Regus to offer meetings by the motorway

Those wishing to have business meetings at service stations will soon get their wish as Regus announces its first motorway business centres.

The scheme is being implemented by a new arm of Regus' business called Third Place, which aims to expand working from home or office locations into "third places" such as service stations and rail stations.

Under an agreement with Extra Motorway Service Area Group, Regus will initially open three centres in September on M40 at Beaconsfield, the M25 at Cobham and the A14 / M11 interchange at Cambridge.

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Facilities will include business lounges and meeting rooms, printing, copying, wifi and administrative support services.

Regus has already trialled similar schemes with Shell in service stations across Europe, as well as with railway operators SNCF and NS at French and Dutch rail stations.

Regus' Chief Executive Mark Dixon said the move was "another logical step in the global trend towards flexible working".