Office- Manchester => Wilmslow
- Created by: Natalie
- Created on: 02-02-14 12:51
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- Refuge Assurance Company
- Relocate from center of Manchester to new headquaters on a greenfield site in Wilmslow
- Old sites (reasons of relocation)
- 19th century construction- lack important modern features eg. air conditioning
- Tradition layout is not appropriate for modern working practices
- No car park and employees felt threatened when walking along darkened streets to their cars
- Expansion would have been difficult and expensive
- City centre business rates- rising rapidly
- Wilmslow
- purpose-built and included air conditioning, central heating, IT facilities, building security
- Space for car parking
- accessible by main road and close to motorway- commuting by car easier
- -ve
- Staff can no longer visit city center shops during breaks
- Employees living on the North side of Manchester have a much longer journey to work
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