Consultancy makes move to Longbridge
AN INDEPENDENT professional services consultancy has opened a new office in Birmingham. London-based Barnett Waddingham has relocated its West Midlands team from Bromsgrove to a new base in Longbridge where it will house 150 staff with capacity to add a further 100.
It has agreed a deal on 21,000 sq ft of office at the newly constructed 3 Devon Way on Longbridge Technology
Park. Barnett Waddingham offers services such as risk, pensions, administration, investment and insurance and employs 1,300 staff across eight UK offices.
Partner Paul Hubbold, who will lead the new Birmingham office, said: “The Midlands has been a region of particular growth for us and finding the right location to continue our journey has been a priority over the last few years. Having outgrown our Bromsgrove office, we hope this new location will allow us to provide a fantastic working environment for our employees, attract the very best from the Birmingham talent pool and be more accessible and connected for our clients.
“While a number of our people will be moving in immediately, we look forward to welcoming the rest of the team and our clients as soon as it is safe for us to do so.”
Chief operating officer David Stoddard added: “In spite of the pandemic and the terrible consequences it has caused, Barnett Waddingham remains ambitious and is continuing to focus on delivering quality services for our clients.
“We anticipate further sustainable growth in the future and this, together with our current resilience, has enabled us to continue to invest in all areas of our business.”