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FBS

Creating a workplace that transforms office culture

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UK North

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20,000

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Office Space

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.
Meeting area at the Furness Building Society office
Welcome area at the Furness Building Society office
People using the breakout space at the Furness Building Society office
People using the breakout space at the Furness Building Society office
People using the social space at the Furness Building Society office
People using the workspace at the Furness Building Society office
Furness Building Society office exterior
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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.

People in the meeting pod at the Furness Building Society office
People using the social space at the Furness Building Society office

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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