With centuries behind them, Behrens is Manchester’s oldest textile company founded in 1834, a brand built on tradition and rich in heritage. Behrens pride themselves as forward thinkers and are continuously looking for ways to innovate throughout all aspects of their business. As part of their business strategy, it was a key priority for the company to reimagine their workspace; appealing to emerging industry talent, elevating the wellbeing of their core teams, and forming a flexible working environment that supported the needs of the business as well as the employee.

Behrens wanted to re-connect the various functions across the business and build on the brands culture. The brand understands the power of the experience economy and strived to bring this to life for their employees in a modern-day working environment, whilst elevating the brands history and heritage.

The new office maintains the company ethos and allows a positive working environment for all employee to thrive in. Whilst the office is not yet at its full capacity, those who have been working in the environment have expressed that the new design is very welcoming and projects a positive effect when you enter the space. The extra space and lighting within the office allows the environment to feel more elevated, the design provides flexibility in working and a modern feel which the previous space was lacking.

Director George Huges explained ‘From the initial concept meeting through to completion, it has been a pleasure to work Stuart and the team at Office 12. I have personally led the project with the guys at Office 12 and have found them all to be professional, responsive and very flexible in the way they work. The space we have created has transformed the environment our staff work in, from a dated and cluttered ‘office’, to a beautiful, fresh, inviting ‘work space’. We are very much looking forward to welcoming all our staff back, so they can benefit from the huge improvements we have made.’