London Inc. Summer 2021 - 15

BUSINESS
IT MADE
EASY.
IT INSIGHTS #16
ReR ala timme threeats
ddon't provvide advancn e
warnninng. Problems
Although the office development
is connected to the rest of the mall,
it operates separately, with its own
entrance and access to skads of parking,
both outdoor and underground.
" It was an opportunity to move into
the office of the future, " says Davis
Martindale partner, Paul Panabaker. " It
will help us attract the next generation
of talent. "
The firm is in its 52nd year and has
demonstrated an ability to adapt from
one generation to another. When it
moved to 373 Commissioners Road
West in 2000, it repurposed a former
Big V drug store and built a modern
office by the standards of the day. It even
" IT WILL HELP
US ATTRACT
THE NEXT
GENERATION
OF TALENT "
-Paul Panabaker
provides a bright, modern workplace
with plenty of opportunity to expand as
needed.
It also means the firm no longer owns
its building, but Panabaker says the
time was right to switch from landlord
to tenant.
The new space could pass for a funky
tech-development office. Its hub is
an expansive plaza area, replete with
coffee makers and a variety of seating
and meeting options, all bathed in light
from floor-to-ceiling windows running
along the entire west wall.
The boardroom is home to a work
of art: an enormous river resin table,
crafted locally by Rustix Studio. The
natural-edge wood look is matched with
a variety of smaller tables in the plaza.
Pre-Covid plans called for a studio
allowed for expansion on the site, which
happened twice.
Eventually, however, the 17,000
square feet was not enough, and the
most recent expansion was 3,000
square feet of off-site space. The move to
Westmount brings everyone back under
one roof - when people return from
Covid home-based protocols - and
in the new office, but the pandemic
reinforced the need for a dedicated
space to meet with clients via Zoom
or to record podcasts. It's equipped for
anything the firm can imagine.
Panabaker expects the office to be
operating at something close to normal
after Labour Day. Even if that schedule
shifts, the firm has demonstrated it can
adapt to changing circumstances and
continue to thrive.
CHRISTOPHER CLARK
SUMMER 2021 | londonincmagazine.ca | 15
Disccovo er how PartnerIT's
all-in-one, All Covereed®
ccustomo izi ed solutionsn can
protect your teaam.
Call 519-672-00909 0 or learnn
more at paartneriit.t ca
occur, wele l...in real timem .
Don't give cyby er criminan ls
the uppep r hand. If you'rre not
sure who'ss ressponsibi le forr
mmanaged threaat dete ection
and responses , pperhhaps
your securitty isn't being
manan ged ata all. ParttnerIT
can pup t youru businni ess in a
pposiition to ignoore crrypto
locks and ransom threatss.
WWe offer exppertise and
solutit ons that protectt your
infrastructure and uptime.
Before the bleeding begins.
Londonn 519-6672-0900
Kittcheneer 5199-772-2525
partnerit.ca
https://www.partnerit.ca/ http://www.partnerit.ca http://www.londonincmagazine.ca
London Inc. Summer 2021

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of London Inc. Summer 2021
