Happy New Year and welcome to the latest newsletter from Clarendon Business Centres. In this month's newsletter, we feature two amazing Central London offices from our new portfolio of 18 more managed centres, following our recent acquisition of Reflex, the managed office provider. We feature some more client success stories - including a remote client who recently moved into their local Clarendon Business Centre and we also report back on our numerous Christmas parties and recent networking events. It is clear that having more fun leads to more business! We also announce the new Games Room at Eastpoint and feature an amazing offer to encourage you to sign up for a Virtual Office in London. Don't forget to enter our Star Wars Competition for our £30 Amazon voucher and, if you answer the Clarendon Quiz question correctly, you also have a chance to win a bottle of wine... Please call us on 0845 0780370 or email us at: newsletter@clarendonbc.co.uk. Chris Hooton Editor, The Clarendon Natasha Turner Oxfordshire Area Laura Peach Bracknell Centre Charlene Gunn Bromley Centre Angela Jude London Area Candy Woodington Operations Director Julian Cooper Managing Director

Two Amazing Central London Offices From Clarendon Many of our readers will be aware that Clarendon recently acquired Reflex, the London-based managed office provider, adding 18 additional managed business centres to the Clarendon fold. These period style office buildings are conveniently located in and around Central London and this month we draw your attention to two amazing offers featuring these London locations. WARDOUR STREET Located right in the heart of Soho at the junction with Old Compton Street and Wardour Street, the Gallery is a third floor office ideal for two people with wonderful period features, wooden floors, roof beams and exposed brick walls. The office benefits from great natural light with great views over all the comings and goings of this colourful area of the metropolis. On the first floor, there is also a back office suitable for 8 people...(read more) For more information about our Reflex managed offices, contact Justin Wigodsky on 07824 816664.

Bromley Focus: Ablett Architects Move Into Kingfisher House Ablett Architects specialise in works to existing and historic buildings and have an established track record of conserving and repairing buildings from the twelfth to twentieth centuries, including the sensitive design of new extensions and alteration works. Their projects include numerous churches, a cathedral and high quality residential. Ablett Architects have recently moved into offices at Kingfisher House in Bromley after having virtual office services. Simon Ablett comments: "We had been remote clients of Clarendon, using their virtual office services for a while, before deciding to move into one of their beautifully furnished offices in Kingfisher House"... (read more) For more information about our Bromley offices, contact Charlene Gunn on 0208 315 6666 or email her at: bromley@clarendonbc.co.uk

London Focus: Marble Arch Networking Breakfast Generates More Business With lots of newly-filled offices at Clarendon Marble Arch, we decided to hold a networking breakfast on the First Floor of 42 Upper Berkeley Street so that our newer residents and longer-standing clients could meet each other and exchange business cards. Suki Thandi, Marble Arch Customer Service Manager, hosted the event and served tea, coffee and juice on arrival before everyone dived into the croissants and jam and enjoyed a pain au chocolat or two whilst being introduced to a new contact. The feedback from this event has been fantastic with one client saying: "I've met an IT recruitment specialist, which is great as I will be needing to hire early next year" ...(read more) For more information about our London offices, contact Angela Jude on 0203 752 6666 or email her at: marblearch@clarendonbc.co.uk

Oxfordshire Focus: New And Exclusive Games Room Opening At Eastpoint Here at Clarendon we understand that every company has different requirements, needs and desires. We know the generic Monday to Friday, 9-5 isn't suitable for everyone and that flexible working hours are becoming ever more popular. Eastpoint Clarendon offers 24 hour access, free onsite parking, a professional face at the front reception greeting you and your visitors plus the following site-specific benefits: New And Exclusive Games Room We are all bubbling with excitement for the grand opening of our Games Room here at Eastpoint. With comfy gaming chairs, a wide screen smart TV and a Sony Playstation, it's a great way to chill out and have fun on your lunch break...(Read more) For more information about our Oxfordshire offices, contact Natasha Turner on 0845 0780370 or email her at: oxford@clarendonbc.co.uk

Fulham Focus: Christmas Parties Lead To New Business At Chester House Our Christmas drinks party at Fulham Clarendon for our lovely clients turned out to be a wonderful festive afternoon. On the 16th December over 50 clients packed the reception and communal area of the Third Floor at Chester House to raise a celebratory glass of fizz in the true Christmas spirit! The Clarendon team had organised lots of beer, wine and prosecco which went down a treat and the accompanying lovely chocolates were very well received! Danielle Lock of APS said:"I have only recently started with APS and this is the second Clarendon event that I have attended. It is clear that they put so much care and planning into these events and, on this occasion, I made a new connection with another company on site and now I'm helping them with their recruitment needs - it's great!"...(read more) For more information about our Fulham offices, contact Angela Jude on 0203 542 1300 or email her at: fulhamgreen@clarendonbc.co.uk

Bracknell Focus: Christmas Drinks In Abbey House On 18th December, we held a Christmas Drinks reception in Abbey House. Our clients were treated to mulled wine, nibbles, drinks and festive music and a great time was had by all. Our clients mixed and mingled in a relaxed atmosphere, whilst creating business links to other Clarendon clients - both on and off site. This event was a brilliant opportunity for everyone to get to know each other a bit better and, inevitably, people ended up discussing their products and services. One of our clients commented that she "met some interesting and enthusiastic contacts which gave her some new and exciting business connections to follow up in the New Year" ...(read more) For more information about our Bracknell offices, contact Laura Peach on 01344 667 300 or email her at: bracknell@clarendonbc.co.uk

Clarendon Special Offer: Half Price Clarendon Virtual Office In London For Six Months! Wouldn't it be a smart investment to ensure that someone was always on hand to answer your telephone when you're busy? And use someone who will then immediately text/email you - saying call this new prospect urgently as she would like to work with you! Sign up today and Clarendon Virtual Office Services can offer telephone answering and mail handling services with immediate effect! ADDITIONAL SPECIAL OFFER Sign up to our London Virtual Office Services and receive the first Six Months at Half Price... (read more) This offer is only available during January 2016, so do contact Angela Jude on 0203 752 6666 and sign up now.

Competition Time: Star Wars Last Month's Competition Results: Thank you for your entries to our The Grinch Competition and congratulations to Judith Fen from the Independent Schools Teacher Induction Panel at Chester House in Fulham. Judith correctly answered that Jim Carey played The Grinch in How The Grinch Stole Christmas. Judith wins the coveted £30 Amazon voucher. This Month's Competition is all about Star Wars... (read more) To enter this month's competition and win a £30 Amazon voucher to spend on lightsabers and stormtrooper uniform polish, please click here...

And Finally: Just For Fun... This Month's App: Resolutions 2016 Keep track of your New Year's resolutions and plan, do, and evaluate your progress... Did You Know? In Peru, it is a New Year custom to eat 12 grapes to bring good luck during the 12 months ahead. Clarendon Quiz Name the famous Bridge near Riverbank House? 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, Fulham and Central London. Our offices offer instant availability and are fully furnished and cabled. Our flexible approach means that you only pay for the 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.