Apple has 1400 employees stationed in London, currently scattered in eight different locations across the city. Three years ago it was already speculated that the company wanted to move everyone to one place. Let's say that to a campus of its own, like the one they already have in the US.
It looks like Apple's latest moves could confirm those rumors. The company has rented a large space in what will be the tallest building in the English city.
Bishopsgate: Apple's new hub for its London employees.
According to a publication in The Times, Apple three years ago already planned to bring together the 1400 employees they have in London, in a single space. For it the need for approximately 50.000 square meters had been estimated and the chosen site would be an old power station.
In one thing it does seem that they were right to give this information. Apple wants to concentrate its staff in a single space. However it seems that the chosen site will be in a skyscraper that is being built in the area known as Bishopsgate.
A 62-story skyscraper, which will be the tallest in London and where Apple has already rented more than nine thousand square meters. Still far from the figure mentioned in the American newspaper. The building will be completed in 2020 and employees are expected to move in in 2021. Apple could use such facilities to host to teams working on Apple Pay.
The building adheres to one of Apple's core principles. Love for the environment. The building includes a facade designed to achieve a high level of thermal performance while optimizing natural light. It also incorporates a technology with zero emission of carbon. It will also host London's largest bike park and a wellness retreat.
