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New bike hire service launched
This autumn we’ve added a new service for occupiers – free bike hire. The Blade bikes are now available for occupiers and their teams to hire free of charge during lunch breaks. All bikes can be hired for up to two hours.
Meet the Team – Joanna Loboda
At The Blade, our friendly, professional team provide support with all aspects of managing the office space. Joanna is our Corporate Receptionist, and usually the first point of contact for anyone at The Blade.
Meet the Team – Lucy Burt
Our onsite team at The Blade are committed to providing a friendly, responsive and effective service for occupiers, ensuring that every day runs with ease. Lucy is our Property Management Assistant, working as part of the Northwood Real Estate team.
Choosing an eco-friendly office space: BREEAM and why it matters
Choosing an eco-friendly office space is becoming more important for many companies for a number of reasons. As well as helping support corporate responsibility, and reducing environmental footprint, an eco-friendly space can be significant benefit when it comes to attracting both staff and customers.
Celebrating the economic impact of The Blade on Reading
Since opening in 2009, The Blade has become a hub for dynamic businesses across the South East – generating jobs and opportunities. It has also imprinted itself as an iconic building, creating a striking silhouette across Reading’s skyline. But what about the additional contribution which The Blade has made to the local economy?
Is Reading a Technology Hub?
Reading has been considered a leading technology hub for some time, with claims that it’s Britain’s answer the Silicon Valley in the US. But how and why has the town achieved this impressive status? Here are some of the reasons:
Championing sustainability – planting trees with Ecologi
Earlier this year we began working with Ecologi to start the job to offset our carbon emissions by planting trees across the UK. The initiative is part of our ongoing focus on sustainability and our work to ensure that The Blade becomes carbon neutral. The Blade has always been a champion of providing eco-friendly office space. This year we secured the highest BREEAM rating for any Berkshire office building.
A Connected Location
Many of our occupiers want to ensure their office space offers good connections – for staff, for visitors and for easy access to other organisations and opportunities. So how well positioned is Reading when it comes to choosing to base an office here?
Making the Most of the Summer Evenings in Reading
With the summer evenings stretching ahead, it’s a great time to make the most of Reading after work. For those of us working at The Blade, there are a variety of activities to help make the most of the warm, light summer evenings.
The Blade Tops BREEAM Rating in Berkshire
The Blade has been awarded the highest BREEAM rating for any Berkshire office building*, recognising our unique blend of sustainable design and eco credentials. As well as achieving top recognition in the region, The Blade has also been listed in BREEAM’s top 20 buildings across the whole of the UK, placing 13th for the BREEAM In-use International Commercial V6 Part 2 Management Performance scheme.
BBC Election Special Broadcast from The Blade
Last month we were approached by the BBC who were planning to host a number of election special broadcasts across the country. The production team were on the look out for iconic, inspiring and eye catching venues. And for the Berkshire debate they chose The Blade, given our impressive presence and reputation! On Monday 1st July we welcomed the BBC Radio Berkshire team and four of Reading Central’s candidates for an hour long live discussion.
The Blade in Numbers
The Blade is big. Almost everything about it screams scale. You can’t be the tallest building in a town or city without setting a few records along the way or having some eye watering stats in terms of stairs and lifts for example - and we know! In order to write this article, we’ve walked every step, opened every door, counted every window and been from the very bottom of the building to the very top, several times. It genuinely is eye watering (and breath taking) – especially counting the stairs! So, we know it’s big.
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