Welcome to our December 2014 newsletter, Wow! At Clarendon Business Centres, we are still recovering from the celebrations last Friday as Clarendon's Chester House won BCA Group Business Centre of The Year 2014! We had only just recovered from winning the same prestigious award for Prama House in 2012! This month's festive issue alerts you to a few local Christmas celebrations and also features a couple more client success stories. For our London clients, our new Marble Arch office has opened to acclaim and, for our Oxfordshire readers, we have a great wine deal from 1855 in the Castle Quarter... We also feature a brilliant Special Offer to save you money when hiring our meeting rooms for the first time and don't miss our Christmas Confectionery Competition for the coveted £25 M&S voucher. Please call us for a chat on 0845 0780370 or email us at: newsletter@clarendonbc.co.uk. Chris Hooton Editor, The Clarendon Natasha Turner Oxfordshire Area Laura Peach Bournemouth Centre Lucy Shavliuk Bracknell Centre Charlene Gunn Bromley Centre Angela Jude London & Fulham Area Candy Woodington Operations Director Julian Cooper Managing Director

Clarendon's Chester House Wins BCA Group Business Centre of The Year 2014! On Friday 28th November 2014, the Clarendon team attended the annual BCA Awards Gala Dinner at the Sheraton Park Lane Hotel in Piccadilly. A fun-filled evening of lovely food, great company and the occasional glass of wine was completely eclipsed by the big award of the night… We are delighted to announce that the BCA 2014 Group Business Centre of The Year was awarded to Clarendon's Chester House in Fulham. Angela Jude, Clarendon's London Area Manager, accepted the award and commented: "We were aware that many of our clients were planning to vote for us but we also knew that we were competing for this award against many other business centres throughout the UK...(read more) For more information about our Fulham offices, contact Angela Jude on 0203 542 1300 or email her at: fulhamgreen@clarendonbc.co.uk

London Focus: 42 Upper Berkeley Street in Marble Arch Opens To Acclaim! Clarendon Business Centre's newest centre at 42 Upper Berkeley Street has officially opened it's doors and our clients are loving the quirky and innovative themes throughout! We have a new team, overseen by Angela Jude, that will be taking the helm at the brand new West End centre. Simone Murphy (pictured left) has been appointed as Customer Service Manager and has over three years' experience in the serviced office industry with a solid background in customer service. Simone's main strengths will ensure a positive customer experience as she has a real eye for detail when recognising individual customer requirements...(read more) For more information on our new centre in Marble Arch, contact Angela Jude on 0203 752 6666 or email her at: marblearch@clarendonbc.co.uk

Bournemouth Focus: Bournemouth Christmas Market The heart of Bournemouth comes alive every Christmas with a festive extravaganza bursting at the seams with Christmas joy right on the doorsteps of Clarendon Business Centre. The Christmas Market is open daily from 13th November 2014 to 4th January 2015 From chestnuts roasting on an open fire, to an authentic German charcoal BBQ and the famous Moose Bar - an Alpine bar and beer garden serving German lager and mulled wines underneath the South Coast's largest, and probably only, joke-telling Moose!... (read more) For more information about our Bournemouth offices, contact Laura Peach on 01202 313 600 or email her at: bournemouth@clarendonbc.co.uk

Bracknell Focus: New Companies Flourishing Across Berkshire We are delighted to learn that a RECORD-BREAKING number of new companies have started up across the whole of Berkshire this year. Specifically in Bracknell, company growth hit 70, with a record number of new registered companies at 152. Inevitably, there were also company closures, which suggest that trading conditions may not have returned to pre-recession levels quite yet. Therefore it no longer makes sense for business to be tied into long fixed commercial leases when, at Clarendon's Business Centre in Bracknell, businesses can rent an office for six months and can then increase or decrease the space they need as and when their requirements change.... (read more) For more information about our Bracknell offices, contact Lucy Shavliuk on 01344 667 300 or email her at: bracknell@clarendonbc.co.uk

Bromley Focus: Christmas Jumper Day for Save The Children The team at Bromley have organised a day of fun and laughter on Friday 12th December at Kingfisher House. Please join us at lunchtime wearing your best "Christmas Jumper" to enjoy our mince pies and hot cider that we will be serving to add to your enjoyment of this networking opportunity. This event is to support Save The Children, who have raised £1.6 Million from these events in the last three years so please bring a cash donation to help support this fantastic charity. Our team at Bromley are always more than happy to raise money for charity and invite our clients and visitors to have fun and get involved... (read more) For more information about our Bromley offices, contact Charlene Gunn on 0208 315 6666 or email her at: bromley@clarendonbc.co.uk

Fulham Focus: Your Recruitment, Simplified... By Simplified Recruitment! Simplified Recruitment are a new media agency that have introduced disruptive technologies into the recruitment space, allowing companies to bypass expensive agency fees, whilst retaining the same access to top talent. With 100% growth year on year, Simplified are the leading service provider in their space. They operate nationwide and can help hire at any level of job in any sector. They pride themselves on delivering great value as well as great service. "We've achieved significant growth from referred business", says Ben Francis, Managing Director. "Our clients are impressed by how we operate which leads to them recommending our services to others. We have been with Clarendon from the outset and love the service they provide"... (read more) For more information about our Fulham offices, contact Angela Jude on 0203 542 1300 or email her at: fulhamgreen@clarendonbc.co.uk

Oxfordshire Focus: Interactive Pharma Solutions Choose Prama House With the Summertown area as popular as ever for home-movers and business-owners, our Prama House Business Centre attracts a wide variety of businesses. We are delighted to welcome our latest resident client, Interactive Pharma Solutions, who have just moved into the building. Interactive Pharma Solutions is a consultancy and outsource service based in Prama House, Summertown, who provide a high standard of support to companies within the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry. They are dedicated to offering their clients a personalised service that goes beyond the remote consultancy model offered elsewhere... (read more) For more information about our Oxfordshire offices, contact Natasha Turner on 0845 0780370 or email her at: Oxford@clarendonbc.co.uk

Food and Drink Offers: Clarendon Clients Receive 25% Off Wine At Oxfordshire's 1855 During December! 1855 is a fabulous Wine Bar Bistro located in Oxfordshire's Castle Quarter and situated on the left just before the Malmaison Hotel. It is open from dawn to dusk, serving eclectic and exceptional wines, carefully matched seasonal produce and fantastic wood roasted coffees. Their food and drink menus are carefully chosen to enhance each other and inspire their diners to try something new. The menu is updated seasonally with outstanding produce that is as simple as it is tasty and is locally sourced, wherever possible, from small farms and producers including rare breed pigs, Cotswold and local cheeses, and cured meats for example.... (read more) This offer is only available before 18.55 during December 2014 and don't forget to take your Clarendon Privilege Card with you!

Clarendon Special Offer: 25% Off Your First Meeting Room Booking! For this month's special offer, when you book your first meeting room (at any Clarendon Business Centre) you will receive: 25% off the normal fees on production of this Meeting Room Voucher during December 2014. Click here to download your Meeting Room Voucher. For other offers, please contact the Business Centre of your choice and ask for their current promotions... (read more) This offer is only available during December 2014, so do contact your local Clarendon Business Centre and book your meeting room now.

Competition Time: Christmas Confectionery! Last Month's Competition Results: Thank you for your entries to our Fireworks Competition and congratulations to Michelle Jenkins from Creation Human Resources Ltd at Prama House as she correctly answered that the footballer "Mario Balotelli" was accused of setting off fireworks in his bathroom! This Month's Competition To win a £25 M&S voucher to spend on mince pies and brandy butter, simply answer the following question: "What delightful confectionery was invented by Bekir Efendi in Istanbul in 1777?" Email the answer to: newsletter@clarendonbc.co.uk and we'll draw one winner on Friday December 12th 2014.

And Finally: Just For Fun... This Month's App The Christmas List - make a list of everyone to buy presents for, set budgets and enjoy the countdown of shopping days left until Christmas! Did You Know? Mistletoe literally means “dung twig” ... Hmm, give us a kiss, sweetie! Where's Barney The Bear? Click to see where Barney The Bear is and then email: newsletter@clarendonbc.co.uk and one lucky person will win a bottle of wine!

About Clarendon Business Centres Clarendon Business Centres provides emerging and established businesses with friendly, hassle free, and cost-effective office space. Clarendon has grown significantly since 1998, and now supplies serviced, managed and virtual office space with modern and well equipped meeting and conference facilities across Oxfordshire, Bournemouth, Bracknell, Bromley and Fulham. Our offices offer instant availability and are fully furnished and cabled. Our flexible approach means that you only pay for space you use, you only commit for the length of term you want, there's no upfront capital expenditure and you can upsize and downsize as needed. Clarendon has a solution for every type of business and every budget, so call us on 0845 0780370.