The transition to remote working has been a revelation for many traditional office staff, yet concerns over data security risks are rising. Mark Harper of HSM explains why businesses and their remote workers must remain vigilant when it comes to physical document security in homes.
Pre-pandemic, home offices were often that neglected room in people’s homes. But now things are different. After the initial lockdown in 2020, 46.6% of UK workers did some work at home with 86% of those doing so because of the pandemic.
Semi-permanent workspaces
Since then, many have found that over time, those semi-permanent workspaces have become slightly more permanent – with official hybrid working coming into effect for an assortment of businesses and their teams. The adoption of hybrid working can in fact be seen as one of the few positives to come from the pandemic, with less travel, more freedom and higher productivity top of the benefits list for businesses and their employees.
The return to the workplace is a focal point for many in the built environment but one of the most important elements is easy to overlook. Guest services will be vital in the return to the workplace. Front-of-house teams will be responsible for welcoming building users back and reassuring them as they negotiate shared spaces in the post-Covid era.
The workplace will inevitably look different after Covid. We have become more aware of our spaces, how clean they are, and what spaces building users share. Employees have also become more conscious of the pros and cons of the workplace. For some, a year of working from home has been a welcome break from the stress and time taken by a commute.
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Quantum Buys U.K.-based Data Company Square Box
Digital content provider
Square Box Systems Ltd.
Data cataloguing and analytics company Square Box will add data-enrichment technology to Quantum’s portfolio, according to Quantum President and CEO
Jamie Lerner. Lerner believes the acquisition will enhance Quantum’s services to help businesses get more value from their data. Square Box’s flagship product
CatDV makes it easier for businesses to catalogue and analyze digital assets and is used in the post-production, corporate video, sports, government and education markets.
The Entrepreneurs Hub advised Square Box on the deal.
GPD Companies Inc., an affiliate of
Kingswood Acquires CPWM from Bed Bath & Beyond
Private-equity firm
Cost Plus World Market
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.
CPWM will continue to operate as a stand-alone retail brand. Los Angeles-based Kingswood focuses on lower-middle market businesses in retail, industrials, energy, technology, government and healthcare services. The sale is part of BBBY’s strategy to divest its non-core businesses and focus on home, baby, beauty and wellness products, according to BBBY President and CEO
Mark Tritton.
Bryan Cave provided legal counsel to BBBY on this deal.
GPD Companies Inc., an affiliate of
One Rock Capital Partners LLC, has acquired
Distrupol, a European distributor of thermoplastics to the polymer processing industry, from