Fitness, dance and well-being at Masterlord from 17 May…

First a café, then a beauty therapist and a child-care nursery – and soon the all new Fitology Studio – make Masterlord the leading office village in East Anglia, with a unique range of facilities for everyone in our community.

What’s Fitology, we hear you ask?  Emma Atkinson, who’s worked in the fitness industry for more than 20 years, is opening a brand-new studio on May 17 (subject to government guidelines) at 9a Gamma Terrace. We can’t wait to try it out!

She’ll offer more than 30 fitness, dance and well-being classes seven days a week, with morning, lunchtime and evening slots – conveniently scheduled to fit around your work.

Bodysculpt, LBT (we’re talking legs, bums, tums here), pilates, aerobics, yoga, HIIT (high intensity interval training), warfare (combat class, ‘cos you never know), Zumba and clubbercise (dance and music fitness) plus much more.

Emma offers monthly membership or pay-as-you-go: choose what fits you.

You can find a schedule of classes on her Facebook page @clubberciseipswich and we’ll let you know when the new Fitology Studio website goes live.

In the meantime, you can contact Emma at emmaatkinson129@gmail.com

or call 07786 656208

‘Excercise is great for the body and mind, improves mobility, increases muscle strength, balance, co-ordination and core strength. It helps stress relief, recharges the body and creates a feel-good factor too. A group exercise class creates community and friendship: united, we’re part of a team!’
Emma Atkinson, Fitology Studio

‘We’re excited to welcome Fitology to our community. We know a lot of people will make use of the studio, right on their doorstep at Masterlord Office Village.”

Alison Smith, Masterlord Estates

All About You – beautician reopens

I am very happy to share that beautician Samantha at All About You is open again from Monday 12^th April. 

I know I’m very much looking forward to booking in a little TLC for myself, although I cannot decide between a facial or an Indian head massage: may just have to do both! 

Samantha is lovely. Passionate about what she does, she strives to ensure all her clients receive the best experience. 

All About You offers a range of beauty treatments from nails, waxing and eyelash extensions to facials and massage. Based on the second floor at Epsilon House she’s perfectly placed for a lunchtime or after work treatment, an ideal end to a busy day! 

You can book online or call Samantha on 07843 665960

First steps to a new normal
What a day!  The shops are open (anyone for a sale!), you can eat outside at a pub, cafe or restaurant, meet friends and family, go to the hairdresser or barber, visit a spa, gym or zoo (not necessarily in that order) take a staycation in self-catering accommodation, have your nails done…and the kids are back at school.  The first steps to a new normal are an exciting time, but relaxing the rules comes with risks.  And international travel is still a wait-and-see game.

For many businesses, the prospects are more encouraging but others are still desperate for more clarity about the future.

At Masterlord Office Village the signs are very positive, with more and more people returning to offices or moving into a new office after a long period working from home.

Kings Coffee House has reopened for takeaways and hopes to fully reopen next month.
Don’t forget their limited time special offer, with one free tea or coffee per person with each food purchase! 

Try a delicious wrap or roll, a freshly-made salad box or a burger, with a slice of moist home-made cake to follow. Yum.

Save time and order in advance on 01473 237377 or email kingscoffeehouse@aol.com

Kings Coffee House is open 7.30am to 2.30pm weekdays.  Start your day with a freshly-made breakfast roll and choose from a huge range of coffees and teas.

Everyone needs a little TLC, so we’re excited to hear that beautician Samantha has reopened All About You on the second floor at Epsilon House.  In this haven of calm, enjoy a facial or massage!  Her beauty treatments include nails, eyelash extensions, waxing and much more.

You can see what’s on offer and book online at allaboutyoubeauty.co.uk or call Samantha on 07843 665960

If you’re back at work and need daily or occasional child-care for your little ones, contact our brilliant day-care nursery, ABC Wonderland at Unit 5 K-Line House.  Open 6am to 6pm weekdays, it’s a unique, safe and stimulating environment offering a journey of curiosity and self-discovery to excite young minds.  

Check their website at abcwonderland.co.uk or call Alex Ataide on 07972 913375

Do you have an outstanding insurance claim for business interruption since the first lockdown?  Delays or refusal to pay seems to be an epidemic among insurers, despite the Financial Conduct Authority taking the unusual step of starting legal proceedings with 370,000 business claims against a number of insurers.  Some claims have been paid, either partally or in full, but only after the Supreme Court issued a judgment against the insurers on 15 January.

Many claims are from small and medium-sized businesses like those on the Masterlord Office Village, who were confident that their business interruption policy would cover them when the pandemic hit and they had to close their doors.  But a year later, most of them are still waiting for their money. Many insurance policies didn’t exclude events like pandemics from their cover, and others explicitly covered any losses as a result of someone “falling ill with a disease notified to the authorities within 25 miles of their business”.  The pandemic is covered, the Supreme Court decided, but the insurers – including big guns like Hiscox – don’t agree.  They have even accepted claims but set the value at £0.

More legal cases are pending to challenge the insurers, including Hiscox and Amlin, who are dragging their heels on settling claims.  FCA data shows that, so far, 10,000 policyholders have received some money, with insurers paying out more than £470m.  But more than 50,000 are still waiting.   There’s even a Hiscox Action Group to pressure the company to pay out..

Businesses pay insurance premiums in the expectation that, when they have to make a claim, it will be paid.  Sadly, this doesn’t seem to be the case with the pandemic.

With Spring finally here and positive signs for the future after lockdown, it was a pleasure to see some fun and humour take place here in Epsilon House.

One office decided to play a little prank on one of their team members. Having decided a larger office was needed they picked one and moved over a weekend while their colleague was off.

On the day of their return the team set up a camera to record the reaction of said colleague walking into an empty office, stripped of its furniture!

 The reaction was priceless, a look of shock, of visible surprise, short lived thought as they soon spotted the camera and started to laugh – must know their team well!

I suppose we now have to wait and see if this is the start of an office prank war…

Have you played any office pranks? Let us know at feedback@masterlord.co.uk

Logistics company keeps frozen food moving to our stores…

The initial panic over empty shelves and freezers in supermarkets seems to have died down, but complicated new customs regulations have placed additional pressure on the supply chain from Europe. One company, customs clearance agents FC Logistics, is part of the solution, making sure that containers full of frozen food reach the UK supermarket distribution network on time.

“After working from home for some years, I decided to take an office at Masterlord Office Village. Epsilon House is a great location for us as we expand. They’re friendly people, nothing was too much trouble when we were ready to move in, it took less than a week. Compared to other serviced offices, it’s keenly priced and having high-speed broadband and phones ready to go was perfect, they even loaned us furniture until our own arrived”

David Hurrell – FC Logistics

FC Logistics handles customs clearance for hundreds of containers from Europe every week, about 70% food and 30% other goods. The frozen food is time-sensitive for major brands including Asda, Morrisons, Marks & Spencer and Tesco. Keeping food supplies moving after Brexit has become a vital role.

For more information, contact david@fclogistics.co.uk or darren@fclogistics.co.uk

If you’d like to find out how the Masterlord team can help you find your perfect commercial premises to scale your business get in touch today!

Logistics company with ambitious expansion plans…

Built on high ethical standards and a solid foundation of industry knowledge, Viking Logistics provides solutions to most HGV transport needs, from curtain-side vehicles to container haulage through Felixstowe and Southampton, and a low loader service for different consignments. Using the latest transport management systems, they also operate bespoke removals and express pallet and handball services.

“When the time came for Viking Logistics to start ambitious expansion plans for their business, they quickly settledon a serviced office at Epsilon House in Masterlord Office Village.

We know Masterlord as we had an office here two years ago. It’s great to be back as we’re a seven days a week business. We know the team here, they look after us so well and Masterlord has a high quality image for business.

Joe Zlotek – Viking Logistics

“The logistics business is changing fast, not only because of the pandemic and Brexit. We have to be quick to adapt and agile in business, to meet our expansion plans. Being part of Masterlord Office Village is perfect for us.”

Joe Zlotek – Viking Logistics

If you’d like to find out how the Masterlord team can help you find your perfect commercial premises to scale your business get in touch today!

Major freight forwarder opens new office at Masterlord…

Yes2Ship, one of the UK’s fastest-growing freight forwarders, has been busy right through the pandemic, ensuring that cargo continues to move across the globe. With offices all over the UK and a worldwide network of agents, Yes2Ship has been helping to keep things moving, despite the current challenges facing the freight industry.

When looking to expand its office network even further, opening a base in Ipswich was an obvious move. With Felixstowe just along the A14 and Harwich across the water, it’s the ideal location for this logistics company.

The move was an easy one, with support from the Masterlord team, who swiftly arranged the right space for Yes2Ship at Epsilon House on Ransomes Europark.

“I was really impressed when I visited the Masterlord offices. I was shown various options and found the perfect office for our team. I loved the modern feel of the space and knew it would be a great environment to help push the company forward.”

“The Masterlord team have made everything very straightforward and have gone out of their way to make it an easy process. We’re building a new Yes2Ship team so having an office ready to go with great communications was really important. The Covid precautions and cleaning measures in place give us peace of mind, knowing it’s a safe space to work.”

Neil Guild – Yes2Ship

As shipping agents, Yes2Ship offers a wide range of import and export services, including air, road and sea, from commercial shipments to personal relocations. As a DHL strategic partner, a world-leading door to door service is also available at competitive prices for all your courier needs.

For more information, contact neil.guild@yes2ship.com
Tel 01394 617733

If you’d like to find out how the Masterlord team can help you find your perfect commercial premises to scale your business get in touch today!

Making moves flexible, fast and friendly…

Tammie Bloome Construction are a full scale construction company based in Ipswich, Suffolk. With over 10 years experience in the construction industry behind them providing the full construction experience including architects for planning, structural engineers for all your calculations, followed by a great team of trades to bring construction visions to life.

When looking to expand and find a suitable new commercial premise for their business, Tammie Bloome Construction looked at a number of serviced offices before settling on Epsilon House at Masterlord Office Village. Having made the decision on an Ipswich office, they needed to move quickly but thought it could be challenging with current restrictions:

“We haven’t stopped working, as our company has continued through lockdowns on a range of projects. When we visited Masterlord, we were impressed at how friendly and flexible they were and how fast they could arrange everything. We signed a lease for a suitable office on Friday, moved in on Saturday ready to start on Monday. It couldn’t have been easier”

Stacey Allum – Tammie Bloome

“As Masterlord Office Village has stayed open to support essential services and key workers we are here to help people do business.  As a local company, we appreciate that agility is important and we make everything as easy as possible.  All our tenants have access to meeting rooms, kitchens and the new video conferencing suite as standard but our team will always go above and beyond to make your move as seamless as possible”  

Alison Smith – Masterlord

For Tammie Bloome Construction, providing services which span the entire property lifecycle. having a fully staffed reception for deliveries, collections and visitor greeting is a huge bonus:

“Masterlord Office Village was the stand out choice for us. We’re on the ground floor, close to reception with parking right outside, close to shops and with direct links to the A12 & A14. The Masterlord team even had office furniture available for our move, as well as the 300Mb broadband and a phone line already connected!”

Stacey Allum – Tammie Bloome

If you’d like to find out how the Masterlord team can help you find your perfect commercial premises to scale your business get in touch today!