Welcome to the latest newsletter from Clarendon Business Centres. This month, we present our latest news about the October launch of TWO New Business Centres in London and we feature a great branded wallpaper graphics offer from the design agency 3seven9. We welcome some new clients to Clarendon and report back on their success stories and we feature the LIVE CHAT facility that many clients are using on our website. We also feature a brilliant Special Offer if you are looking to expand your business across new areas of the UK and don't miss our World's Biggest Coffee Morning Competition for the coveted £25 M&S voucher. We also bring you another brilliant Clarendon Wine Club Offer! 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 Karen Morris Bracknell Centre Charlene Gunn Bromley Centre Angela Jude Fulham Centre Candy Woodington Operations Director Julian Cooper Managing Director

Engaging Office Installation Graphics For Clarendon Clients 3seven9, an award-winning digital and branding agency, based in Abbey House, are offering high-impact, branded removable wallpaper graphics for all Clarendon office clients. The imagery can be anything from a beautiful inspiring photograph to fully branded visuals, messaging and illustration. Powerful eye-catching walls convey your brand values, business recognition and provide a wow factor for your office. The design phase of these wall graphics is important for their success and, whilst costs depend on the size and number of walls you wish to have revamped, a half-day site visit, with creative consultancy from 3seven9 to discover your business requirements, starts at £800. 3seven9 have been based in Abbey House, Clarendon Centre in Bracknell since 2009, with their sister company TSI-Resourcing. Sarah Ahmed from 3seven9 said: "The friendly and helpful team at Clarendon have facilitated the management of our offices together with our sister company over the last few years. The flexibility to upsize and downsize as the demands of our projects change has been invaluable. The team can't do enough for you and always keep us smiling." For more details on the office installation graphics and brand consultancy please contact: Keith Blues, Creative Director on 01344 667 416 or email keith.blues@3seven9.com For more information about our Bracknell offices, contact Karen Morris on 01344 667 300 or email her at: bracknell@clarendonbc.co.uk. OUR NEW LONDON CENTRES .........UPDATE.......... We have sold nearly 20% of the building off-plan for Riverbank House in Fulham and have a very strong pipeline for clients looking for space in Marble Arch in London. We have a waiting list of people wanting to view and the design concepts are coming along brilliantly - office space with a WOW factor ! To register your interest in our new London offices, please email Candy Woodington at: newsletter@clarendonbc.co.uk. .........UPDATE..........

Clarendon Website - Live Chat Facility Offers Instant Solutions If you've ever visited the Clarendon Business Centres website, you will have seen our Live Chat feature. To date lots of people have used it already but, if you haven't, why not give it a go? Our Live Chat feature allows you to communicate instantly with our Clarendon team so they can answer your queries straight away. Whether you want to book a meeting room, arrange a conference, or ask a simple question, one of our team members will always be available during office hours to help you. Clients who have recently used this facility have commented about how easy it is to use and how efficiently staff have been able to deal with their queries. Asif of Agdoom: "It was a quick LiveChat. I had a few queries, which the Clarendon Team on the other side duly answered and I set up a meeting with Lorraine at Prama House within one hour's notice, which was very helpful" Leah of Recruitment Solutions: "My experience of the pop-up live chat was that it was quick, easy and effective. I had queried other meeting rooms and was waiting a while for a response. It was nice to get an immediate response as I needed the room fairly quickly." The service is available for anybody to use, whether you're a new or an existing client, and allows you to organise everything from your tablet or computer without having to call anybody or even send any emails. Visit www.clarendonbc.co.uk to try out the Live Chat feature now and see what you think. This Month's App Weekdone What did your team get done this week? What are their plans for the next week? Weekdone is a quick team dashboard with weekly e-mail reports for every manager or team leader. Another App next month!

Bromley Focus: 5Com Grow From Strength To Strength At Kingsfisher House 5com is a total telecoms provider and have been a resident at Kingfisher House since 2010. Every client is allocated their own dedicated Account Manager to act as a single point of contact to provide the best value and innovative telecoms solutions. They are a one-stop-shop, covering all mobile and fixed line networks and tariffs as well as mobile email, mobile broadband and vehicle tracking. They are an independent provider and offer totally impartial advice, building bespoke solutions to suit their clients. These solutions include mobile phone packages, email on the move, super fast broadband, a hosted telephone system or access to your company's internet/intranet site from any location. John Koumpan comments: "Clarendon has helped our company grow from strength to strength. As our company has grown, we have moved offices within the building three times and each time Clarendon was more than helpful to make the move as smooth as possible. The Reception team are fantastic and could not fault them in any way. Charlene, Laura and Nicola are always on hand whenever we need them". For more info about any of our services, please call 0845 302 1900 and one of our friendly staff will happily assist you. For more information about our Bromley offices, call 0208 315 6666 or email Charlene Gunn at: bromley@clarendonbc.co.uk. Did You Know...? An average person will spend 25 years asleep... More "pearls of wisdom" next month!

Fulham Focus: Ascent Professional Ascent is a young and vibrant company that began in 2007 as a specialist IT recruitment company supplying to various firms in London and beyond permanent and contract IT professionals, from software developers and systems administrators to business analysts and database administrators. Since then it has seen rapid growth and now is a group of 5 companies specializing in various sectors (Professional Services, Finance, Security and Energy). Due to this growth, part of the business is now based out of Clarendon Business Centres in Fulham Green. Ascent is made up of an eclectic mix of good looking individuals with a lot of passion, ethics and a friendly personality. Definitely not your typical recruiters! There are a number of keen sports people who work there, who are always up for a game of a football. You will also no doubt often see them in the local pub, or sunbathing in the deckchairs. Matthew Bennett, Director of Ascent Professional, says "We spent a lot of time looking in the market looking at both leased and serviced options and nothing came close to Clarendon. In terms of both price and facilities, their offering really is second to none. They have made the settling-in process so simple and they have made sure that this is our new home from home." "If you ever want recruiting help, or advice on your career/CV just pop in to see Frank Ingram on the 2nd floor in Chester House." To compare your rates in both serviced and lease space in please contact Angela Jude on 0203 542 1300 or email her at: fulhamgreen@clarendonbc.co.uk Where's Barney The Bear? Click to find out which Clarendon Office, Barney the Bear is visiting and then email his destination to us at: newsletter@clarendonbc.co.uk and one lucky person will win a bottle of wine!

Bournemouth Focus: Welcome Transcend Marketing Transcend Marketing is a fresh new agency based in Bournemouth founded on the new rules of digital marketing. The agency assists clients in developing marketing strategies and promoting their business online. Transcend's full range of services include: Brand strategy & development, Website development, Content provision and copywriting, Email marketing, Social marketing, Search engine marketing, User experience audits & testing. Transcend Marketing have found that there has been a huge shake up in the digital marketing world over the last few years. Clients really need an appealing business proposition and website content that really resonates with prospective customers in order to drive their website to the top of natural search engine results. Similarly, other tactics such as email and content marketing really need to be planned carefully. Transcend take a strategic approach to get under the skin of the business to understand their clients' objectives and then the interests, needs and drivers of their prospective customers. This enables them to be able to create effective strategies and campaigns that deliver real results. Emma Waas, a director at Transcend Marketing, comments: "Clarendon have been so helpful in providing support and a great office environment. Our clients and visitors are warmly greeted and well looked after, which adds to the professional impression we present to our clients." For a no obligation consultation, contact Transcend on 01202 313 195 or email emma.waas@transcend-marketing.co.uk. For more information about our Bournemouth offices, contact Laura Peach on 01202 313 600 or email her at: bournemouth@clarendonbc.co.uk

Clarendon Wine Club: September Madness - Mixed 12 Bottle Case Offer! We have teamed up with specialist wine importers Trailblazing Wine to create the Clarendon Wine Club and, this month, to continue the summer theme, we are featuring our special rosé offer. This month, we are offering a 12 bottle mixed case for only £75 per including delivery! That's just £6.25 per bottle! (full RRP £235.50) The case comprises 3 x Barkus rosé from St Helena, Napa, 3 x Sirromet Sparkling red, 3 x Sirromet Viognier white, and 3 x Sirromet Sun wine (dessert wine). If you would like to order a case (12 bottles) of just one wine style (i.e. unmixed) you will receive an additional 10% discount. Simply send an email to orders@trailblazingwine.com with Clarendon September Madness in the subject field along with your contact details and we'll be in touch to arrange the details. This offer is only available to Clarendon readers, so you'll need to take advantage before the end of September 2014 and get yourselves a real bargain. Down The Hatch!

Clarendon Special Offer: Open Up A New Location! For this month's special offer, when you order our Clarendon Remote Service during September 2014, not only will you receive two months free of charge, but we will also offer you an additional location number - free for 6 months! Based in Oxfordshire but want to see if Bracknell could be a new territory for you? Want to expand your business from your Bournemouth base to Fulham? At No Additional Cost? Well, now you can! With an additional location number - free for 6 months - you can establish a Virtual Office in a new location and test market this new area with a view to expanding your business. Order our Clarendon Remote Service during September 2014 and take a second Phone Number from any other Clarendon location for free for six months. This offer is available during September 2014, so call us now on: 0845 0780370 or email us at: newsletter@clarendonbc.co.uk.

Competition Time: The World's Biggest Coffee Morning! Last Month's Competition Results: Thank you for your entries to our Blue Flag Beaches Competition and congratulations to Teresa McBrien from Pre Med Healthcare Limited in Bracknell as she correctly answered that there are currently 55 Blue Flag beaches in England! This Month's Competition This month, our competition coincides with "The World's Biggest Coffee Morning", which is Macmillan Cancer Support's biggest fundraising event. Please join us for coffee and snacks in our one of our business centres on Friday September 26th 2014 and any donations to Macmillan will be greatly appreciated. To win a £25 M&S voucher, simply answer the following question: "What is the stimulant in coffee that keeps many people awake?" Email the answer to: newsletter@clarendonbc.co.uk and we'll draw the winner from the correct entries on Friday September 12th 2014.

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.