A leading insurance risk and commercial law firm will move its Manchester base to a 71,000 sq ft space at one of the city's biggest, newest developments.
BLM will move its staff to the Two New Bailey development in Salford - as the firm begins its new flexible working model that will see staff working remotely up to 50% of the time.
BLM will relocate in August from its Manchester headquarters at King’s House, King Street West and Alberton House, St Mary’s Parsonage.
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Matthew Harrington, senior partner at BLM, said: “We have spent an impressive eight decades in the heart of Manchester’s city centre and an office move of this size with such a rich history was bound to be significant.
"Needless to say, we are thrilled with the teams involved in the move and their successful approach to manage the challenges presented to them during a pandemic."
BLM will occupy four of the building’s 10 stories, in an agile working space fitted out by workplace design and build practice TSK Group, offering collaborative work and meeting spaces for the team offering insurance and risk-focused services.
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The firm said the new building’s contemporary features also include dedicated wellbeing rooms on each floor, first aid rooms and a multi-faith room, in addition to a client lounge, an outdoor terrace and shared rooftop garden.
Mr Harrington added: “With the world of work resuming, we can take our learnings from the pandemic that imposed home working upon us in a very short space of time and offer colleagues a complete programme of work options including a hybrid working model that allows staff to split their time between being office-based and home-based.
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"Our colleagues will be able to collaborate effectively, have flexibility in work arrangements, benefit from enhanced technology and tools in an inclusive and sustainable environment.
"As we look to strengthen our position in the north, we are very excited about the future of the firm and look forward to starting our next chapter at Two New Bailey.”
BLM has been based in Manchester since 1946 in King’s House, King Street West and expanded to Alberton House, St Mary’s Parsonage in 2003 for the 645-strong Northern-based team.