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The First Ark Group expands with new office

North West social impact business, the First Ark Group, has taken 3000 sq ft of office space in Liverpool’s up and coming Baltic Triangle, paving the way for the organisation’s expansion across the region.

Staff from the Group, including One Ark, First Ark’s social investment charity, and Vivark, the Group’s facilities management arm, will use the new office as a collaboration space for meeting new customers and partners. The space will house a flexible conference, training and meeting area with a capacity of up to 100 people.

Vivark completed all refurbishment work and oversaw the state-of-the-art IT infrastructure installation. This will allow staff who hot-desk at the new office from April to communicate seamlessly with the team working in First Ark’s headquarters at Lakeview, Knowsley.

The launch of the Big Issue Invest’s Corporate Social Venturing fund, which offers a share of a £500,000 funding pot to early-stage social enterprises, was the first event to be held in the new conference room at the Baltic Triangle. The event, which attracted over 80 delegates from across the North West, took place on the 12th March 2015.

Bob Taylor, CEO of the First Ark Group, said: “As part of our business strategy, we want to increase our social investment connections while seeking out new commercial opportunities. To do this we need to expand our work into other communities around the Liverpool City Region, and for this reason taking new office space is the next natural step. It will help us embed our operations deeper in the heart of our vibrant city and ensure we can deliver social impact on an even greater scale in years to come.

“One of the first priorities for our team will be to start developing mutually beneficial collaborative partnerships with those around us. The Baltic Triangle is an exciting place; the recent regeneration and vibrancy of the historical dock area is attracting many like-minded businesses. This makes it an ideal location for us and we’re all looking forward to an exciting year of growth and innovative working ahead.” To contact First Ark about collaborative partnerships please visit: www.firstark.com.

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