A new print, design and web agency has invested in a new Nottinghamshire home while still providing the flexibility for staff to work from home.
Summit Creative, which only launched in February, has moved from Huthwaite, near Mansfield to Kirkby-in –Ashfield, a few miles down the road.
The team previously shared an open plan office and the move has given them a dedicated space. The business has 11 staff and has two dedicated days a week when everyone is in the office working together
Brands it works with include CEF (City Electrical Factors) and Buildbase East Midlands, West Midlands Safari Park and Westfield Health.
The business was formed out of CCM Group, which was primarily a print management company, before splitting in two. The second spin-off, We Are Fulfilment, helps clients grow their sales, and management at Summit Creative forecast a turnover of £2 million by the end of the year.
Right now it is looking for a warehouse operations manager with more jobs plants as it wins new clients.
Owner Chelsea Peek said that despite the office being a part-time base, it was worth the expense to help maintain the wellbeing of the team.
She said: “We have always provided flexibility to the team and allowed them to work from home as much as they’ve needed, yet the overwhelming response I received is that they want and need the stimulation of the team environment and would hate to lose it.
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“As well as a formal desk area, the main feedback the team provided was that their office time is for collaboration and they often joke that on the days they are in the office they don’t get any “real” work done – but I always argue that it is on these days when the magic happens.
“It’s our innovation time, when we can bounce ideas off one another, get decisions made quickly, and agree on activities that move the business forward.
“We work well remotely but the focus that is now blended across the two environments is what is yielding the best results for us right now.
“I’m a firm believer that our physical environment directly impacts our mental well-being.
“More space offers more flexibility. Having a sanctuary within your work environment is essential in preventing the overwhelm that so many of us experience.
“We have mental health first aiders on the team and provide regular wellness sessions too.
“It is well documented that business success is a by-product of a well-cared-for team so to me looking after their mental well-being is an essential part of running a business.”
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Business development director Tina Brown said: “Now we are getting back to in-person meetings, I see how clients have yearned for personal contact and we are now able to offer a space for them to meet us which is inspiring and provides them with support.
“We have a photography studio, dedicated samples space, and meeting facilities, as well as a library area.
“A lot of our clients are now working remotely the majority of their time which is why we now regularly have our more local clients popping in for a catch up and a break in the isolation that remote working can bring.”
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