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Wyboston Lakes Resort launches series of new ventures as event business grows One of Bedfordshire’s leading business venues has launched a series of new business ventures that will give businesses and individuals both within the resort, and further afield, the opportunity to grow and flourish. The ventures include Landing Pad which includes, serviced offices, branded training space and co-working; Wyboston Venue Management, a new specialist service to help venue and hotel owners make the most of meetings and events business; and a major refurbishment of The Waterfront Hotel Spa & Golf.
Landing Pad The first initiative for the 380-acre resort, which comprises two residential conference venues, a four-star hotel, spa, 18-hole golf course, restaurants, bars, and a nature reserve, is to expand its serviced office facilities. The resort has secured planning permission to add 11,000 square feet of extra space to its existing offices and is launching Landing Pad, offering serviced offices, branded space and co-working options in the hotel. The office space can be divided up into units to suit the individual tenant, available on flexible monthly terms, and in an environment that can encompass break-out areas, hot-desking, dining and social facilities, and a host of booths, pods and semi-enclosed spaces that lend themselves perfectly to a modern and flexible way of working. Branded training spaces are provided to long-term partners for bespoke training 24 connected
needs, with space that is clearly branded with a business’s own identity but run and managed by the resort team. Wyboston Lakes is actively looking for an additional partner to take some available space. The work to create the new co-working space will start in November as part of a refurbishment of the hotel. The coworking space is expected to be ready by March 2022. Landing Pad is designed to give companies the style of space they need, whether that is a serviced office, branded space or a coworking space, and to adapt as their needs change. Adaptability is the essence of the proposition. Steve Jones, Managing Director of Wyboston Lakes Resort, said: “The way businesses use space has changed recently, particularly since the pandemic. They want to be in control and not tied into something that may not suit their needs in 12 months’ time. Landing Pad will give them options to take less space, or more if they need it, combined with the benefits of access to the rest of the facilities available within the resort.”
Wyboston Venue Management A second venture is Wyboston Venue Management (WVM), a new specialist service to help venue and hotel owners make the most of meetings and events business. The service is designed to suit the needs of venue owners and investors who feel they need an experienced operator to help them achieve their objectives in the meetings and events sector or those who have a venue or hotel conference facility
Steve Jones that needs re-focusing and revitalising, or owner directors looking to step back from the business. Jones said: “We have an award-winning senior management team with superb experience both at Wyboston and in previous roles, in generating increased revenues, transforming venues to be ready for the latest generation of planners and delegates and in maximising their green credentials. The fact that last year we were chosen to host one of the governmentorganised pilot events to test Covid security measures is a strong testament to our operational standards.
