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Slogan
The slogan is said to be "Professional Workplaces on Demand" here. But their TV ad says: "Offices that work for you". So I changed it. - Face 18:04, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
Senior Management section
Is this section useful or noteworthy? Also, I've corrected the reference but still can't work out where the bonus figure comes from..? Spatel1421 (talk) 10:56, 16 August 2010 (UTC) In terms of the bonus I don't think it's correct - looks like it's fake info. I'll pull info on salary from the most recent stock exchange report and update. --Iamthedigitalmonkey (talk) 18:21, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
Company Information =
Im suggesting quite a lot of changes on this page. I work for Regus and this is looking to correct inaccuracies and factually incorrect information. I have added in some of the work we are doing on innovation,I'm happy to discuss any of what is below, my main objective is to ensure the timeline is correct and all figures etc are up to date. I have also gone through the references as many on the original page are old and no longer work - Henry Collinge
Regus plc is a multinational corporation that provides flexible workspace. Its network of more than 1,800 business centres in over 100 countries provides facilities for people to work, whether for a few minutes or a few years. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
History The business started in 1989 when entrepreneur Mark Dixon stopped off in Brussels, Belgium, and noticed how many business people had to work out of hotels and cafés for lack of a more professional environment. He identified a need for office space that was maintained, staffed, and available for companies to use on a flexible basis which led to the first Regus business centre opening in Brussels in Belgium.
Timeline 1989 Mark Dixon launches Regus and opens first location in Brussels, Belgium. (1) 1994 Enters Latin America and China, opening another 36 centres across the world. 1998 Opens first office in United States 2000 Goes public with IPO on the London Stock Exchange (2) 2001 Purchases U.S.-based Stratis Business Centres (3) 2004 Acquires major competitor HQ to become world’s largest provider of flexible workspace (4)(5) 2005 New business centre openings in 35 capital cities expands footprint to more than 50 countries throughout Asia, North America, and Europe and support Regus’ international growth strategy. 2006 Signs its 200,000 customer (6) 2007 Opens the first Regus Business lounge(7) 2008 400,000 customers in 950 locations across 70 countries. Moves HQ to Luxembourg 2009 In its 20th year opens its 1,000 centre in Mauritius and passes 500,000 customers. In response to the economic crisis launches more new products than in previous 15 years. (8) 2010 Footprint extends to 85 countries and, due to the phenomenal success of Businessworld, is used daily by more than 800,000 customers. Opens Global Management Centre in Geneva. 2011 Footprint extends to 90 countries with openings in Uganda, Serbia, Latvia, Ivory Coast and Croatia in September. In June of that year passes the 900,000 customer mark.(9)(10)(11)(12) 2012 Footprint extends to 99 countries with openings in Rwanda and passes the 1 million customer mark. Launches cloud based print service called DocStation (13) 2013 Regus opens in its 100th country Nepal and 1500th centre in Pune, India. Now serving daily over 1.5 million customers (14) 2014 Regus announced its support of the UK Government Growth Voucher Programme. The initiative gives financial backing and advice to start-up businesses. (15)
Products and services With approximately 2000 locations in over 100 countries, Regus’ growth has been maintained by a diverse range of products. Serviced offices Regus provides the office, desks, telephones and wifi, plus a support team of customer service assistants to greet visitors and complete admin tasks. Security, cleaning and equipment maintenance is also taken care of, leaving businesses free to concentrate on their core business. Meeting rooms Regus has a network of more than 5,500 meeting rooms. All come with internet and wifi connection, flipchart, whiteboard and markers, speakerphones and an LCD projector and screen if required, plus a dedicated support team. (16) Business lounges Designed for those that need to work on the move, you can call in at any one of the thousands of business lounges situated in city centres and increasingly at transport hubs and other locations all over the place. Away from the jostle and noise of coffee shops or hotel lobbies, the lounges offer an alternative space for people looking to get work done. (17) Businessworld Regus Businessworld is the credit-card shaped passport to business productivity.(18) With one swipe, members can access business lounges and day offices, or even just print documents in any Regus business centre on the globe. There are different levels of Businessworld membership depending on the need of the individual. Video communications Video-communications is growing in popularity and it’s easy to see why. The time saved on long flights increases productivity as work days are fully utilised. There are also the knock-on benefits of saving on the cost of hotels and reducing transport-related CO2 emissions. Moreover, increasing productivity has been shown to lower stress levels, promoting a healthier work:life balance.(19) Virtual offices A virtual office provides communication and address services that allow users to reduce traditional office costs while maintaining business professionalism. Regus offers several virtual office services including a professional address, phone call and mail handling and meeting room facilities. (20) Workplace recovery A growing number of companies need to rely on workplace recovery to get their businesses up and running after natural, technical or man-made disasters. Regus offers a number of services to assist companies that have been affected by disasters including office space, administrative support and meeting room access to minimise disruption to business operations.
Innovation
Thinkpods Thinkpods are a unique solution offered to Regus customers, giving them a level of privacy in an open-plan space. They are designed to help users focus on their work by reducing the distractions people can experience in an open-plan environment. The Think Pods have been designed for use in Regus Business Lounges and have become iconic for Regus as they represent the flexible model of working the company promotes. There are now thousands of them in Regus centres all over the world. (21)
Thirdplace Instead of working at the office (the ‘first place’) or home (the ‘second place’), people are taking laptop, tablet, and/or smartphone to libraries, business lounges, business centres, co-working hubs and coffee shops. There’s no single, definitive ‘third place’ to work; people opt for the place that best suits their location, working style and schedule; however Regus has coined the phrase and applied it to their Regus Express product. To cater for this trend Regus has developed Regus Express locations, flexible workspaces closer to or actually at the places where people live and travel. The French, Dutch and Swiss rail operators - SNCF, NS Trains and SBB - have joined forces with Regus to open walk-in business lounges and meeting rooms at busy rail stations.(22)(23)(24) Shell and Regus are piloting instant-access workspace at gas station forecourts in France and Germany. Regus and Extra Motorway Services, Welcome Break, Moto and RoadChef are opening drop-in work places next to key highways in the UK.(25)(26)(27) Gatwick and Heathrow airports have both announced that Regus Express locations will open in the summer of 2014 in both locations.(28)(29) Retailers and governments are joining the revolution with Staples launching Regus Express sites in the UK, and sites launching in public libraries across Singapore. (30)(31)
Business Station Regus Document Station is an application that allows you to print and fax from anywhere, scan-to-email and make copies at any Regus Document Station without additional installation requirements. Any print jobs can be released (printed) with the swipe of a Regus Businessworld card.
Driverless Meeting Room Car In February 2014, Regus announced their partnership with Rinspeed on the development of the concept car, the XchangE.(32) The concept backs Regus’s own drive to help people work on the road, and links to the growing network of Regus Express locations on Europe’s motorway network. The innovative design of the car allows the two front seats to swivel backwards to create a meeting space for four people allowing business travellers to work in the car without the need for a driver.(33) The car’s advanced technology systems allow passengers to remotely connect to their office, work productively, or make a presentation using a laptop.
Type Public
Traded as LSE: RGU
Industry Facility management and business support services Founded 1989, Brussels, Belgium
Headquarters Saint Helier, Jersey (registered office) Luxembourg City, Luxembourg(head office)
Key people Mark Dixon, CEO Dominique Yates, CFO Douglas Sutherland, Chairman
Products Serviced offices, virtual offices, business lounges, meeting rooms, video communication, workplace recovery
Revenue £ 1533.5 million 2013[1]
Operating income £ 90.8 million 2013[1]
Net income £ 66.9 million ) 2013[1]
Employees 8, 375 (2013) Website www.regus.com
References
1 http://www.regus.com/about-us/history/1989.aspx 2 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/regus-valued-at-up-to-pound16bn-in-second-attempt-at-flotation-700023.html 3 http://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/stories/2001/05/07/daily18.html 4 http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/17/business/company-news-regus-will-buy-hq-global-and-add-227-us-office-sites.html 5 http://www.hq.com/aboutus/default.htm 6 http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/2893 7 http://www.businesstraveller.com/news/regus-opens-first-drop-in-business-lounge 8 http://www.businesstraveller.com/news/regus-opens-1,000th-business-centre 9 http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2011/03/regus-takes-advantage-of-ugandan-growth/ 10 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/supportservices/8731475/Regus-returns-to-profit-in-first-half.html 11 http://realbusiness.co.uk/article/5528-next_big_growth_opportunity_serbia 12 http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/features/1105851/the-mt-interview-mark-dixon/ 13 http://www.officingtoday.com/2012/02/what-does-regus-one-millionth-customer-mean-for-your-business-center/ 14 http://www.newbusiness.co.uk/articles/office-management/regus-hits-a-century-with-its-launch-nepal 15 http://startups.co.uk/government-launches-30m-growth-vouchers-initiative-for-small-and-medium-businesses/ 16 http://www.regus.com/products/meeting-facilities/meeting-rooms.aspx 17 http://www.incentivetravel.co.uk/news/venuesevents/14068-regus-opens-two-street-level-business-lounges-in-new-york-city 18 http://www.regus.co.uk/products/business-lounges/index.aspx 19 http://www.hrmagazine.co.uk/hro/news/1073392/work-life-balance-looking-worldwide-regus-global-survey 20 http://www.regus.co.uk/products/virtual-offices/virtual-office-bundles.aspx 21 http://www.onofficemagazine.com/projects/item/878-sterling-service 22 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5c31d9da-111f-11e1-ad22-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2xBFsYZwb 23 http://www.economist.com/blogs/gulliver/2012/05/regus 24 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e61a6df6-7268-11e1-9c23-00144feab49a.html#axzz2xBFsYZwb 25 http://www.smart-mobilitymanagement.com/regus_and_shell_launch_first_city_wide_work_hub_trial_53625-en-462-184031-1521.html 26 http://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/regus-to-open-business-centres-at-motorway-services-7880662.html 27 http://www.express.co.uk/finance/city/328752/Regus-in-motorways-tie-up 28 http://www.businesstraveller.com/news/regus-opens-flagship-london-business-lounge 29 http://buyingbusinesstravel.com/news/2722100-regus-opens-mobile-hub-gatwick-airport 30 http://www.insidermedia.com/insider/south-west/82823-regus-rolls-out-staples-jv-pilot-south-west 31 http://www.cio-asia.com/mgmt/leadership-and-mgmt/a-third-place-to-work-in-singapore-a-first-for-asia/ 32 http://www.thenational.ae/business/industry-insights/technology/productivity-on-the-go-with-driverless-car-that-turns-into-an-office 33 http://www.rinspeed.eu/info_Rinspeed-XchangemEem_25.html