A fast-growing tech recruitment firm has moved into new offices in Manchester city centre.
Fairmont Recruitment moved into 2,100 sq ft of space in 53-55 Mosley Street, which is three times bigger from their previous base in Knutsford.
The new office includes an outdoor terrace, big screens, pool table, chill-out area and collaboration space.
The tech recruitment specialist has signed a five-year lease on the office, which CEO Jack Donohue predicted would be the聽鈥榮pringboard’ for future growth.
Fairmont was founded in 2018 and Donohue described the office move as the 鈥榤ost significant step鈥� in the company鈥檚 history to date.
鈥淥ur previous office in Booths Park, Knutsford had space for 10 employees so we were full,鈥� he said. 鈥淲e鈥檙e not a reactive business, we鈥檙e looking forward to the future.
鈥淲e can get between 24-26 people in the new space so we鈥檙e future-proofing our growth.
鈥淣ext for us won鈥檛 be about new offices in Manchester but different locations, possibly in London and internationally.鈥�
Donohue said they looked at a number of alternative locations, including MediaCity, before settling on Mosley Street.
‘Switching to a four-day week transformed our business and our staff鈥�
鈥淲e wanted somewhere with a 鈥榳ow鈥� factor and that鈥檚 what we鈥檝e got with Mosley Street,鈥� he said. 鈥淲e needed a central location, with first class public transport, that was accessible to future and current talent.
鈥淲e do a four-day working week at Fairmont so we want people to be in the office for those four days. To ask people to work from the office means you have to provide a space where they want to work.
鈥淭hat鈥檚 why we鈥檝e gone for a bit of a showstopper and invested more money than we would have done if we鈥檇 gone for a standard office.鈥�
The office move comes at a time of record growth for Fairmont, which employs 11 staff and is on track to double its turnover to 拢3.5m in the current financial year.
鈥淭he market is buoyant but there鈥檚 a lot of competition so you have to work really closely with your clients to make sure they鈥檙e getting their messaging right,鈥� said Donohue. 鈥淲e鈥檙e dealing with people鈥檚 careers so we have to get it right.鈥�
Workspace advice specialist Level, which was founded by Joe Averill earlier this year, secured the new office deal for Fairmont.
Averill said: 鈥淚t鈥檚 a great location. It鈥檚 not a traditional office for professional services. It鈥檚 character space with exposed brick.鈥�