If there’s one business centre that showed the potential of the co-working space business to Hyderabad, equipped with a near-perfect system to handle multiple firms under one roof, it has to be Servcorp. Located on the seventh floor of Maximus Towers in Raheja Mindspace, Servcorp in its ninth year of functioning has wings in about 140 locations around the globe. The Sydney-based firm founded by Alf Moufarrige in 1978 is popular for revolutionising the virtual office concept across the world.
They select spaces based on brand value as much as the view of the city it offers, in Hyderabad the greenery overshadows the architectural glory of the IT firms around. Servcorp doesn’t come with a name plate, on the surface it’s no different for the startups and offices that work in it. Centre Head Rama Macedo informs us that’s an attempt to ensure uniformity. The interiors across all its centres are constant; they only have freedom to change the art works from centre to centre to lend a local touch. With Hyderabad, a the series of Mughal-era paintings tell us a story. The furniture, the carpets, the curtains, the colours remain the same across the world; it’s to create a home-like vibe even if you’re on the move. The clients get a complimentary three-day permit to use other locations than their home-base every month.
Servcorp is flexible in catering to client needs. Though their interiors are sacrosanct, it’s not at the cost of a client’s comfort. The need to change the interiorsoften doesn’t arise, for the diverse elements do the job. It’s a pleasing sight to see the visual patterns that the interiors form across the pathway to various cabins, there’s a certain royalty in the simple-yet-classic furniture they use across their meeting rooms. The open spaces are limited but on purpose; there’s enough privacy on offer. There are antique objects in one corner of the space, decor accents like an elephant or an Alladin-lamp at the workstations break the monotony and a pantry caters to hungry jacks. “Some say that Servcorp lives in a Victorian era of sorts; but that works to our advantage,” Rama adds.
When Servcorp entered this location, they had a monopoly of sorts before the co-working spaces trend caught up in the city. Over time, their counterparts began using flashy colours in the name of being vibrant, but Rama says that nothing matches the good-old class and professionalism with which they understand the market and the standard it commands. The results show; an impressive occupancy rate with clients who haven’t shifted base ever since they entered Servcorp.
Their virtual office packages start from ₹2500 per month while individual workstations workout at ₹15000 a month. The global base is their biggest USP, but they also provide unique secretarial service, where Servcorp’s staff do the administrative work for the client. Servcorp’s appeal looks good to last long for its ideal mix of affordability, value-added services and member benefits.
Servcorp
Where: Maximus Towers, Raheja Mindspace
What: Business centre
USP: Member benefits
