Events of this kind are always an enjoyable experience: great venue, food, hospitality and of course a day out of the office! No matter what the occasion, every effort is made to ensure the NovaLoca.com stand is on show, and this event was no exception.
Last year saw a team of two NovaLoca cars heading to the Celtic Manor Resort near Newport for two nights (and of course two days!) of Offices 08. It was not such a long road trip for us this time but still, the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London is hardly lacking in grandeur – and the setting meant it was easy for us to attend the event and return home the same day.
Miranda had headed to the Lancaster the previous day to set things up as NovaLoca took up its position on Stand D1. Offices 09 had arrived with the slogan: “Two Events, One Day: Occupiers Equal Value”.
As you can imagine, two events in one day meant a bumper conference programme. With registration opening at 8am and the Office Development Awards 2009 commencing 12 hours later, delegates had a busy day in prospect. A wealth of speakers and a selection of break-out sessions kept attendees entertained, and as a result the exhibition hall was relatively quiet until the refreshment breaks.
I joined Miranda mid-morning, with the day well under way. The morning refreshments had just ended so the hall remained quiet until mouthwatering smells began to emerge from the kitchens just before 1pm. Sure enough the hall began to fill up, and an excellent lunch was enjoyed by all in a relaxed atmosphere. There then followed a short networking break before the afternoon sessions began at 2pm.
The afternoon remained relatively quiet in the exhibition hall, but the Chairman’s closing remarks at 5:30pm signalled the end of the conference programme and gave way to the final and main networking of the day, with many stands in the exhibition hall offering drinks and nibbles.
Having offered an interesting mix of M&Ms and Skittles throughout the day, Stand D1 now moved onto a more refined offering of canapés, with alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages and music to match. The reception was quieter than hoped overall, but the Property Week guys did their best to help out! Before long an announcement indicated the start of the awards upstairs in the Nine Kings Suite. This marked the end of my day and the beginning of Miranda’s evening.
Having taken the stand down, I headed for home while Miranda went on to enjoy the drinks reception, award ceremony and evening entertainment, which carried on into the early hours.
NovaLoca is designed very much with the occupier in mind, so if you missed us at Offices 09 remember you need look no further than NovaLoca for all your office space requirements. Look out for the NovaLoca stand at the next commercial property event!
If you have any commercial property to let or for sale, just visit NovaLoca.com or call one of the team on 01767 316 577 to find out how NovaLoca can work for you.
Chris Tembey
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Here are some of the many fantastic Street View images available of commercial properties on NovaLoca.
Here is the View Larger Map’ target=_blank>Segro HQ, and the View Larger Map ‘ target=_blank>BNP Paribas Southampton office, and View Larger Map ‘ target=_blank>Phoenix Beard in Birmingham.
Here is another view of the View Larger Map ‘ target=_blank>NovaLoca HQ in Bedfordshire.