LUNCH, drinks and networking took place at an office's terrace to mark the building nearing completion. 

Arena Offices held the business event at its Grosvenor House offices in Basing View, Basingstoke on Wednesday, September 18.

Business people from across the are were invited to the end-of-summer gathering, with lunch and drinks from L'arte.

Attendees were able to meet fellow business leaders and neighbours, plus chat with the chief executive of The Business Magazine, Richard Thompson. 

Barry Smith from Hampshire Chamber of Commerce, Arena's marketing director Helen Deverill and Richard Thompson from the Business Magazine at Barry Smith from Hampshire Chamber of Commerce, Arena's marketing director Helen Deverill and Richard Thompson from the Business Magazine at (Image: Rebecca Easton/Briscoe PR) Helen Deverill, Arena Office's marketing director, said: "It's nearly been a year since we opened Grosvenor House, and it has been nothing short of exceptional!

"We’ve now opened five out of the 10 floors and are proud to be home to some incredible businesses from across the south east.

"This terrace event brought our clients and the wider business community together, something we love doing here at Arena.

"Joining Arena opens so many doors for businesses, creating valuable networking opportunities within the local community.

"We can't wait to see what other businesses join us across the next 12 months and see our community grow and flourish even more."

The sun shone at the event The sun shone at the event (Image: Rebecca Easton/Briscoe PR) Grosvenor House, a stylish serviced office, officially opened for business in October 2023.

The building's transformation is remarkable, taking a once-dilapidated tower block and turning it into a modern hub for small and medium-sized businesses across the south.

The refurbishment project spanned 30 months and completely revitalised the former Hampshire Constabulary building.

Businesses of all sizes are now based at the office, which offers flexible spaces for teams as small as two up to 60, including established business names such as HH Global, Rosewood Solicitors, Pulse Cashflow, Delphix, Headley Financial, RW Armstrong and Harman International Industries Limited.