Construction firm moves to larger Cardiff Bay headquarters

CONSTRUCTION firm Willmott Dixon has expanded to larger offices in south Wales on the back of a growing portfolio of projects.

The firm has relocated from smaller offices at Cathedral Road in Cardiff to the Celtic Gateway Business Park in Cardiff Bay.

The company has taken a 10-year lease on 7,769 sq ft of space at the scheme’s Global Reach building.

Willmott Dixon has a long track record of delivering projects in south and west Wales, including the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, Cardiff and Vale College, the One Central Square office scheme in the centre of Cardiff and the new Computational Foundry at Swansea University.

The company is currently close to completing the new £25m Eastern High School for Cardiff council.

Neal Stephens, managing director for Willmott Dixon in south Wales, said: “As a growing business, we are proud that our construction work provides significant benefits to the south Wales economy in terms of sustaining jobs and employing local companies.

“Locating to the Celtic Gateway Business Park is an exciting new chapter for us that supports our expansion and we will ensure as we continue to grow that local companies in south Wales also prosper as a direct result.”

Stainton International, representing the Jersey based-owners, was advised in the transaction by the Cardiff office of property consultancies Knight Frank and Fletcher Morgan.

Mark Sutton, partner in Knight Frank’s Cardiff office agency team, said: “Willmott Dixon is a high-quality tenant with a strong reputation in south Wales.

“The complete refurbishment of Global Reach by the landlord is paying great dividends. With just the second floor and part of the ground floor now available to lease, we can accommodate inquiries up to 20,000 sq ft.”