There is a saying in business that says “location is everything”.

Business location is extremely important to any professional company, as it helps one to access the right market and customers. A company can very easily gain or lose customers by their choice of business location. A business location should be convenient for customers, employees, accessible and have all the appropriate utilities.

The location of a professional office can have a significant impact on the long-term performance of the company. A prime location that has been appropriately selected has the potential to boost the income capacity of any business. For example, an office space that is located in the heart of a city should be easy to reach and readily visible to potential clients as this aspect alone can increase the ability to gain new clients.

Peter Knight, a Property Consultant, who specialises in finding and creating the right environments for a wide variety of businesses said “An example of a fabulous city centre location that really could help a business make their mark on the city of Manchester is Greg’s Building. This building is in the heart of Manchester’s traditional prime office core on an island site with frontages to Booth Street, Chancery Place, Pall Mall and Tib Lane.”

“This prime office block is fascinating because it makes use of cast-iron columns and beams to cut down on fire risk. In the 1840s and 1850s most buildings preferred to use wood because it was cheaper. An historic Manchester landmark, Greg’s Buildings on Booth Street, was Manchester’s first fireproof warehouse, hailed in the 1840s as a world-beating design”.

He added: “Gregs Buildings is an excellent example of mid-19th century architecture offering exciting development opportunities. The city centre location really is attracting huge amounts of interest from a wide selection of professional companies”.

Please take a look at the Manchester – The ideal location video presentation

There is space available within Greg’s Building for professional companies who are looking to relocate and really be at the heart of the Manchester business community.

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Typical UK weather is so inconsistent; you never know what is coming next. One minute you can be lying in your garden or on the beach soaking up the sun and the weathermen are preparing us for droughts, the next a big storm comes in and washes it all away. An unexpected flooding disaster can then cause chaos.

What plan of action would you take if you needed to react to a flooding disaster involving your business?

When it comes to insurance, it can get a little confusing – especially if you are making a flood claim.

Has your insurance company ever made you feel like you are the problem in all this? Possibly you may know someone who has experienced a massive loss when making a claim for something or who has been treated unfairly.

Making a claim on your home or business insurance is often not as simple as you would hope.

If you are in the unfortunate situation where you have to make an insurance claim, ensure you contact a Loss Assessor first to get insurance claim advice.

Geoff Williams, Director of Manchester-based professional loss assessors Cherry and Griffiths, said: “As a loss Assessor we know what evidence is needed to be gathered so as not to prejudice a policyholder’s position with their insurers. We know how to help policyholders deal with matters whilst waiting for the insurer’s loss adjuster. We take the lead and make sure everything we do cannot be criticised by the insurer because we were looking after their interests as well as those of our clients”.

Geoff adds: “With the current unpredictable weather it’s important to ensure you’ve got your business covered and protected against flooding. Will your policy cover you for storm damage or flooding and can you trust your insurer to give you what you are entitled to? Not necessarily! You should at least look at their suggested claims process – it’ll help you to make sure you don’t make any big mistakes.”

It is important to stress that you should think about your claim strategy before making any contact with your insurance company. Insurance companies are doing the best they can to pay out as little as possible for flood damage claims.

Contact Geoff about your flood claim at www.cherryandgriffiths.co.uk