McLaren Construction has taken 22,000 sq ft at 20 Churchill Place in Canary Wharf for its new national headquarters.
All colleagues in the company’s newly formed London & South regions business will work from the HQ when it opens in September, with 240 staff moving from McLaren’s City of London office and its historic base in Brentwood. A further 700 site-based, Midlands & North and UAE colleagues will also use the space periodically.
McLaren said the new HQ will provide a “tailored working environment” for the business and improved wellbeing. It has been designed with collaborative working in mind and will bring together sector specialists from across the business.
Paul Heather, group managing director at McLaren Construction, said: “Our market has evolved. Repurposing from one use to another is common, single buildings have multiple uses and placemaking in some of our larger projects means the community lives, works and plays in self-contained new neighbourhoods. Our people need experience of all the common sectors – their complexities and how they fit together. The London & South region has the scale to offer that experience and to nurture industry-leading expertise.”
Kevin Taylor, chairman of the business, added: “I will be pleased to see McLaren colleagues working together, day in day out, sharing ideas, experience and specialist knowledge of sectors, geographies and technologies. The best way to achieve that is to bring people together in one place and one team.
“The London & South centre of excellence will complement our Midlands & North division and have the critical mass to support our colleagues in their learning, their career development and their wellbeing. The scale and character of this new headquarters reflects McLaren’s growth and transformation.”
Darren Gill, managing director, London & South, said, “The creation of the new London & South business is an exciting opportunity for us to grow a sustainable and profitable business, blending the skills of people from across McLaren. I look forward to leading the new team into the future.”
