Amsterdam-born Creative Workspace, SPACES, Becomes Ally To Deloitte Canada's Workplace Vision

TORONTO, Jan. 16, 2019 /CNW/ - Today, Amsterdam-born creative workspace, Spaces announces that Deloitte Canada, one of Canada's leading professional services firms, has reached an agreement to become the sole tenant in its new Vancouver location, Spaces Granville. In line with Deloitte's commitment to champion collaborative, innovative and productive work environments, Spaces Granville will provide a temporary home for the firm through its vibrant and immersive co-working space situated in Vancouver's historic Tom Lee Music Building on Granville Street.

The dynamic work environments of Spaces supports Deloitte's vision to increase flexibility and choice around how people work, encouraging social interaction and collaboration to inspire greater innovation for their employees and clients. Like many other disruptive industries, the purpose of workspaces continues to evolve. The concept of 'the office' has evolved to become the cradle of innovation; less about conventional cubicles and downtown towers, and more about collaborative and productive spaces in creative neighbourhoods. The inspiring and open-minded community of Spaces Granville is what attracted Deloitte to adopt the space as a temporary and agile solution to their present workspace requirements.

"We are proud to collaborate with Deloitte as they continue to lead in reimagining the workplace with their national strategy to build unique destinations that foster innovation," said Wayne Berger, CEO of IWG Canada and Latin America, which owns Spaces. "There is a revolution happening in the way people work, and we are supporting enterprises like Deloitte to achieve their new workspace vision. Today's news that Deloitte will become our sole tenant in Spaces Granville is further proof that some of the world's leading companies are redefining the world of work at a growing rate."

"This move to Spaces Granville—a 'non-traditional' location for a professional services firm—is a milestone in our journey and commitment to flexibility, collaboration and innovation for our people and clients," said Etienne Bruson, Managing Partner, British Columbia at Deloitte Canada. "It's an exciting move for us at a time of significant growth and change. Spaces provided a unique environment and the flexibility to work with our evolving needs and timelines."

Both global and Canadian workplace trends are pointing towards fundamental shifts to a new definition of work, which produces benefits for companies, their employees and the overall economy. A study by IWG, the company that owns Spaces, found Canadian businesses recognized that offering flexible working strategies to their employees provided them with significant benefits: 

• Business growth (88%) 
• Competitiveness (88%) 
• Improved client service (85%)
• Attracting and retaining top talent (71%) 
• Profit maximization (83%) 
• Reduced real estate management costs (81%)

Deloitte collaborates globally with IWG's network of workspaces. The professional services firm has a presence in 15 IWG workspaces around the world. In addition to Canada, Deloitte is a tenant in Spaces and Regus locations in the United Kingdom, Brazil, Japan, Germany, Italy, Ireland, Switzerland and Vietnam.

About Spaces
Spaces offers an inspiring work environment for professionals and growing businesses. In addition to office space, there are memberships and meeting rooms to help encourage creation and cooperation with like-minded people. Spaces' goal is to offer inspirational surroundings with an entrepreneurial spirit where ideas are born, a company can evolve and valuable relationships are built. Spaces has locations in the United States, Europe, Canada, Latin America, Africa, Australia and Asia.  

For more information visit: https://www.spacesworks.com/

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