Workabout, the booking platform for flexible workspace, is on a mission to make flexible working easier and more accessible than ever before with the launch of its flexible workspace marketplace on 15th July.
The one-stop platform offers hourly and daily booking with no binding membership or contract required. Booking flexible workspace, private meeting rooms, hot desks, co-working and events space, just got as easier as booking Uber or Just Eat.
Users are able to search the UK wide 鈥楢irBNB style鈥� marketplace of over 500 high-quality local and city-based workspaces. This includes hot desks, private offices, meeting rooms, co-working and events spaces, all with a searchable range of amenities to suit individual needs.
Workabout鈥檚 unique flexibility means that no membership is required to book at any of the leading workspace partner brands, including: Landmark, Runway East, Bruntwood, Fora, Clockwise, Spacemade and many more. 鈥淛ust sign up to the site for free, pay as you go and enjoy the freedom to work your way.鈥�
For established businesses, startups, employees or freelancers looking to book flexible workspace, Workabout offers a quick, efficient and cost saving solution. The future looks bright for the self-seeded start-up with the launch of its Teams and HQ workplace management SaaS tools launching later this year in addition to a global marketplace expansion
Workabout鈥檚 core ethos acknowledges that everyone works differently. Whether looking to swap a noisy coffee shop for a dedicated workspace, in need of a private meeting room to collaborate with team mates, dreaming of being part of an inspiring co-working community, or find a pet friendly hot desk, users can find their perfect workspace on Workabout.
The concept for Workabout was born when founder and CEO Jeffrey Davidson began contemplating the changing ways people wanted to work post pandemic.
He acknowledges: 鈥淭here is a substantial demand for flexible working, the question is, as businesses, how do we efficiently evolve and adapt outdated work models to address this? The process of booking workspace was overly complicated, I felt there needed to be a more efficient way.鈥�
More from News
- Tanzania Is Dealing With Digital Fraud Through Legislation – What Are The Changes?
- UK Government To Launch 拢500 Million Sovereign AI Unit – What Does This Mean?
- World Quantum Day 2026: Experts Reflect On Industry Developments This Year
- 79% Of UK Workers Fear Losing Their Jobs This Year – And Its Not AI Related
- Scail Launches To Help Regulated SaaS Businesses Navigate The AI 鈥淧erfect Storm鈥�
- X Is Taking A Slightly Different Approach To Managing Click Bait Content – Will It Work?
- AI Is Meant To Reduce Workloads, Why Is It Still Causing Workers Cognitive Fatigue?
- Apple Wins Q1 As Smartphones Shipments Go Up And Competitor Sales Go Down
His solution was to streamline the process with the creation of one-stop web and app platform that makes booking flexible workspace as easy as booking a cab or a hotel.
Studies are mounting to evidence that hybrid working makes employees happier, healthier and more productive, such as the 2024 study published in scientific journal, Nature By Nick Bloom, professor of economics at Stanford University.
With many businesses struggling to find the right balance between work from home or return to the office, Jeffrey鈥檚 own experience has led to the belief that embracing technology and a human focused approach is the key to finding the right balance.
He said: 鈥淢y business has always been office based. The pandemic opened my eyes to what is possible in business when you embrace technology and the flexibility it enables. Adopting new ways to work can bring huge benefits to make how we work more efficient, with greater access to choice, opportunities and also cost saving.鈥�
The Workabout team has an authentic knowledge of the benefits of flexible working. The company practises what it preaches with a remote-first ethos and a team working flexibly, yet collaboratively, from every corner of the UK.
Workabout Chief of Communications Ebony Ava Johnson said: 鈥淚 am a single parent living in a lovely but remote village in Lancashire. Workabout鈥檚 flexible ethos has given me access to an amazing job that would otherwise have been inaccessible to me because of my location. Flexible working has offered crucial support to our team members with families and we can鈥檛 imagine working any other way now.鈥�
The platform is keen to curate workspace where people need it. Jeffrey elaborates that Workabout鈥檚 list of workspace partners is ever growing, with his team constantly working with clients to add workspaces in and around towns and cities where they need it, to avoid long and unnecessary commutes.
鈥淔or each of us, our ideal workspace looks vastly different. Workabout鈥檚 goal is provide a perfect workspace for everyone.鈥�
