The Business Exchange Swindon & Wiltshire Edition 46: Dec/Jan 2019 | Page 40

BEHIND THE DOORS OF HEYWOOD HOUSE Heywood House is a classic country estate in the village of Heywood, near Westbury. The estate has recently been transformed into a high- tech office space with a range of services and facilities designed to help business flourish. It provides dedicated offices to rent, co-working, hot desking, meeting rooms and outdoor space. Heywood House’s Sally Lawton, said, “Set in 25 acres of parkland with views of the Westbury White Horse, it’s a unique space where clients want to visit, and staff don’t want to leave. Heywood House offers peace and tranquillity, alongside the buzz of business activity, resulting in the perfect work/life balance. Walking meetings are becoming a regular activity within the grounds, inspiring new ideas and lightbulb moments. “2019 has been a busy year for us. It’s seen the rebuilding of the Victorian palm house and its conversion into a splendid subsidised café for tenants and members. With its panoramic views, the café is the perfect place to sample delicious homemade food, teas and barista coffee. The glorious blend of the contemporary and historic offers a great environment for hot desking, informal meetings and special events.” 2020 is set to be a great year for Heywood House, hosting a number of events including its newly launched bi-monthly breakfast meetings – ‘Toast Talks’. A host of fascinating speakers have already been lined up and the first event in the New Year is on Thursday 30th January 2020 from 8:00am-9:00am. James Read, Founder of digital agency, Giant Peach, will head up a Toast Talk on ‘The Importance of Office Culture’. To find out more about Heywood House and to book on to a Toast Talk visit the website. Heywood House’s Toast Talk speaker, James Read @HouseHeywood For more info: www.heywoodhouse.com Is your recruitment strategy 2020 ready? A business struggles when it has the wrong people on the bus. Retention rates drop, staff engagement rates drop, productivity drops - hitting the bottom line hard. “Engaging with Mployable was one of the best business decisions we have made” Elleteq 40 The value of a business lies in having the right people in the right place at the right time to drive the bus forward. But if your recruitment systems are broken you’ll stay stuck in reverse. What if I told you, that within six weeks - we could have your bus back on the road? We’ll get under the hood to understand how and why you’ve stalled. We’ll then build or fix your recruitment engine, using our proven, tried and tested recruitment process and strategies to drive your business to the next level. We can subsequently support your on-going recruitment, acting as your outsourced in-house recruitment team and your recruitment partners. We work with businesses who need regular recruitment management, support, expertise and delivery - but www.tbeswindonandwilts.co.uk don’t want (or can’t afford) an in-house recruitment manager or team. We work particularly well with: • Venture Capitalists and Investors, regularly buying and selling companies that require operational turnaround. • 8 figure turnover high-growth businesses, who have regular recruitment needs to support their growth, but don’t want to commit to hiring an in-house recruitment team. • Medium-Large size businesses, who have a recruitment department that is broken, and needs some external TLC. Recruitment in 2019 has been harder than ever, and we’re not expecting that to change as we move in to 2020. Roles that three years ago would have been filled five times over are experiencing a severe case of ‘tumble weed’. Make sure that your business is ready for business next year, enabling you to engage and retain the best talent in your industry. Work with us and we’ll help you become an employer of choice. 01749 345832 [email protected] For more info: www.mployable.co.uk Rosie Stevens