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Ancoats, ManchesterMon–Fri 8am–7pm
0161 496 0100
The Foundry Cowork

Hot desks in Ancoats, Manchester

Work from a hot desk in Ancoats

Drop into a converted mill on Old Mill Street and get on with your day. Fibre broadband, a staffed front desk and phone booths on every floor.

  • Fibre broadband
  • Staffed front desk
  • Phone booths every floor
A freelancer working on a laptop at a hot desk by a tall mill window in Ancoats

Fibre broadband

A fast, reliable connection at every desk

A remote worker plugging a laptop into a power socket at a shared desk on an open mill floor

How hot desking works

Sit anywhere, stay connected

Pick a desk on the mill floor, plug in and get to work.

Any free desk

Take any free desk on the mill floor each time you drop in.

Fibre broadband

Fast, reliable fibre broadband at every desk.

Phone booths every floor

Step into a booth on any floor for calls, without leaving the building.

Staffed front desk

A staffed front desk is on hand to greet you and your guests.

The hot desk floor

Inside the mill

A look at the hot desk floor, the booths and the front desk.

Rows of hot desks on an open-plan mill floor with exposed brick walls
Hot desk floor
A phone booth with a person taking a call on an upper floor of the mill
Phone booth
A staffed front desk greeting a visitor in the entrance of the mill building
Front desk
Tall arched mill windows letting daylight onto a row of work desks
Mill windows
A person typing on a laptop at a communal hot desk table
Hot desk
Two people working quietly side by side at a long shared table
Shared table

What's included

Everything a hot desk needs

Fibre broadband

A fast, fibre-backed connection at every desk

Phone booths every floor

Private booths for calls, on every floor

Staffed front desk

Someone on hand throughout the day

Open Mon–Fri, 8am–7pm

Drop in any weekday during opening hours

Hot desk questions

Before you book a tour

Still deciding?

Book a tour and see the hot desk floor for yourself.

What's included with a hot desk?

A hot desk gives you any free desk on the mill floor, fibre broadband, a staffed front desk and use of the phone booths on every floor.

What are your opening hours?

The Foundry Cowork is open Monday to Friday, 8am to 7pm.

Where are you based?

We're in a converted mill on Old Mill Street, Ancoats, Manchester M4 6EE.

Do I need to book a desk in advance?

No. Hot desks are first come, first served across the mill floor during opening hours.

How much does a hot desk cost?

See the memberships for current prices and terms.

Can I move up to a dedicated desk or book a meeting room?

Yes. Hot desk members can move to a dedicated desk or book a meeting room — see the memberships for details.

Other spaces

More ways to work here

If a hot desk isn't quite right, the mill has other spaces too.

A person arranging folders and a monitor at their own dedicated desk

Dedicated desks

Your own permanent desk on the mill floor, set up and ready each day.

See dedicated desks
Wide view of the mill's coworking floor with desks and meeting rooms beyond

All coworking spaces

Compare every space in the mill, from hot desks to private offices.

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Ancoats, Manchester

See the hot desk floor for yourself

Book a tour of The Foundry Cowork on Old Mill Street and try the space before you join.

A staff member smiling at the front desk of the converted mill