Where We Work: Sorted HQ, Manchester

Where is it?

The Union, Albert Square, Manchester M2 6LW

How big is it?

We currently have the whole of the third floor, which is where we have our desks and some meeting rooms, as well as half of the fourth floor to house our kitchen, breakout spaces and some other meeting rooms. Altogether, we have a spacious 15,778sq ft, which gives us room to grow also. 

We have stunning meeting rooms that seat any number of people – from the single-person private rooms ‘Nook’ and ‘Cranny’, to the ‘Snug’ and the ‘Front Room’ which comfortably seats 20. We’ve baked our gym facilities right into our office, meaning you can keep fit and healthy and energised before getting right back to working your brain. 

Each of our 14 meeting spaces are themed around rooms of the house, so you can discuss Kanban in the Lounge or plan marketing strategies in the Bedroom. This creates a real homely feel, as the decor and furniture in each room is individually tailored to create an uber cool, unique identity that feels both exciting and familiar.  

What happens there?

The space is the head office for Sorted Group so it’s where the management sides of things take place. Scribbling on walls and sticky noting the glass is very much encouraged – most of our walls are in fact whiteboard walls, which transforms every inch of the office into team planning space for stand-ups and meetings. You won’t catch us telling you off for leaving your brainstorm on the wall in the Ballroom – some call it clutter, we call it collaborative creativity. 

Who works there?

We currently have around 100 members of staff in our office, all on one floor to make sure we’re all working together in the same space. So, our tech teams mix with Finance, Finance mix with Marketing, Marketing share desks with HR and our Execs eat lunch at the same table as our graduate developers. We’ve just announced that we’re looking to almost double our workforce by recruiting around 100 new roles over the next 12 months. 

The Inspired Spaces North initiative

The Inspired Spaces North initiative is the annual search for the region’s most inspiring workspaces, held in association with Active Profile and Prolific North.

A lengthy judging session considered numerous high quality entries from Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Knutsford, Newcastle, Blackburn, Wetherby, Salford and Wirral.

After the 22-long shortlist was drawn up, the competition was opened up to a public vote. You can see which workplaces ranked in the top 10 in the 2018 competition here. 

If you believe your eye-catching office or workspace is worth a feature, email Josh on josh@prolificnorth.co.uk