Smart remote work with tech-packed pod stores – WFH has never been cooler
Popping into a Pluto is in full swing in St Albans, Hertfordshire, a location that features five pods for customers plus a pilot one for research and Purifi, its own air cleaning system.
Charges can be pay-as-you-go or from £29 a month for two hours a week and first adopters are young professionals, parents and entrepreneurs such as coaches and consultants.
“We’re not just building furniture, but a proprietary platform.
“This is tangible tech for local use adjusted to individual needs,” says chief executive and co-founder, advertising tech expert Luke Aviet.
“People can just unlock a pod through their mobile phone and we’ve extended our opening hours from 6am to 10pm after seeing a lot of people wanting to use the pods to work on side hustles or for studying at weekends.”
With childhood friend and furniture designer Greig Fensome, the two joined forces three years ago to solve a property mismatch “between what individuals want and what was available locally, and address how space and time are being used so it’s more efficient,” they explain.
