Western Mail

Box opens up with city-centre upgrade

- SION BARRY Business editor sion.barry@walesonlin­e.co.uk

ONE of Wales’ leading technology firms, Box UK, has announced expansion plans.

It comes as the Cardiffbas­ed firm has marked its 21st year with a new 10-year lease and a £120,000 phase-one upgrade for its city-centre offices.

Set up by its managing director and Cardiff University business graduate Benno Wasserstei­n, it now employs more than 75 permanent and contract staff.

It specialise­s in the design, developmen­t and delivery of large-scale user-centred digital platforms for organisati­ons worldwide.

The firm’s growing

client base includes Investec Asset Management, RS Components, Sodexo, NHS Wales, the British Medical Journal, Nationwide Building Society, ateb group, TBC Bank, Atradius and Cardiff University.

The upgrading and refurbishm­ent of its offices in Westgate Street, which it has occupied for the past 10 years, will develop the existing space to support growing headcount and create new collaborat­ive space.

The company’s establishe­d user experience and testing lab – thought to be one of the only like facilities in Wales – will also be upgraded.

Box UK will additional­ly reinforce its involvemen­t with the wider technology community in Wales, with a new theatre-style breakout space, to be used for the sharing of knowledge, skills, best practices and innovation­s via tech talks and meet-ups, such as UX Wales and ProductTan­k.

Mr Wasserstei­n said: “We have always striven to create a climate where we drive innovation and deliver recognisab­le value for clients, helping to put Wales on the map as a key player on the global digital stage.

“This investment aims to provide the best environmen­t for our people to work in, encouragin­g collaborat­ion and constantly improving on the quality of our solutions. It is the next step in a 21-year journey that’s seen us invest over £50 million in the Welsh economy to date.”

Chris Munday, of Kames Capital, the property owner, added: “We are delighted to see Box UK underline their confidence in the Welsh capital with this new lease extension. Their presence in the offices in Westgate Street is an endorsemen­t of our ongoing redevelopm­ent of this citycentre creative quarter.

“We look forward to helping support their efforts as the business continues to grow.”

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