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CEME’s Black Friday sale!

Amazing discounts will be available on meeting rooms and office space in CEME’s upcoming Black Friday sale, taking place between 25 November and 6 December 2024.

Planning a meeting before Christmas? Get 20% discount on your booking. Considering hiring a serviced office, workshop or desk space for the coming year? With our Black Friday deal, you can get 10% off your office space hire.

Get in touch with our commercial team on 020 8596 5151 to find out more about our discounts and book!


Terms and conditions apply:

Sale will run from Monday 25 November 2024 at 9am until Friday 6 December 2024 at 4pm.

20% discount of meetings and events spaces. Meetings can only be booked until 23 December 2024. No bookings after this will have the discount applied.

10% discount on office space hire for entire year if signed during the promotional period. Customers are required to sign up for a 12-month hire (with one month notice). Customers are required to a two-month up-front deposit. This offer applies for serviced offices, workshops and desk space at CEME only.

Bookings need to be made through our commercial team.

CEME reserves the right to withdraw this offer without notice for any reason.

Discover your space to grow with CEME

CEME’s mission is to make a difference. To you, your tenants and the communities you work in. 

Utilising the CEME management model for operational excellence of your business campus, you can add value and encourage business growth.

For more than 20 years, CEME has had strong partnerships in education and business, with local authorities and institutions. CEME is based in Rainham, East London, an area surrounded by major urban and industrial developments, including the new Thames Freeport and a new hydrogen infrastructure route, which are driving the skills agenda. 

Through outstanding operational management and tailored business support, we can ensure your campus retains tenancies, attracts new business and has a positive impact on the local economy. 

Our system works. Our 19-acre campus has a 96 per cent occupancy rate. More than 30 per cent of our tenants have experienced significant growth and chosen to stay with us as they expand. 

We’ve attracted £1.3m in new business since 2023, and by supporting skills training for young people, we’ve delivered more than £1m in social value. 

We believe our management skills and knowledge can deliver superb results for your campus, helping you achieve: 

  • Operational excellence, reduced costs and improved customer service. 
  • Business growth that contributes to job creation. 
  • Collaboration that supports local economic regeneration. 

CEME CEO Noorzaman Rashid said: “At CEME, our expert team brings you the knowledge and commitment you need to run an effective and attractive business campus. 

“We transform properties into thriving business hubs, promoting collaboration, activity and growth that retains tenants, brings in new business and supports local regeneration and economic growth.”

Read more at https://readymag.ceme.co.uk/spacetogrow/

CEME and SEGRO reveal STEM impact

CEME is dedicated to strengthening local communities and businesses by providing education and skills development opportunities.

We’re proud to have successfully delivered the Gateway to Skills Programme, sponsored by SEGRO, which significantly enhanced STEM skills among learners in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Newham.

Read the report

CEME receives Great Place To Work Certification

Our team works to deliver our mission of inspiring inclusive business growth and contributing to East London’s economic prosperity in a way that aligns with our values of inclusion, inspiration, innovation, openness and honesty.

89% of employees at CEME say it is a great place to work, compared to 54% of employees at a typical UK-based company. 10% of our employees have worked for the organisation for more than 16 years.

  • All of our employees are treated fairly, regardless of their race
  • Our facilities contribute to a good working environment
  • Everyone is treated fairly, regardless of their sex and sexual orientation
  • People are encourages to balance their work and personal life.

CEME is a small non-profit organisation. By earning Great Place To Work Certification, we can demonstrate that we have an amazing employee experience and helps us stand out from the competition as an employer of choice.

Great Place To Work gives leaders and organisations the recognition and tools to create a consistently positive employee experience.

Find out more about our Great Place To Work Certification

Join our Green Incubation Programme

Are you an early-stage entrepreneur in Havering with a vision for sustainable innovation? CEME’s FREE Green Incubation Programme, starting in September, will help you transform your ideas into successful businesses.

We will offer:

  • Expert mentorship and networking from industry leaders
  • Comprehensive business development workshops
  • Access to state-of-the-art facilities on CEME campus

We welcome applications by 19 August from all entrepreneurs based in Havering. We are keen to reflect the diversity of our communities.

Apply now

Greening Your Business

Grow the competitiveness of your business while contributing to a greener future. Let our Greening Your Business consultancy sessions help you put your business in the lead!

We’re partnering with Wonder Consultancy to offer FREE sustainability consultancy to help CEME tenants and businesses in the London borough of Havering benefit from cost savings and improved operational efficiency, while being prepared for environmental changes.

  • Get four one-hour personalised mentoring sessions with sustainability experts to understand the business case and devise actionable steps for you to take.
  • Learn practical strategies for waste reduction, energy efficiency and carbon emissions reduction.
  • Discover how to implement sustainable procurement practices to save money and gain a competitive edge.
  • Develop a plan to monitor progress and communicate your sustainability achievements.

Contact lucy.groen@ceme.co.uk today to learn more and apply.

A successful hydrogen summit 2024!

Thanks to all our speakers and the 180 people who attended the Hydrogen Innovators and the Future summit at CEME on 13 June. The event brought together innovators and research institutions to explore how hydrogen can contribute to the UK economy, and the opportunities and challenges being created.

CEME is working with partners throughout the Thames Estuary area to develop a Hydrogen Innovation Centre as part of the hydrogen ecosystem being created within the region.

At CEME, we aim to make a difference to our world. We work to promote and support inclusive business growth and skills development for the future. We are prioritising working with businesses focused on net zero and innovations in energy use.

CEME already has an on-campus hydrogen refuelling system, and we will facilitate a hydrogen ecosystem within the region by working with partners, including Thames Freeport, Ikigai Capital, the Thames Estuary Growth Board, the University of Kent, MTC, UCL, Local London, Bosch and NOCN Group.

The Hydrogen Innovators and the Future summit comprised of keynotes and panel sessions on the Thames Estuary hydrogen ecosystem, innovators and the challenges they face and the potential contribution to net zero, renewable energy and the link to hydrogen, and the role of education and skills in future energy. Delegates also enjoyed exhibits and networking. 

Hydrogen Innovators and the Future

CEME is hosting the Hydrogen Summit: Hydrogen Innovators and the Future on our campus in Rainham.

Our one-day summit, taking place during London Tech Week on 13 June, aims to explore how hydrogen can contribute to the UK economy, and the opportunities and challenges being created by innovators working in the sector with some of the best research institutions in the UK.

CEME is working with partners throughout the Thames Estuary area to develop a Hydrogen Innovation Centre as part of the hydrogen ecosystem being created within the region.

At CEME, we aim to make a difference to our world. We work to promote and support inclusive business growth and skills development for the future. We are prioritising working with businesses focused on net zero and innovations in energy use.

CEME already has an on-campus hydrogen refuelling system, and we will facilitate a hydrogen ecosystem within the region by working with partners, including Thames Freeport, Ikigai Capital, the Thames Estuary Growth Board, the University of Kent, MTC, UCL, Local London, Bosch and NOCN Group.

The Hydrogen Innovators and the Future summit is aimed at hydrogen innovators, investors, research institutions and industries interested in pursuing hydrogen as a viable energy form in the journey towards net zero.

Attend the CEME Hydrogen Summit to:

  • Find out about developments and opportunities for hydrogen in the UK
  • Collaborate and network with innovators in hydrogen use
  • Be a part of the UK hydrogen community
  • Discuss the issues currently affecting the supply chain
  • Learn more about the investment opportunities available
  • Get inspired by those leading the charge in hydrogen.

#CEMEH2Summit

Register now for Hydrogen Innovators and the Future

Skills for green tech

CEME is supporting skills development for the green tech revolution.

Meeting net zero will require fundamental shifts across all areas of the economy.

Working with public and private partners, including the Thames Estuary Growth Board, NOCN Group, Ikigai Group, the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC), UCL, University of Kent, Local London and Thames Freeport, we are solving real-world problems with industry-connected, complementary solutions.

With green tech, we are working on innovative solutions for our future.

Read our new report on skills development for the green tech revolution.

Find out more about our work in this area.

More than 1,000 students benefit from Gateway to Skills programme

CEME is proud to have delivered the Gateway to Skills programme, which has kindly been sponsored by SEGRO, and supported by SEGRO volunteers. 

Our new Gateway to Skills Impact Report sets out the key findings and results from the programme, delivered between March 2022 and July 2023. We have been working with more than 1,000 students in Havering, Barking and Dagenham and Newham through our Gateway to Skills STEM day.

Many of the new jobs set to be created within our boroughs will be in engineering, construction, technology and manufacturing, which is why it is important to support impactful STEM learning and engagement in our schools, and ensure our young people understand the career opportunities and pathways open to them. 

The CEME Gateway to Skills initiative was relaunched at the end of March 2022, sponsored by SEGRO, to give local secondary school students aged between 12 and 15 access to first-class training and equipment to develop their STEM skills. 

The aim of this initiative is to complement the national curriculum by bringing STEM learning to school students in a fun, interactive and engaging way, encouraging our young people to follow pathways into STEM careers. 

We work with professional STEM tutors to bring an exciting and hands-on experience to students, which includes a range of fun activities including the designing, building, and testing of crash proof and robotic vehicles, wind turbines, bridges, and a Mars landing rover. STEM days are held at our East London innovation campus during term time, providing a new and fun environment for learning outside of the school setting.

Find out more at ceme.co.uk/skills-development