Electrical retailer AO has taken the entire 15th floor of Bruntwood SciTech’s 111 Piccadilly city centre innovation hub in Manchester.
The space will serve as a satellite creative hub for the online retailer’s creative department, comprising animators, production staff and graphic designers.
Vicky Monk, group marketing director at AO, said: “Being able to have a fully managed satellite office to support our continued growth and innovation is invaluable to us, and something that will set us apart from others in our field. We’re looking forward to rejoining the Bruntwood SciTech community and becoming part of the 111 Piccadilly ecosystem of forward-thinking, creative businesses.”
Joshua Hancock, associate commercial director at Bruntwood SciTech, added: “Following a long-standing and positive relationship with AO during their time as a customer at Baskerville House, we are incredibly excited to welcome them back into the Bruntwood SciTech portfolio as the firm looks to strengthen its creative offering.
“There is no better home for them to do so than in Manchester – recently named the UK’s ‘creative capital’ – and at 111 Piccadilly specifically, where the team will be surrounded by like-minded, forward-thinking tech and creative businesses.
“The fact that AO has chosen to open its city centre hub here is testament to not only the market-leading quality of the workspace we’ve created at 111 Piccadilly, but also the environment we have cultivated that allows businesses to collaborate and knowledge-share. This collaboration also extends across our Manchester city centre innovation hubs, which AO will also have access to.”
Bruntwood SciTech was advised by Knight Frank and Savills and AO was advised by OBI.
