Where We Work: No Brainer, Warrington

Where is it?

Quayside, Wilderspool Business Park, Greenall’s Ave, Warrington, WA4 6HL

How big is it?

Quayside is a 1,632sq ft recently-refurbished office block which is now home to a range of businesses from plumbing and heating specialists to banking companies. The building also features a relaxed meeting area with a coffee shop on the ground floor.

The site was originally home to a Victorian brewery, Greenall Whitley’s, and is made up of 30 other businesses spanning from music production to law. On site, we’re constantly taking part in a range of activities and events, from wine tasting, cooking competitions, networking, or Fika, which encourages people to take time away from their desk and share a cup of tea.

What happens there? 

We really wanted to create a space that reflects the many wonderful personalities we have in the team. Our aim was to create a space of productivity, but also a place that breeds creativity and collaborative working.

We designed our office to reflect our left-brain, right-brain mantra. The right side of the office has been designed to encourage thought, logic and processes, while the left side of the office is all about creativity, ideas and fun!

Throughout the office design process, we wanted to make sure the team have everything they need to continue doing a fantastic job, but we were also really keen to create an area within the office for the team to relax, socialise and entertain. We spend more time at work that we do in our own homes, so our aim was to create a place where people just love coming to every day! Nobody really ever wants the ‘Sunday dread’.

What sort of work goes on there?     

Since moving into the space, the No Brainer team has doubled in size and the company has gone on to win multiple new business pitches.

The open plan space means there’s a great atmosphere and a real buzz around the office, with different teams working on multiple campaigns. From account team catch-ups in the sofa area and client meetings in our boardroom, to someone tucking into their lunch at the bar watching Netflix or enjoying a game of pool, we’ve created a space with multiple areas to enjoy both work and play.

Who works there?

There are 10 members of staff at No Brainer, including the owners and directors, account managers, account executives and office staff.

Thanks to the environment we’ve created here, we find that our clients always want to come to us for meetings and, since moving into the space, our office has also recently been dubbed online as “Warrington’s coolest office”!

Think your workspace is wonderful?

Workplaces across the North are changing. For many, the physical changes are to encourage a cultural change, with more pressure being put on businesses to consider the wellbeing of employees. Whether your office has recently been refurbished, it’s beautifully designed, or it’s just vastly different from a typical office, we want to hear from you. Our Where We Work feature is a visual piece so any submissions will need to include HD photos. To find out more, please email Josh.