WeWork

‘We haven’t scratched the surface yet,’ says WeWork expansion director

WeWork opened its first Manchester location to members last week, operating its popular coworking model within 60,000 sq ft of offices in No1 Spinningfields, and is preparing for its second opening in Q2 next year, according to director of expansion Mark Goldfinger.

See below for gallery of images from Place’s exclusive tour of WeWork in No1 Spinningfields

The business was founded seven years ago in New York, and is now valued at £15bn with 250 branches across the world. The rapid opening of sites has led WeWork to become known as an office sector disruptor, and according to Bloomberg research released this month, next year the company is set to become London’s biggest private sector occupier by sq ft, with 3.5m sq ft due to be occupied, putting it above serviced office competitor Regus, and the major banks.

The coworking giant has now set its sights on the regions; earlier this year WeWork announced that Manchester was the chosen city for its first UK site outside of London, and signed for 60,000 sq ft in No1 Spinningfields. As fit-out of that location began, a second deal for 40,000 sq ft in One St Peter’s Square was confirmed. WeWork is already taking bookings for St Peter’s, and is planning to open in the second quarter of next year.

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