Just over a year ago, a collaboration between two highly experienced colleagues led to the formation of an office solutions company that now provides the perfect blend of services to clients locally, nationally and internationally.
Simply Workplace and Simply Techspace are two divisions of a business that provides a one-stop shop for clients. Simply Workspace offers a range of products, from furniture to flooring and partitioning. It operates mainly in the office, education, health and care home sectors to transform wasted or uninspiring space into well-designed, practical working environments.
Meanwhile, Simply Techspace, is a full-service IT business, providing hardware, software, cabling, telecom- munications, IT support and cyber security. The company partners with leading names including HP and Microsoft, and also offers Simply Circular IT, supplying refurbished and recycled equipment as a sustainable option.
Such has been the success of the venture that Simply Techspace was named Best New Business at the recent Northamptonshire Business Awards, organised by Northamptonshire Chamber of Commerce.
Matt Dann from Simply Techspace said:
“Winning the award has opened new doors for us because it put us in the spotlight and we’re getting approaches from people who heard about it and want to find out more.”
“We formed the company at the end of 2023 and it has turned out to be the perfect blend because what we find is that Simply Workspace clients ask about IT support and improving their cyber security when we’re fitting out or refurbishing premises; and Simply Techspace clients ask about furniture and office fit-outs when they’re talking to us about their IT.”
“All most clients want is to get a good job done by some- one they can trust, and we offer a comprehensive range of all the services they might need.”
Although the company is very much Northamptonshire based and continues to look to the local area for clients, suppliers and services, its reach has spread considerably over the past 12 months.
The ethos has, from the start, been to have an open business that isn’t driven by KPIs or placing unnecessary demands on teams. The structure is built around ‘pillars’ of expertise, individuals who understand and can help to build the business, while at the same time helping others gain the knowledge and experience they need.
It now has a sales team based in Leeds and another will follow in Manchester very soon. Recently, Simply Workspace has fitted out eight new stores for a large self-storage company that has impressive growth plans, with more new stores set to open as the expansion pro- gramme continues over the next two years.
Simply Techspace provides IT support and cyber security services to clients locally, across the UK, and also internationally, including in Finland, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Belgium and The Netherlands.
Jon Bautista, Director of Simply Workspace, said:
“The first year of the collaboration has been amazing, topped off by the Best New Business Award, and we’re proud to be working with so many clients so far afield. We’ve worked hard this year to get ourselves in front of a wide range of sectors and clients and are now working with some well- known household names and brands, as well as smaller, independent companies all over the UK.
“But we’re a Northamptonshire company and will always have a focus on the county and our local clients. That could be anything from a complete fit-out of a new office, a company moving to new premises, to a client who wants to make the best use of their existing space with a new configuration.
“Looking at it from a recruitment and training perspective, for instance, we can design a space so that there is a room or an area for onboarding new recruits, delivering training when new employees join the company, or on- going programmes for your teams. There’s very often a solution, even if you think you don’t have the room, that we can create using careful partitioning and reconfiguration of the space.”
“And, of course, if that space needs IT equipment, cyber protection or telecoms, cabling for screens or AV equipment, then Simply Techspace can step in to make it a workable, dedicated area for meetings, interviews, training sessions, etc.”
“We’re not tied to specific product lines, so we can work with clients, listen carefully to what their needs are and advise them on how to achieve them, what products would work best to meet their requirements, from a few new desks to a complete telecommunications system, all from one reliable point of contact.”
To contact Simply Techspace call 01604 316989 or visit www.simplytechspace.com
To contact Simply Workspace call 01604 316922 or email Jon at jon@simply-workspace.co.uk
