shows from left to right: Michael Eaton, chief executive officer for UKN Group Limited and Paul Foster, sales manager for UKN Group Limited.

Chineham Park Celebrates Summer Party Success

Chineham Park is celebrating the success of its Mexican themed summer party held on Friday 31 July 2009 between 12h00 and 14h00.

The annual fun day, in the Spindlewood area of the park, was free to attend for all those working on Chineham Park.

Jo Szegota, asset manager for MEPC Chineham Park, said: “Chineham Park is home to over 40 organisations and the summer party is a great opportunity for occupiers to interact with neighbouring businesses.

“It is our way of giving something back to these organisations to thank them for making Chineham Park such a great place to work.”

Party-goers tucked into Tex-Mex inspired cuisine including chilli, fajitas and burritos and took part in a competition to see who could stay on a bucking bronco the longest.

Here’s what a few of the guests said about this year’s event:
“The Tex-Mex lunch was lovely, I can only imagine the amount of organisation that goes into making such events happen.”
Julie Andrews, supply management administrator for Gist Ltd.

Sue Keen, head of corporate services for UKN Group Ltd, said: “On behalf of all our staff, I would like to thank the Chineham Park team for the Lunch and entertainment on Friday.

“It was very well received and there were lots of compliments on the organisation and the food.”

More photographs from the event are available on Parklife.

Postjet Systems moves into offices on Chineham Park

Postjet Systems Ltd, the leading provider of inkjet print solutions for the postal sorting industry around the world, has moved to MEPC Chineham Park.

Postjet has acquired a lease on a building totaling over 3,000 sqft in the Beechwood area of the park, following an unprecedented growth in business.

Norman Alger, service and operations manager for Postjet Systems Ltd, said: “We decided to move to Chineham Park because it meets the requirements of our business development plan.

“Postjet has grown significantly in the last year and we believe that Chineham Park has the facilities to manage any future expansion and fulfill our business needs.”

Jo Szegota, asset manager for MEPC Chineham Park, said: “We are delighted to welcome Postjet Systems Ltd to Chineham Park. They are a dynamic, growing company and we wish them every success.

“In the first six months of this year we have welcomed more new businesses to the park than we did in the whole of 2008 and we are on track to achieve more key lettings before the year end.”

Basingstoke Wins Best Office Award

Basingstoke’s newest office building, Central 40 at Chineham Park, has been announced as the winner of the Commercial Workplace Award in the British Council for Offices (BCO) South West and South Wales category.

Established in 1990, the British Council for Offices is Britain's leading forum for the discussion and debate of issues affecting the office sector and their awards scheme is recognised as the pre-eminent benchmark for measuring excellence in workplaces. The awards programme also acknowledges innovation and focuses external attention on examples of best practice.

MEPC Chineham Park’s Central 40 beat a record number of entries with the judges commenting that the winning building embraced sustainable practices 'as standard', alongside delivering an exceptionally high occupier experience.

Patrick Morrisey, BCO Judging Chair for the South West and South Wales, added: "Our winner embodies the emergence of two particularly important patterns in best practice building design and development. Firstly, it illustrates that sustainability is now firmly embedded at the core of the vast majority of building briefs. This is evidence of the fact that environmentally friendly properties are now well established in almost all property sectors and geographies in the UK, which is hugely encouraging. Secondly, the winner has demonstrated how the design and finished building can have a great and beneficial impact on the end user occupier experience.”

Rupert Batho, managing director for MEPC Chineham Park, said; “” This is an outstanding result for us as it confirms MEPC Chineham Park’s position as a leader in our field. The Corporate and Social Responsibility agenda is growing, and Central 40 is now recognised as a building that combines functional quality with society’s increasing important environmental requirements. The building is designed to be occupied by one or more companies. Therefore organisations employing between 40 and 400 staff have the opportunity to benefit from the associated cost saving and environmental features of this office’s design. It is a great honour that Central 40 is now officially recognised as the best office space in the region.”

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Little red men disappearance

PEOPLE were left scratching their heads after about 120 little red men disappeared from a Chineham roundabout.

Rather than an unscrupulous kidnapping, the disappearance of the metallic men – part of an art installation on the Crockford Lane roundabout since 1999 – was a lot less suspicious.

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Basingstoke Wins Best Office Award

Basingstoke’s newest office building, Central 40 at Chineham Park, has been announced as the winner of the Commercial Workplace Award in the British Council for Offices (BCO) South West and South Wales category.

Established in 1990, the British Council for Offices is Britain's leading forum for the discussion and debate of issues affecting the office sector and their awards scheme is recognised as the pre-eminent benchmark for measuring excellence in workplaces. The awards programme also acknowledges innovation and focuses external attention on examples of best practice.

MEPC Chineham Park’s Central 40 beat a record number of entries with the judges commenting that the winning building embraced sustainable practices 'as standard', alongside delivering an exceptionally high occupier experience.

Patrick Morrisey, BCO Judging Chair for the South West and South Wales, added: "Our winner embodies the emergence of two particularly important patterns in best practice building design and development. Firstly, it illustrates that sustainability is now firmly embedded at the core of the vast majority of building briefs. This is evidence of the fact that environmentally friendly properties are now well established in almost all property sectors and geographies in the UK, which is hugely encouraging. Secondly, the winner has demonstrated how the design and finished building can have a great and beneficial impact on the end user occupier experience.”

Rupert Batho, managing director for MEPC Chineham Park, said; “” This is an outstanding result for us as it confirms MEPC Chineham Park’s position as a leader in our field. The Corporate and Social Responsibility agenda is growing, and Central 40 is now recognised as a building that combines functional quality with society’s increasing important environmental requirements. The building is designed to be occupied by one or more companies. Therefore organisations employing between 40 and 400 staff have the opportunity to benefit from the associated cost saving and environmental features of this office’s design. It is a great honour that Central 40 is now officially recognised as the best office space in the region.”

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MEPC wins award from the British Council for Offices

MEPC is delighted to have been awarded the Regional Commercial Workplace for South West England and South Wales from the British Council for Offices!

James Dipple, MEPC Development Director comments 'This is a fantastic result for MEPC and confirms our position as a leader in our field as we continue to focus on providing quality and excellence for our customers'

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Chineham Business Park gives workers what they want

Office workers are increasingly looking to build exercise into their daily routines. Those who adopt active lifestyles are now demanding more from their office environments. One of the most popular requirements is for proper shower facilities to enable people to freshen up after cycling to work or jogging at lunchtime.

Equipped with a shower on every floor and cycle racks located directly outside the back door, the design of Central 40 at Chineham Park has created an environment suited to the requirements of today’s office worker. The facilities are also of benefit to those who wish to use their lunch break to go for a run around the woodland surrounding Chineham Park, as they are now able to freshen up on their return to the office.

Rupert Batho, managing director of Chineham Park, said; “When planning the design specifications for this new building, we wanted to ensure it would give future occupiers the facilities they need and want for a comfortable working environment. The provision of showers and cycle racks at Central 40 will allow the occupier a hassle-free workplace as all the facilities they need are on hand.”

Knight Frank and Hollis Hockley are MEPC Chineham Park’s appointed letting agents.

Chineham Park bus service weathers the snow storm

Heathrow Airport was closed, the M1 motorway was shut and businesses across the South East were complaining about the transport chaos. Chineham Park, however, still had a full bus service running every day as normal throughout the bad weather that has seen a large proportion of the UK’s workforce grind to a halt. Both complimentary buses kept to their timetables and offered a hassle-free option for workers at Chineham Park.

Wendy Fletcher, Travel Coordinator for MEPC Chineham Park explains, “Our bus service has been applauded for its environmental impact but in weather such as we all experienced this week, it shows that the bus service can be more reliable than most other transport links. Thanks to the dedication of our drivers our bus service kept Chineham Park open for business through the worst snow storms for two decades. We had masses of calls on Monday to ask if the service was running and we were able to assure all our occupiers and their employees that there was a safe and dependable transport option.”

The service operates every 15 minutes during peak times throughout the day between 07h15 and 18h30, shuttling people working on the Park to and from Basingstoke Train Station, undertaking 160,000 passenger trips in 2008.

Capita Business Services sign up to Chineham Park’s refurbished Cedarwood scheme

Capita Business Services, a trading division of Capita Group Plc, have acquired a lease on a building totalling over 12,000 sqft at MEPC’s Chineham Park, making a successful start to 2009 for the property company, following a number of key lettings achieved last year within Basingstoke’s flagship business area.

Capita, have taken a lease on 100 and 200 Cedarwood immediately following the completion of refurbishments. Capita’s requirement relates to the Gas Safety Register contract which the Business Services division recently secured from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

Capita Business Services will be responsible for the registering of all approved Gas Safety Installers, validating qualifications and inspecting gas work as part of this major contract.

Rupert Batho, Chineham Park’s Managing Director said: “The decision to progress with the phased refurbishment of the Cedarwood building, in order to bring it up to date for the modern occupier has been vindicated with an effective pre-let to a major Plc. We look forward to a productive relationship with Capita at Chineham over the forthcoming months and years”.

He added: “2008 was a very successful year for us and the Park has gone from strength to strength. This year we will continue to build on the successful formula of providing our occupiers with all their property and amenity needs that are essential to their staff, on the right commercial terms. ”.

Peter Eldridge, Managing Director of the new Gas Safety Register service at Capita expressed his satisfaction with the acquisition saying: “It made a lot of sense to house the staff in the Cedarwood buildings immediately following the refurbishment. Many of the staff are locally based and familiar with the business park. The timely delivery of these refurbished buildings with the commencement of the Gas Safety Register contract, combined with the flexibility of the accommodation, made the decision a straight forward one for us.

Andrew Newman of Hollis Hockley who advised Capita Business Services commented “Capita are extremely pleased to have secured this building on competitive lease terms. Chineham Park offers all the amenities that most of the Capita staff will be familiar with, together with fully refurbished premises with a very generous car parking provision.”

Knight Frank and Hollis Hockley are MEPC Chineham Park’s appointed letting agents.

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Talaris opens new HQ at Chineham Park

Talaris, the leading provider of cash handling solutions to financial institutions and retailers worldwide, celebrated their move to a new corporate headquarters on Chineham Park by hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony and champagne reception in the newly renamed Talaris House.

The event was attended by the 80 employees based at the new premises and guest of honour Mike Loftus, Chairman of Destination Basingstoke, who welcomed the team to their new office space. Mike commented: “It is a great pleasure to welcome Talaris to their new headquarters here at Chineham Park, where I wish them every success.”

Tracey Graham, Chief Executive Officer of Talaris, went on to say: “It is a great privilege and pleasure to base our corporate headquarters in Basingstoke where we join a thriving business community at Chineham Park, amongst other successful and well respected companies. We see our move here as the start of a new era and a new beginning for Talaris.”

Tracey was presented with a framed photograph of the new building by Jo Szegota, Asset Manager for MEPC Chineham Park, before cutting the ribbon to officially open Talaris House for business and inviting all of the employees and guests inside to enjoy the champagne reception.