Centrica Storage takes 'major leap forward' with move to Bridgehead business park

Centrica Storage, the gas storage business, has completed the move to new offices at Bridgehead Business Park, which is situated close to the Humber Bridge.

The 50-acre business park is owned and developed by Hull-based development company Wykeland Group.

Centrica Storage has moved its operational support base to Bridgehead having outgrown its former offices in Hedon, East Yorkshire.

The 20,000 sq ft, two-storey building provides professional, bespoke accommodation for up to 200 people and was designed in-house and developed by Wykeland, to Centrica Storage’s specifications.

The offices employ the latest digital technology, including ultrafast fibre connectivity from local communications providers KCOM and MS3.

A high-impact video wall in the reception area welcomes visitors to the business, while the 65-inch digital screens installed across each floor display internal communications messages and there are also private phone booths with display screens to enable Skype calls.

All meeting rooms feature wireless presentation screens with touchscreen technology as standard, as well as surround sound systems and acoustic panels. The building also features a lecture theatre accommodating up to 60 people equipped with audio visual facilities.

The desks are arranged on the outside of the open-plan offices, with meeting spaces and informal breakout areas in the centre of the two floors, so employees can enjoy natural daylight at their workstations.

All employees are provided with “sit stand” desks which promote ergonomic benefits and enable people to work either seated or standing.

The new offices have been branded as Woodland House, reflecting Bridgehead’s credentials as one of the UK’s greenest and most sustainable business parks, including a woodland trail encircling the development.

Centrica Storage is as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Centrica Plc, the parent company of British Gas. Centrica Storage operates the Rough reservoir under the seabed in the southern North Sea. The company also operates two offshore platforms and a major gas processing terminal at Easington on the East Yorkshire coast.

Greg McKenna, Centrica Storage managing director, said: “We’re delighted with our new offices, which represent a major leap forward in the quality of our working environment and our use of technology. We now have offices in keeping with a division of a FTSE 100 company.

“Bridgehead is an excellent location for our employees and visitors alike, with great transport links and all the facilities and connectivity to create a digital office fit for the future.

“This move has enabled us to bring all our teams into one place in a vibrant, highly-professional, collaborative environment surrounded by other successful companies. We have the perfect base for our business now and into the future, as well as an environment that supports a healthy, motivated and productive workforce.”

Dominic Gibbons, managing director of Wykeland, added: “We’re pleased a business of the size and standing of Centrica Storage has chosen Bridgehead as the perfect location to consolidate its teams.

“This design and build project illustrates the opportunities and advantages Bridgehead offers for businesses looking for state-of-the-art accommodation at an accessible, high-profile location with excellent facilities and superb broadband connectivity.

“Centrica Storage has demonstrated how a new-build office can achieve a step change in working environment and practices, with digital technology to the fore.”

More than 800 people now work at Bridgehead and ultimately, between 2,000 and 3,000 will be employed at the business park, which was developed with input from Yorkshire Wildlife Trust to enable commerce and the environment to co-exist harmoniously.

PPH acted as letting agents for Wykeland, while BNP Paribas represented Centrica Storage.

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