A new Whitehaven office has opened for the Harrison Network as they say it will 'bring the team together'

Local leadership consultancy, the Harrison Network has taken on new office space in Whitehaven to bring together its growing team. The company took over rental of a suite of ‘Stop 2’ in The Bus Station at Whitehaven on August 8 and they were officially opened by Adrienne Kelbie CBE on that day.

Lucy Harrison, Director has said:

“We’ve grown as a remote team during the last couple of years of lockdown but it now feels right for us to finally get together in person."

"Whilst I enjoy some parts of working from home, the opportunity to work alongside my colleagues helps us all to be more dynamic, responsive and creative. Those are the traits that are going to be important to us if we’re going to stay ahead and continue to grow.”

2022 has already been a bumper year for the team. The team not only won the BECBC Microbusiness Award, but also Lucy publishing her bestselling book, ‘Soft Skills for Tough Jobs’. Harrison Network a lso delivered a high-profile contract with Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd.

Lucy went on to talk about the growth of the business, saying:

“The growth continues and we’re recruiting again right now so we needed somewhere to work from that has the right atmosphere, great neighbours, is light and airy, and has the space for us to continue to grow the team.”

Lucy spoke about how the Bus Station was the perfect location for the office:

“We chose The Bus Station in Whitehaven for two reasons. First, it is such a lovely bright space; we can even see the sea from the office!"

"Second, being co-located with other fantastic young businesses is a real benefit, although it will take me a while to get used to having so many people around.”

Before moving to this office, members of the Harrison Network have been remotely located, with all the team working from home offices.

L&D Facilitator, Elizabeth Adams says: “I am really enjoying working in a team environment again and am looking forward to having people drop in to visit, as there’s bound to be scope for collaboration and new ideas.”

John McAllister, from Barclays Eagle Labs who run the co-working and office spaces at The Bus Station in Whitehaven, says" “We are delighted that this office space has been taken up by such a vibrant young company. We are all about growing innovation so share a lot of common ground with everyone involved in the Harrison Network.”

Adriènne Kelbie CBE is the independent Chair of Nuclear Waste Services and she was previously Chief Executive of the Office for Nuclear Regulation. Given her involvement as a speaker in the Harrison Network’s Dounreay project, she was invited to Whitehaven to see the Barclays Eagle Labs for herself and to cut the ribbon on the new offices.

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