Importance of Private Storage Space While Coworking
The trend of co-working has seen a huge surge over the last few years especially in major cities. Coworking is where a variety of freelancers, contractors and employees from different companies work in a single space, sharing desks, equipment, facilities and even potentially ideas.
Whilst this has a huge wealth of benefits, it also comes with its own issues. One of those issues is security and storage. Different people and companies can come and go daily, meaning your coworking location can start to look like a junk cupboard instead of a workplace.
Types of Private Storage Space
Lockers
From schools to workplaces, lockers are an essential type of storage to have to keep peoples belongings safe in a private office. Usually made of metal, they’re unlocked by several different methods including key, padlock, code or for more modern offices, apps. Lockers need to offer a good deal of room for things like rucksacks, laptop bags and even cycling helmets for staff cycling in.
Bike Storage
Cycling to work has become more and more popular over the last few decades since the UK government launched their Cycle to Work Scheme in 1999. This was launched to encourage more people to use bikes as their main mode of transport, taking more cars off the road, easing traffic and carbon emissions. Due to this, workplaces need secure bike storage for staff to store their equipment without worrying. Bike storage needs to be indoors or at least covered and needs to guarantee security and safety for the bikes being kept there. Things like bike locks already in place and focused CCTV can improve security too.
Inventory Storage
Another issue with different people and businesses working in the same space is that each company has its own equipment, inventory and products. This can cause space issues and even lost inventory if not managed properly. Companies need dedicated and secure inventory storage to ensure their items are stored safely, reported when removed/replaced and most importantly, that there is enough space for all requirements.
Private Storage Benefits
Security
Having a variety of people in the same space can cause issues if things go missing. Staff want to be able to focus on their workday without having to stress about things being stolen or misplaced. By having a dedicated private space accessible for staff, they’re able to get on with their day without any security issues or worries. Also, if coworking places are accessible to people off the street, this requires even more stringent security for people’s belongings or company property. Items such as laptops, desktops, smartphones are high value items and sadly can be a real target for criminals and can cost businesses thousands to replace, as well as causing breaks in productivity as items have to be repurchased or replaced.
Professionalism
Nothing can impact a clients or potential customers first impression more than a messy workplace. Creative clutter can certainly add charm, but piles of unsafe boxes, files, paperwork, and products is not only unsightly, but also potentially dangerous. Giving a clean, tidy and focused image of your business can make all the difference to your teams performance.
Organisation
Losing documents or materials that are essential to the workplace is unprofessional and can cause catastrophic consequences, especially in scenarios where security is at risk. For instance, personal details, financial documents, client contracts or work not yet to be seen by the public. It’s imperative that the items you need to find are exactly where they should be when it comes time to find them.
Convenience
Spending the afternoon hunting down a file or item that should’ve taken seconds can really make a negative impact on the working day. Having all of your belongings, files or products ready to find at a moments notice means less interruptions and therefore a more focused workday. It also makes life easier for the other teams/people sharing the space with you not to get caught up in someone else’s clutter.
Productivity
If your team is trying to find a space to work but it’s cluttered with boxes, files or other people’s belongings it can really put a dampener on the workday. Not having your workflow interrupted by a messy space is essential for a productive workplace, and also shows respect to the other teams/people around you.
How Spacepool’s Workspaces Offer Private Storage Space
Spacepool offers a variety of different workspaces with plenty of different storage options. From secure bike lock facilities to private lockers for peoples belongings, whatever you need, Spacepool has it.