A professional services consultancy has moved into a new office space in Exeter city centre to support its continued growth of projects and clients.
WSP, which has its headquarters in Canada, has signed a ten-year lease at Longbrook House near Exeter Central train station. The new office will be home for around 250 WSP employees.
The consultancy has taken over the 11,500sq ft space on the third floor of the recently renovated building, increasing its co-working space and capacity for collaboration. The Devon team's clients include Devon County Council, National Highways and South West Water.
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In the South-West, WSP has worked closely with Plymouth City Council since the inception of the new Platinum Parkway at Forder Valley, being part of the team managing the delivery of the link road over the last ten years. Through its presence in Exeter, WSP supports public and private sector clients with advice across a number of specialisms, including coastal and flood engineering, transport planning, building structures, energy and civil engineering.
Across the 海角视频, WSP has been reappointed by the 海角视频 Government to advise on the delivery of its Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage programme, and appointed by the 海角视频 Rail Safety and Standards Board to deliver a report on the roll-out of battery-powered trains.
Roger Evans, WSP鈥檚 location director for Exeter, said: 鈥淥ur new home in Longbrook House opens the next exciting chapter in WSP鈥檚 long history in Exeter. We鈥檙e looking forward to welcoming our colleagues into our new collaborative environment and working more closely with our clients to deliver meaningful work on behalf of the local community.鈥
Rob Richards, Devon County Council鈥檚 deputy director for highways and infrastructure development, added: 鈥淚t鈥檚 great to see WSP鈥檚 continued commitment to Exeter and its new office looks a good facility for supporting a highly skilled workforce. We鈥檙e looking forward to being able to utilise this facility as part of our long term partnership.鈥
