Q&A with A+E Networks

HOW TO CREATE THE BEST PLACE TO WORK IN TELEVISION

A+E Networks UK broadcasts a portfolio of leading factual and entertainment brands: HISTORY®, Lifetime®, Crime + Investigation®, H2® and the very first UK free to air entertainment channel, BLAZE™.

We caught up with Karl Burnett, VP HR Director and Elaine Jackson, Head of Office & Facilities Management, at their impressive 20,000 sq ft office at 1 Queen Caroline Street in Hammersmith, to discover just what makes A+E ‘The Best Place to Work in Television’

1. HOW HAS THE COMPANY EVOLVED OVER THE YEARS? Before we moved to Hammersmith, A+E Networks UK was based in Brentford whilst A+E International – a division of our shareholder company – was based in Mayfair. This reinforced the separate nature of these two companies. We set out to make these two companies into one team under the same roof with the help of DeVono. 2. WHAT LEVEL OF INFLUENCE DID THE WIDER WORKFORCE HAVE ON DECISIONS MADE ABOUT THE NEW OFFICE SPACE? We spent a lot of time researching the different considerations – the location, accessibility, size etc. We wanted to be close to Heathrow and be surrounded by other media companies. We also looked at our own workforce – where they lived and what their access would be to different postcodes. All of this information was taken into account.

"DeVono did an excellent job for On Demand from beginning to end. You showed patience as our requirements changed and understood what we looking for at each stage of the process. I would be very happy to recommend your services to other clients and would single out the first class service provided by your relocation team for particular praise."

Andrew Bolton, On Demand Group

"We really appreciated your help. We got the result we wanted at a speed we could never have achieved ourselves and we're very pleased that we engaged you."

Paul Coad, Kainos

"It was a pleasure working with DeVono - the team were very professional, knowledgeable and provided the right advice when needed. The most important aspect was that you took time to understand what we were after rather than position everything on the market. I would not hesitate recommending you and your firm."

Sash Rana, Paragon Consultancy

"I must also comment that the service received from DeVono has been exemplary. In what I have experienced to be the unpleasant world of estate agency it has been a real joy to work with you. You have been driven, proactive, reliable and extremely quick and responsive. The fact that you are pleasant to work with has been a bonus. Working with DeVono has been one of the very best customer experiences of my business career."

Alan Clayton, Cascaid (The Good Agency)

"We’re delighted to have found a home at Seven Dials Warehouse and a commercial real estate framework that is fit-for-purpose, and one that gives us space to grow in the future. DeVono helped us realise our ambition of providing a sustainable and ‘appropriate’ home."

David Oliver, Procurement Manager, Red Bull

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