Due to business growth, Sparklike Oy’s former premises in Kalasatama became too small. The company initially searched for new premises independently through various websites. One of the interesting office advertisements was from Bureau, and Sparklike submitted a contact inquiry regarding it.
Bureau's agent contacted Sparklike's representative and proceeded with the process. The agent reviewed a list of around 50 various commercial premises with the client, none of which met the customer's criteria for one reason or another. Based on this assessment, the agent prepared a new listing by city in the Helsinki metropolitan area, and suitable locations were subsequently visited in person. Several dozen commercial premises across the Helsinki metropolitan area were toured as potential options.
"Our requirements for the premises were challenging. If we did not perform production work, there would certainly be many more options," says Jarno Hartikainen, Development Manager at Sparklike Oy.
The company sought production and office space where part of the premises had a minimum ceiling height of 4 metres. The space needed to be adaptable for production requirements, and it must be possible to create private, quiet workstations or rooms in the office area. Other requirements included a central location, excellent access by public transport and private car, as well as sufficient parking availability.
“Bureau’s definite merit was that through them we received information about premises that were not publicly marketed and that we were not aware of ourselves,” Hartikainen explains.
Five potential space options were identified for Sparklike, and offers were requested for these. In the final stages, the agent received information about a becoming-available space in Käpylä that well met Sparklike's criteria. The premises at Osmontie 38 were excellently located and facilitated smooth goods traffic. Minor refurbishments were made to tailor the space precisely to the client's needs.
"The Bureau agent patiently assisted us to the very end, even though finding suitable premises was challenging and our space requirements were not straightforward customers. The matter was handled excellently to completion, and we would gladly use Bureau's services again," describes Jarno Hartikainen.
