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Globco
How Globco Grew Its Team Without Adding Office Space
Globco's team was growing and the offices in Lévis and Laval were getting tight. They moved to shared desks and needed a booking tool that worked across both locations. elia was up and running in a few days.
At a glance
2
offices
20
bookable desks
Deployed
in days
LOCATION
Lévis & Laval, QC, Canada
INDUSTRY
Freight Forwarding & Customs Brokerage
SIZE
100 employees
company overview
Globco is a Canadian transportation and logistics company. It handles 3PL, ocean and air freight, customs brokerage, warehousing, and distribution. Founded about 15 years ago, it operates across offices in Lévis and Laval with a hybrid work model.
PRODUCTS USED
Globco's team had been growing and the office space was starting to feel tight. Taking on more space wasn't on the table, so the company moved to unassigned desks instead.
That shift worked in theory. In practice, it meant staff needed a way to reserve a spot before coming in and check who else was planning to be there
The challenge
With staff on hybrid schedules split between Lévis and Laval, Globco had no system for managing shared desks. There was no way to know if a desk would be free, or whether teammates would be in that day:
- no desk booking system in place
- staff working across 2 offices on different days
- no visibility into when colleagues were coming in
- needed something that could be up and running quickly
How elia Helped
elia was running across both offices within days. Staff could book desks right away, from their phone or computer before leaving home.
Support after launch
THE ISSUE
Deploying a new tool is one thing. Making sure it keeps working for the team as the company grows is another.
ELIA'S SOLUTION
The elia team stayed involved after the rollout, collecting feedback and supporting staff as the platform became part of daily operations.
Seeing who's in
THE ISSUE
On a team spread across Lévis and Laval, staff had no way to know which colleagues would be in or where before arriving.
ELIA'S SOLUTION
Employees can see when colleagues are planning to come in and at which location. They can book a nearby desk and coordinate in-office time in advance. elia also makes it easier for staff to move between Globco's offices when needed.
Booking by the day
THE ISSUE
On a hybrid schedule with unassigned desks, staff had no way to know if a spot would be available or what equipment would be at each workstation before coming in.
ELIA'S SOLUTION
Employees pick a desk based on which office they need, what equipment they're working with, and how much noise they can handle. They check availability and book from their phone before heading in.
"With a significant portion of our team working in a hybrid mode, elia has become essential to the smooth running of our operations. Desk bookings can be done in the blink of an eye!"
The results
- employees booking desks and meeting rooms across both offices
- staff choosing spots by office, noise level, and equipment
- teams able to see who's coming in before they leave home
- deployed in days with no disruption
- ongoing support from the elia team as the company keeps growing
Why it matters
Growing a team without expanding office space puts more pressure on shared desks to work reliably. Staff need to find a desk and find each other, and when the team is split across two cities, the coordination problem is bigger than most single-location companies deal with. Globco needed booking that could handle both the logistics and the colleague visibility, across two locations at once.
