Yell embraces Agility@Work - 9 July 2010

Move to activity-based working will save £1.5million a year

Yell, the international directories business, is introducing an activity-based working model to support the daily operations of its 700 strong UK team of on-the-road consultants. The move will see Yell end use of its 18 satellite sales offices throughout the UK and instead use Regus’ network of 140 strong UK business centres. The net annual saving to Yell is about £1.5 million.

The innovation reflects the changing work styles of Yell’s regional field sales teams, resulting in their less regular need for office premises to work from. Driven in part by continual developments in technology over the last 12 to 18 months, Yell’s sales teams have increasingly been undertaking many traditional office based activities online, on-the-move, with the office network mainly used for team meetings.

Simon Taylor, Head of Property at Yell in the UK, said: “Our field sales teams’ use and reliance upon a physical place of work has significantly changed in the last year due to developing technology and we no longer require our network of sales offices. The agreement with Regus provides our sales teams with the resources and specialised facilities of a traditional office environment on an as-needs basis. Not only is this far more cost effective, lower risk, flexible and sustainable but will, over time, increase productivity as less time is spent commuting and working in poorly equipped places such as hotels and cafes.”

Mark Dixon, CEO of Regus plc comments: “I am delighted to welcome Yell as our latest corporate customer. More and more organisations are beginning to adopt more agile, lower risk, lower costs ways of working. The question of how, where and when we work is an important issue for all of us and those business that are able to respond in the most flexible way will secure the greatest competitive advantage. Where Yell is leading, others will follow.”

For further information about this press release, please contact the Yell Press Office.

Notes for editors
About Yell
Yell is a leading international directories business operating in classified advertising markets in the UK, US, Spain and Latin America through printed, online and telephone-based media. Yell’s principal brands include: in the UK, Yellow Pages, Yell.com and 118 24 7; in the US, Yellow Book and Yellowbook.com; and in Spain, Paginas Amarillas and PaginasAmarillas.es. All these brands are trademarks.

About Regus
Regus is the world’s leading global provider of innovative workspace solutions, with products and services ranging from fully equipped offices to professional meeting rooms, business lounges and the world’s largest network of video communication studios. Regus delivers a new way to work, whether it’s from home, on the road or from an office. Clients such as Google, GlaxoSmithKline, and Nokia join thousands of growing small and medium businesses that benefit from outsourcing their office and workplace needs to Regus, allowing them to focus on their core business.

Over 500,000 clients a day benefit from Regus facilities spread across a global footprint of 1,000 locations in 450 cities and 80 countries, which allow individuals and companies to work wherever, however and whenever they want to. For more information please visit: www.regus.co.uk

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