BT Group has confirmed plans to consolidate more than 300 offices across the UK to around 30. It has identified Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Ipswich (Adastral Park), London and Manchester as the first eight of the locations to house its 'workplaces of the future' as part of a 3-5 year programme announced in May 2018.
This workplace improvement and consolidation programme is expected to be completed by 2023. All of the new locations will benefit from 5G connectivity and fibre connections, with BT refurbishing some buildings, or moving into new offices in some locations.
BT will also leave its current St Paul's headquarters in London and is working to identify a new location for its operations in London. BT's phone exchanges will be retained by the group. BT Group CEO Philip Jansen said the programme was about bringing BT employees together in modern, fit-for-purpose buildings and transforming how the company works. Further details on 'The Better Workplace Programme' will be announced in due course.
