A New York-based co-working company has plans for the UK's underused but iconic red public phone booths: it is transforming them into micro offices for workers on the go.
Bar Works will launch the project, known as Pod Works, in London, Leeds, Plymouth and Edinburgh as a more private alternative to co-working spaces and cafe offices.
"Entrepreneurs and others constantly on the move need a convenient, affordable and private place to work," said Bar Works CEO Jonathan Black.
"Why should they sit in Starbucks or any other coffee bar when using one of our Pods will allow them to truly focus on their job before an important meeting or presentation at less than the price of two cups of coffee a week""
The retrofitted phone boxes will house a printer, scanner, wireless mouse, 25-inch screen and power outlets The company is retrofitting each phone box with Wi-Fi as well as a printer, scanner, wireless mouse, 25-inch screen, hot drinks machine and power outlets.
"Our solution maximises the space, and we have a solution for security and membership-only access together with the other problem of people using the space for too long," said Black.
A £19.99 monthly membership fee will grant users around-the-clock access to the booths via an app.
Bar Works, which has leased 23 red phone boxes via the Red Kiosk Company, expects the first pods to be operational in around eight weeks.
The UK's distinctive red phone boxes originate from a 1923 design ca...