3:15PM International consultant strategically moves to King鈥檚 Cross

International consultancy EC Harris will unveil its new London office at the Regent鈥檚 Quarter development in King鈥檚 Cross next week. The firm will move 700 employees the short distance to LaSalle Investments鈥 66,000 sq ft, four floor building.

Company chief executive Philip Youell, said: 鈥淲e selected the building and employed Swanke Hayden to help design and Overbury鈥檚 to deliver the fit out of an environment that reflects the future of consultancy in our industry.鈥

EC Harris has grown from 560 people to 3,000 over the last ten years and expects to increase the headcount by more than one person per working day this year. The stylish London office and hip postcode are part of its plan to attract new talent to the firm.

Youell added: 鈥淭he attraction of the industry鈥檚 best is one of the challenges for all consultancies, particularly in London, and this has been an important factor in the desig of the fit out.鈥

The London office will house the firm鈥檚 largest team of QSs, building surveyors, project managers, consultants, health and safety specialists, engineers, architects, facilities managers, software developers and specialists in fourteen priority sectors.

The building will be open for business on 4th December.