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Dogs in the office… yes or no? We explore the benefits and offer expert-backed guidance for creating your own dog-friendly policies.

Is it time that offices themselves adapt to hybrid working? Our Business Development Director asks the question, and looks at what that might look like.

Our Managing Director, Alistair Craig, looks back at another big year for Anabas – with strategic client wins, revenue growth and more

As hybrid work continues to shape our professional landscapes, the power of effective Facilities Management (FM) becomes increasingly apparent in various aspects of the workplace. While the overarching goal of FM is to create a seamless and efficient work environment, the specific areas it encompasses can profoundly impact the employee and visitor experience.

A strong company culture is crucial for attracting top talent, fostering innovation, and achieving organisational success. This article explores how Facilities Management (FM) transcends basic operational duties to play a vital role in nurturing and enhancing company culture.

Shola Francis, our Head of Commercial Experience, guides us through Anabas Welcome’s innovative approach to reshaping initial interactions and setting a lasting positive experience for every visitor with our corporate reception services.

Gemma Rigby discusses what components feed into a ‘virtuous cycle’ that links employee health and wellbeing with engagement and business performance.

Anabas has received an International Safety Award from the British Safety Council.

With the growing emphasis on sustainable buildings and a heightened recognition of employee well-being, the WELL Building Standard has emerged as a comprehensive framework to address the needs of building occupants.

Here we discuss the approach of corporate front of house teams today, and how they are drawing inspiration and practices from the hospitality industry and embracing a guest-centricity approach.

Ideas about how to maintain and foster a positive workplace culture for employees who split their time between the workplace and at home.

In this blog, Gemma Rigby, HR Director, discusses how a focus on improving employee wellbeing and health at work can contribute to a more engaged and productive workforce, with ideas and examples that can be easily implemented to make a big impact.

Our managing director, Alistair Craig, recently released an exclusive top tips video series about how corporate businesses and facilities managers can enhance the workplace experience in a hybrid working world.

Anabas has launched Anabas Welcome, an exciting new front-of-house, guest services and lifestyle brand that will strengthen the UK-based business in response to surging demand.

Brigita Perry, workplace experience manager at Anabas, discusses how corporate front of house teams have evolved their roles to meet the needs of a modern workplace, encompassing workplace experience, engagement, and employee wellbeing.  

Remote working can sometimes be isolating, and video calls can’t always replicate the dynamics of face-to-face relationship building. The longer we worked from home and away from our colleagues, the more being together mattered.

We’re delighted to announce that Anabas’ Managing Director, Alistair Craig, has been recognised among this year’s Workplace Leaders Top 50 – a list of the most influential, inspiring, and innovative leaders making a positive impact on their workplace and industry.  

Like previous high-profile events such as the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and State Funeral, the King’s Coronation will present heightened risks and issues that your corporate security teams in London should consider ahead of the celebrations.

For FM service providers, there is a growing responsibility to find the practical ways we, as an industry, can positively feed into the communities we’re part of. Adopting a strategy that champions social value can carry a spectrum of benefits.

Corporate office FM specialist Anabas has retained its contract with biopharmaceutical company, UCB after a competitive tender process. The seven-figure contract is for a five-year term with the option to extend for a further two years.

Simon Whitehead, Business Development Director at Anabas goes Under the Spotlight.

As the year draws to a close, Alistair Craig, Managing Director at Anabas, reflects on the last 12 months in corporate facilities management and all that we’ve achieved across the year.

I have been with Anabas for just 6 months but from day one, I’ve loved it here! What makes this company so special is the people; right from the start I felt fully embraced in the culture. Each member of the team is kind, always happy to help and make me, and everyone, feel appreciated.  Being part of an organisation like that is deeply important to me, which makes going the extra mile so worth it.

At Anabas, we think everyone should be happy at work. Happy colleagues are more cheerful, healthy, sociable and successful.

Following a rigorous judging and interview process, we are so proud to announce that our corporate receptionist, Imogen Walker, has been awarded ‘highly commended’ in the 2022 Corporate Receptionist of the Year Awards.

At Anabas, we often reflect on what contributes to a High Performing team. Planning and clear direction are key, but so is having the right personalities and skills mix.

I joined Anabas nearly five years ago to head up Front of House (FOH) Services at one of Anabas’ global marketing agency clients – putting a best in class service at the heart of every visit to the building, whether that’s for clients or guests. Since then, I have also taken on the management of our mobile reception team and account management for another client

Many facilities managers will tell you that they fell into facilities management. My relationship started in much the same way. Eight years ago, I worked in association with Anabas on a successful contract for a global corporate HQ in London. My tenure wasn’t long-term but the values I found working with Anabas and my own, I believe, have maintained synergy.

At Anabas we are always looking at ways to both improve what we do and to engage with our employees in the best way to maximise their effectiveness in service delivery to our clients.

After 18 months of remote work and skeleton teams in-office, this return will be a shock to many. Large numbers of people are far more wary of public spaces, prompting anxiety and hyper awareness of hygiene.

Hygiene in the workplace is more important than it has ever been. A report by GSK found that 65 percent of people are now more likely to consider health in their day-to-day decision-making.

We are really pleased to welcome Simon Whitehead as our new business development director. In this role, Simon will report directly to managing director, Alistair Craig, and be an active member of the Anabas Senior Leadership Team.

Mark Cooper, Founder and Chairman of Anabas, has sold the business to Armonia, a French facilities management provider. Anabas was set up by Cooper in 2004.

RWE has named Anabas as its new integrated facilities management (FM) provider…

I work at a site for a financial company in Maidenhead and, on a few occasions, I have worked in the company’s London office.

Teams across Anabas have been keeping mentally fit and healthy throughout the lockdown period by taking part in exercise challenges.

Ravi Bhatnagar, Anabas’s account director, is taking part in a webinar later this week on the return to work. Organised by the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management, the webinar follows the publication of the UK Government’s return to work guidance last week.

As a large percentage of us are now working from home and adapting our lives around recent rulings put in place by the Government to prevent the spread of Covid-19, we have been working with our people to ensure we all protect our mental and physical health and wellbeing.

Hayley works as a Front of House Manager at one of our client sites in London and has worked at Anabas for nearly two years. Learn about her career as she answers questions on her journey so far…

Steven is a Facilities Assistant at one of Anabas’ client sites. He has previously completed his Team Leader Level 3* apprenticeship and has also gained the Corndel Level 3 Diploma in Management. Learn about his apprenticeship journey with Anabas as he answers questions on his experience…

What did the legendary management consultant and author, Peter Drucker, really mean when he said, “culture eats strategy for breakfast”? Corporate Office FM specialist, Anabas has explored this very topic in their latest white paper.

Let me start by saying… I’ve made plenty of mistakes in my working life. Some worse than others. I can also say, that over the course of my career, I have benefited from working with managers and teams who have given me a second chance and allowed me to learn and grow from my errors.

When we enter a building and approach a reception desk, we all have certain expectations; we expect to be greeted with a smile, helped by someone with a friendly manner, who is professional, efficient, capable and personable.

Get to know Ravi Bhatnagar, Account Director at Anabas, as he goes under the spotlight…

Get to know Johnpaul Pearson, Business Support Director at Anabas, as he answers questions on his career in the FM industry…

Welcoming dogs into the workplace can be a positive experience for many, but rules are necessary to maintain happy human and canine relationships. Anabas Account Director, Ravi Bhatnagar explains how to get this right…

Get to know Gemma Rigby, HR Manager at Anabas, as she answers questions on her career in the FM industry…

Held at the Crystal building in London, Workplace Futures 2018 explored the theme of ‘Adding Value’.

Following an intensive selection process, Anabas chose the Computer Aided Facilities Management software, to help manage its FM service provision including maintenance, cleaning, catering, and helpdesk services.

Anabas Publishes White Paper on Understanding Workers.

Corporate Office FM specialist Anabas is celebrating its third new business win this year after being appointed to deliver soft FM services to global biopharmaceutical company UCB.  

Facilities Management specialist, Anabas has continued to extend its reach in the delivery of facilities management to high quality office space, through a number of recent renewals and wins with a variety of corporate clients over recent months.