Andrea Fullard profile

Andrea Fullard

A certain calibre of manager is required to coordinate the efficient running of the £6 million Innovation Centre at Longbridge Technology Park, and with extensive experience in the serviced office sector - including 12 and a half years with a major provider of serviced offices – Andrea Fullard has the credentials to get the job done.

Andrea said: "I was appointed as Innovation Centre manager in March 2007 when the building was a shell, so my business attire consisted of hard hat and boots – not my usual look it has to be said! For the first four months I worked from a site cabin, project managing the fit-out process and attracting start-up and established business to the Innovation Centre, which was certainly a departure from my previous habitat of a comfortable city centre office.

"It was exciting to be involved in the project from such an early stage and I was able to be very hands-on and have a lot of input into the Innovation Centre as it stands today. Longbridge senior development manager, Mike Murray, at St Modwen gave me all the support I needed to make a success of the Innovation Centre but also trusted my experience and knowledge in this area."

Andrea is keen to challenge any interested occupiers at the Innovation Centre to a round of golf at the nearby Lickey Hills course. Just for fun of course, although this would certainly help Andrea in her next goal of establishing a thriving community within the building.

She continued: "There is already a fantastic atmosphere among all the occupiers here at the Innovation Centre. I hope to build this further through increasing communication with all the businesses and arranging networking events – who knows, we could even start a Longbridge golf tournament?

"It is already a great place to work and I am definitely looking forward to a bright future not only for the Innovation Centre, but for the wider Longbridge area."

Andrea can be contacted on 0121 222 5555 or by emailing afullard@stmodwen.co.uk.

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