Over half of British businesses believe that flexible working technologies would benefit their company, according to a new poll.

A OnePoll survey of 1,000 British companies has indicated that 51 per cent of business owners would find technologies such as cloud computing, remote server systems and video conference facilities useful during their working day.

What’s more, a quarter of firms have named the introduction of flexible working practices as their top priority for the coming year.

Of those already using flexible working technologies, 55 per cent were using video conferencing services whilst 30 per cent had given their staff tablet computers to help them work on-the-go.

Michael Stephens, who is the general manager of an independent video conferencing provider, claimed that the need for such facilities is only going to grow in the future.

Speaking to pcadvisor.co.uk, he said: “Even with the latest budget announcement supporting SMBs, the costs of travel will continue to rise, and therefore a need for high quality, interoperable and business-ready solutions at an accessible cost.

“Businesses of all sizes are cutting costs across the board but perceive that it is too complex to implement the required technologies to enable their staff to work efficiently from any location.”

According to onestopclick.com, the majority of firms planning to increase their flexible working abilities are in the healthcare sector.