Barclays’ Eagle Labs business has been selected by Southampton City Council to manage the new co-working space in the Marlands shopping centre in Southampton for five years.
It is the first collaboration between Barclays Eagle Labs, which operates more than 20 Eagle Labs throughout the UK, and a local authority.
The new co-working space, which has been repurposed from a 12,500 sq ft retail storage space on the second floor of the shopping centre, will provide a photographic studio and maker space, to support creative, digital and knowledge based start-ups and scale-ups.
It is expected to open this summer.
Christopher Hammond, leader of Southampton City Council, said: “Co-working environments are well established in cities such as London and Manchester and it was imperative that we provided a fit-for-purpose flexible space in order for this growth industry sector to continue to thrive in Southampton. Network and Barclays Eagle Labs will deliver exactly that.”
Caroline Burley, head of SME for the south coast, Sussex and Surrey at Barclays, added: “We’re proud to have entered into our first partnership with a local authority in Southampton, a city known for its digital innovation. We’ll bring our Eagle Labs philosophy to the Network Eagle Lab, helping to provide start-ups and scale-ups a home and fostering the connections to help them grow.”
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