Aviva-Brookgate plug into future with Node at Cambridge office

Ciara Keeling, CEO of Bruntwood Works, explores what’s in store for workplace tech in 2020 and the hottest trends businesses need to look out for to stay ahead of the curve.

The acquisition of the London-based company represents CREtech’s aims to build the largest international property technology community through a new global expansion strategy.

Despite the rise and fall of WeWork, the flexible office market is powering on with CBRE’s coworking offer Hana in talks to open its first UK branch outside London.

The construction company has created the new leadership role to help support its growing focus on tech and innovation, which the firm sees as a strategic necessity for the industry.

Datscha will continue to operate under its own brand, which has over 1,000 corporate clients. Jacob Philipson, chairman and former CEO at Datscha, will continue as an advisor to RCA.

The mixed-use developer is looking to offer early-stage tech companies a six to 12 month development programme and establish a tech hub in what's often seen as the UK's second city.

Dublin's largest owner of office buildings, IPUT, has signed Forge Bluepoint to four sites.

Access control companies are not new and there are many attempting to weave into the built environment, proving a challenge to owners and managers when it comes to choosing the right one.

David Gerster, vice president of global fund JLL Spark, reflects on 2019, WeWork, the firm's focus for 2020, the quality of existing tech companies, construction tech, finding the 'JLL fit' and sorting the good from the bad.