Remote workers invited to try working from Dolphin Centre

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Stephen Emerson

A new co working space, The Foundry, is to open at Poole's The Dolphin Centre in November.

The project is a joint initiative between centre owners and Legal and General Investment Management Real Assets (LGIM). It forms part of the Dolphin Centre's plans to attract more people into Poole city centre.

Among those plans are remote office working spaces, the Dolphin Street Market, GATHER (a community events hub), an NHS outpatient clinic and an Adult Skills and Learning Centre.

Those using the co-working space will have flexibility to rent desks daily, weekly and monthly. The Foundry is set to serve business of all sizes as well as lone remote workers. The business venture aims to meet the demands of changing post-pandemic working practices.

Adam Walker, Co-Founder of FOUNDRY, said: “Using the building’s mid-century architecture as an influence, we aim to create inspiring office suites and collaborative communal areas to inject the fun back into home working.

“It is our mission to empower the local business community by giving them the space at FOUNDRY to think differently and to upscale growth.”

With access through the centre into a concierge style lobby, members will have exclusive use of the workspace lounge, meeting and bar areas within a serviced office complex.

Adam added: “If you are fighting with working from home fatigue and the stagnation of a solitary desk, consider our carefully curated work environment, where you have the opportunity and freedom to make fruitful connections.”

Greg Westover, Fund Head of Retail and Leisure at Legal & General, said: “As we recover from the challenges of the past few years, it is evident that the entrepreneurial spirit of the Poole business community is very much alive and thriving. A substantial investment into the evolution of the Dolphin Centre, FOUNDRY is our response to the post-pandemic demand for a new hybrid working model.

“This unique environment provides an exciting space to do business; ideal for those who don’t want to commute.”

Stephen Emerson

Stephen Emerson is the Managing Editor of The Business Magazine and is responsible for the publication's print publications and online properties including the newly launched Biz News websites in Hampshire and Dorset. Stephen has been a journalist for 20 years and has worked at local, regional and national publications and led a team which made The Scotsman website one of the fastest growing news sites in the UK with over eight million monthly users. He has a keen interest in technology, property and corporate finance and telling the stories of the people behind the successful firms in these sectors.