Global sustainable development consultancy launches “innovative” Leeds office

Employee-owned consultancy Arup has demonstrated its commitment to the long-term future of Leeds and West Yorkshire as it announces it will move into a new home at 11 & 12 Wellington Place.

Arup will expand into 36,000 sq ft of office space at 11 & 12 Wellington Place, officially confirmed as one of the UK’s most sustainable new developments and part of the MEPC developed leading urban quarter, in late 2023.

With more than 480 engineers, planners, digital experts and technical specialists in the city, Arup has seen a 30 per cent growth in Leeds based staff joining over the last two years, including more than 90 apprentices and graduates.

As a result of this growth and to support its future ambitions in the city, Arup will move from its current Leeds office to the much larger space at 11 & 12 Wellington Place, helping to further strengthen its relationships with clients, collaborators, innovators, entrepreneurs, local leaders, civic institutions and the wider community.

The firm has made a major contribution to the growth and development of Leeds and Yorkshire since opening its office in 1989 working on leading digital, property, energy, rail and highways schemes supporting the regeneration of the North of England.

Earlier this year they became the first buildings outside London, and only the fourth in the UK, to achieve the prestigious NABERS UK Design for Performance rating 5 stars or above, setting a new standard for sustainable office design not just in Leeds and West Yorkshire, but across the country.

The major letting to Arup follows other prominent additions to the Wellington Place development over recent months, including Wrigleys Solicitors and independent investment management firm Redmayne Bentley.

Tom Bridges, Arup’s Leeds office leader, commented: “This is a vote of confidence in Leeds and West Yorkshire as a hub for dynamic, knowledge-based business, as well as in the future of the office and city centres as places of collaboration and innovation.

“We look forward to continuing to use our experience and expertise to find solutions to the big challenges facing Leeds and West Yorkshire in the years to come, including accelerating economic growth, tackling climate change, modernising infrastructure, reducing economic inequality, supporting entrepreneurship, harnessing new technology and creating more inclusive cities.”

By Matthew Neville – Correspondent, Bdaily

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