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HfP news: new office, new (old) staff

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Today is my first day back at work after ten days away, and I’ll be heading somewhere new.

From today, Head for Points is based in the iconic 1 Poultry building, directly above Bank station. Our neighbours include the Bank of England, The Ned, Bloomberg and the Royal Exchange.

Architecture fans will know it as one of the few postmodern buildings in the UK (and one of the youngest listed buildings), whilst food fans will know it for the Coq d’Argent restaurant on the roof.

We spent just under four years in Moor Place at Moorgate, but took advantage of a favourable break clause to leave as soon as covid hit. Rhys and I have spent most of 2021 hot desking, primarily in Victoria, but we wanted our own dedicated office again. We also needed somewhere we could send our online shopping orders ….

We are also delighted to welcome Sinead back from maternity leave. She will oversee the commercial side of the site, effectively becoming the trade ‘face’ of HfP as far as marketing and promotions are concerned.

Rhys – who has done an excellent job in covering for Sinead for nine months, especially as he came into it with no marketing experience – will now go back to focusing on editorial. He will also oversee special projects, including the long promised forum, social media management and events.

The net effect of all this is that I can hopefully do a little less writing (my name has been on 90% of the content published this year) and have a bit more time for strategy and stuff – or checking out the restaurant on the roof, which is included in the Amex Platinum £200 cashback offer ….

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  • Mikeact says:

    Definitely a good move…excellent.
    Do I need an invite to stop by for coffee……and cake !

    • Rob says:

      You don’t need an invite but you do need advance notice because we spend large amounts of time out of the office or in meetings.

  • Michael G says:

    Not like you to have the school holidays off 😉

  • estrangeiro8 says:

    Excellent news, Rob and the team. It’s a great area in the City – I used to work in an office just behind the Bank of England and discovered Le Coq d’Argent and Madison then. The Ned and the new Bloomberg headquarters have really spruced up the area, together lots of new eateries and bars. I miss working near Bank. Also – welcome back Sinead!

  • Binks says:

    Nice move, Rob and team. Working in the city for the last twenty years (and living nearby in hackney for most of my life) I have literally walked past the building a millions times (well almost). Great location and happy times ahead I’m sure.

  • Babyg says:

    Nice area, did some work for a few fintechs in the area… looking fwd to house/office warming party!

  • CarpalTravel says:

    I’ve nearly been run over by many a cyclist crossing that road!! A lovely part of the city – enjoy and welcome back Sinead!

  • Doc says:

    All the best in the new building with new/old staff.

  • Henry Young says:

    Handy for Tesco, is that’s still there (I quit the City in 2014) …

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