History

The Flint Glass Works is a historic building located in the heart of Ancoats Urban Village; the world’s first industrial area, with the first Mill’s being built as early as 1790. The refurbished mill development is precisely what Ancoats does best; juxtaposing the best of the old with the best of the new to provide modern flexible managed workspace; establishing a vibrant community of creative, digital and media businesses in Manchester.

Character

Through retaining the traditional mill style of its industrial heritage with exposed brick walls and timber beam ceilings, the building oozes an individual character. The suites are designed to a high specification, providing open & contemporary office space with unparalleled levels of natural light that pour into the building through its many windows.

Inspiration

Service areas have been completed to a high standard with Porcelanosa washrooms and Pronorm kitchens provided. With cool break out areas, fully equipped meeting rooms, a roof terrace and a host of innovative features, businesses will flourish in an environment that is inspirational, impressive and aspirational.

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If you’d like to find out more, get in touch and we’ll send you more info on the buildings and work out what room works best for your needs.

Offices

The Flint Glass Works has been developed to create a working environment that is considered in design – in look, style & functionality. This is an environment that encourages businesses to collaborate, maybe cross-pollinate. But it isn’t all work; we provide areas where you can take time out, relax and escape. We provide all the elements you would expect of a 21st Century workspace; superfast dedicated internet connections, plug and play phones, reception services, recycling and much, much more.

Flexibility

The building has been designed to give you the flexibility to increase or decrease your space as your business needs. Built on a great a level of service and dedication to our clients, despite how long you commit for we hope that you’ll want to stay with us long term.

Simplicity

One agreement covers it all and you can be in within days if you need. All your utilities; electricity, water, heating and temperature control are included, so there are no additional bills to deal with or extra cost to be incurred. We can also provide furniture, IT and telephones should you need them.

Design

Our architects have carefully considered both the visual design of Flint Glass Works and how the spaces function. We believe that if you spend the majority of your time here, the environment needs to be stimulating and optimised for you and your team, while creating the right impression for your clients.

Sustainability

We are committed to our environmental responsibilities wherever possible. Showers are provided to encourage greener transport, and waste collections are source separated for recycling.

Facilities management

Our staff strive to be exceptional at delivering service to you. Our centre manager and the team are at your service and dedicated to the smooth operation of your office environment. If you need something, we keep it simple to ensure we provide exactly what you require

Services included in monthly rental charge:

• Heating and electricity
• Receptionist services
• Cleaning
• Security systems
• Service charges
• Buildings insurance

Additional costs charged on a pay-as-you-use basis including:

• Telephone charges
• Broadband internet
• Car parking
• Use of meeting rooms
• Photocopying / scanning / faxing
• Postal services (at cost plus 20%)
• Other secretarial services

Office hours

The building has 24 hour access. Reception
& switchboard is staffed Monday to Friday
08:45 to 17:15 hrs.

Postal services

Franking is charged at cost plus 20% (to cover collection and franking expenses). Mail should be received by 15:00hrs for franking and same day posting.

Car parking

Secure Car Parking provided from £60 per month from our secure parking facility on Jersey Street, adjacent to the building. The car park is monitored using CCTV cameras

Office keys & fobs

Two keys and two fobs are supplied per office. Additional or replacement keys and/or fobs £40.

Telecoms

• Advanced VOIP system with CAT6 structured cabling to offices and meeting rooms.
• A fully personalised telephone answering service in the company name.
• Call management system providing monthly itemised billing (if requested).

Voice & data call rates / discounts

We have an exclusive link up with Steelcase Furniture and can accommodate tenants for a monthly charge of £60 per person. This includes a desk and chair and can be calibrated to your specific layout requirements. Items such as storage and soft furniture are also available for rental.

Telephones

Printing & copying

Dedicated broadband services

Superfast 10GB/s connection over fibre

Conference rooms

Meeting rooms

Meetings

The Flint Glass Works and it’s sister site Jactin House, are outstanding venues for conferences, meetings, networking and presentations.

Whether you need a last minute boardroom, a space for a workshop or a room to brainstorm for new ideas, our rooms have been developed with your meeting in mind. They’re all connected with the latest technology so that your meeting runs smoothly.

Our buildings will give your event a perfect blend of hospitality and professionalism. If you would like to give your event a twist, we have a large roof terrace available for exclusive hire. We can offer a range of catering options, from breakfast to canapes. We’re flexible to work with you to find the right catering for your event.

COLONY is not the traditional librarian approach to co–working – it’s a space to build, grow and co-exist. Formerly a place to stay for local mill workers during the industrial revolution, the large co-working space is now home to a new breed of productive pioneers. This a space which enhances your working day with members having the freedom to move through the environment as they choose.

COLONY provides all the amenities any modern business requires and more, at an affordable all inclusive rate. This takes away the hassle and day-to-day tasks involved in running an office, so you have more time to focus on being productive.

Please see below and visit the COLONY website for more information.

Virtual

Take up a virtual office at The Flint Glass Works and your company can use our great business address without the cost of renting office space. A full answering service is provided by our professional team, who will act as your business reception, picking up your calls during working hours and forwarding messages to you. Discounted access to meeting rooms with Wi-Fi enabled for easy connectivity, it is possible to run your business from The Flint Glass Works with prices ranging between £40 and £130 per month.