25 Jun 2012 07:00
Regus Third Place - Partnership with Extra MSA Group to open Regus Business Centres in UK Motorway Service Areas
25 June 2012
Regus Third Place today announces a new partnership with Extra Motorway Service Area Group ('Extra' or 'Extra MSA Group'), the roadside service operator, that will bring Regus business centres to motorway service areas in the UK for the first time.
Under the agreement, Regus will initially open centres at three Extra Motorway Service Areas at busy locations: M40 J2 Beaconsfield, M25 Cobham and A14 / M11 Cambridge. All three are scheduled for September opening. Facilities will include business lounges and meeting rooms, printing, copying, secure business-class wifi and administrative support services.
Third Place is the new arm of Regus' business, which aims to expand working from just home or office locations into "third places" such as service stations, rail stations and a variety of other facilities. The idea is that these centres are complementary to our existing flexible working proposition and reinforce busy customers' reasons to use the Regus network and services.
The partnership with Extra follows similar deals with Shell to trial business lounges in service stations across Europe, as well as with railway operators SNCF and NS to open business centres at French and Dutch rail stations.
Mark Dixon, CEO of Regus, said:
"This is another logical step in the global trend towards flexible working. Like our other partnerships with Shell, SNCF and NS Trains, this agreement between Regus and Extra MSA Group will create even more opportunities for Regus customers to work remotely.
While Third Place remains early in its development, it is an exciting investment opportunity for us. We continue to examine new locations, work with potential customers and trial concepts. We will only invest where we see returns consistent or above those elsewhere in our existing businesses."
Contacts:
Regus plc Tel: + 352 22 9999 5160
Andrew Brown, Group Communications Director
Wayne Gerry, Head of Investor Relations
About Regus
Regus is the world's largest provider of flexible workplaces, with products and services ranging from fully equipped offices to professional meeting rooms, business lounges and the world's largest network of video communication studios. Regus enables people to work their way, whether it's from home, on the road or from an office. Customers such as Google, GlaxoSmithKline, and Nokia join hundreds of thousands of growing small and medium businesses that benefit from outsourcing their office and workplace needs to Regus, allowing them to focus on their core activities.
Over 1,000,000 customers a day benefit from Regus facilities spread across a global footprint of 1,200 locations in 550 cities and 95 countries, which allow individuals and companies to work wherever, however and whenever they want to. Regus was founded in Brussels, Belgium in 1989, is headquartered in Luxembourg and listed on the London Stock Exchange. For more information please visit: www.regus.co.uk