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Challenge
To design and build a modern workplace that reflects the company ethos, supports growth and encourages employees to deliver excellence.
Insight
Using the unique character of the building, we created spaces that allow smarter ways of working whilst reflecting the organisational culture.
Solution
Now an employer of choice, Furness Building Society has a beautiful and purposeful office that elevates collaboration, performance and team morale.
To design and build a modern workplace that reflects the company ethos, supports growth and encourages employees to deliver excellence.
Using the unique character of the building, we created spaces that allow smarter ways of working whilst reflecting the organisational culture.
Now an employer of choice, Furness Building Society has a beautiful and purposeful office that elevates collaboration, performance and team morale.
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Furness Building Society’s Head Office has been in Barrow-in-Furness for over 150 years, and after confirming a move to the town’s iconic Emlyn Hughes House, we worked with them to help them transform their business into a fantastic new workplace.
A great place to work
Though Furness Building Society was growing organisationally, their workspace needed modernising. We strategically designed and created a workplace that would support employees to deliver excellence.
We utilised the unique character of the building and its interesting spaces to create smarter ways of working, attract new talent from cities further afield and reflect the culture of the organisation. Not only that, but we wanted to design an environment that was suited to its growing and evolving workforce.
A cost-conscious evolution
We were challenged to create a beautifully aesthetic workspace that enhanced their team’s performance, whilst working within a pragmatic budget.
We conducted in-depth research to discover what Furness Building Society needed to elevate performance and designed a workspace tailored to their specific needs. By offering flexible solutions and ensuring every item had a purpose, we stayed within budget and reached the results we set out to achieve.
Smart working
Smart working is what you do, not where you do it.
By creating a menu of tailored workplace settings, staff have the freedom to choose where and how they work. There are spaces for collaborative and individual work, formal and informal meetings, and a large central social area to improve team morale and wellbeing within the office.
Cultivating high-performing teams
We worked alongside Furness Building Society as a strategic partner. Combining our professional expertise, we developed a clear brief and strategy to create an exceptional working environment. The new workspace promotes collaborative working, flexibly accommodates organisational changes and offers a stand-out experience for Furness Building Society’s employees and clients. The new environment allows teams to perform to their highest standards, through smart working practices.
We’ve had a record year! We’ve increased the recruitment of top-quality staff, achieved a business transformation and created a fun place to work!
Chris Harrison, CEO, Furness Building Society
A transformed culture
Furness Building Society is now an employer of choice with a ‘go the extra mile’ high-performance culture. They celebrate and reward achievements, offer career progression and work in a fantastic, modern environment that delivers sustainable business success. The transformation and new culture have not only positively impacted on employee productivity and wellbeing, but on existing and potential clients, too.
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