Meeting Room Sales Hit A Record High For &Meetings

Online, February 27, 2012 (Newswire.com) - Serviced office operator Business Environment has announced its new meeting room venues business &Meetings has delivered a sales increase of 227% in 2011. The growth has come despite the downturn in the property sector with 38% of London companies reporting a reduction in their office space.

&Meetings was set up in 2010 to showcase the meeting rooms, video conferencing studios and event space at Business Environments 16 UK locations. To help support the increase in business they have increased capacity by over 30% and now have over 80 meeting rooms and a standalone events venue off Fleet Street.

Customer feedback has been overwhelmingly positive about &Meetings all-inclusive packages that include wifi broadband, the latest AV equipment, large screen TV's with PC 's at no extra cost and Free tea, coffee, water and biscuits that enable businesses to run effective meetings, as well as keep overheads at a minimum.

David Saul, managing director of Business Environment, said: "We really wanted to provide a positive meeting experience in line with our office proposition to provide transparent all inclusive packages. Looking at the competition we felt it was vital for clients to be able to see the room they will get and book easily online. I believe these factors along with great service have helped deliver the outstanding growth".

"&Meetings has been created to allow us to expand our meeting rooms and venues network outside of Business Environment. We opened our first standalone &Meetings venue at St Dunstans Court off Fleet Street in the Autumn of 2011 and it has already played host to a series of events and conferences for a number of City businesses. 2012 has started well with sales already 85% higher than 2011."

Customers can select from a range of flexible layouts and seating arrangements - from discrete interview rooms to larger conference or events rooms with the capacity to serve between two and 300 people. Business Environment will even provide tea, coffee and chilled water as part of the inclusive package.

The rooms are available across 16 centres in London and the South of England

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Business Environment is the leading owner and provider of flexible serviced offices in Southern England. It owns and operates more than 1,000,000 sq. ft. of property and caters for small to large companies demanding competitive and flexible office accommodation. Its success is the result of providing clients with exceptional value together with excellent service. www.beoffices.com.