Barclays is taking on a new
700 desk office site in Glasgow, as it prepares for wider expansion
in the city.
In July last year,
the bank announced it will build a new world-class campus in the
IFSD at Buchannan Wharf, Tradeston, delivering significant
regeneration and doubling its Scottish workforce from 2,500 today
to 5,000.
With Barclays'
other Glasgow offices at full capacity, the bank has decided to
rent an additional 700 desks at Princes House on West Campbell
Street.
Scott Stewart,
Scotland Site Lead stressed it is too early to say which jobs will
be based at Princes House, describing the new location as a
'stepping stone':
He said, "With phase one of our new world class site at
Buchanan Wharf arriving in two years time we need to start making
additional headroom now, as we grow our numbers. Barclays is
delighted to have secured this new space at Princes House, right in
the heart of the city centre. As it is very close to existing sites
and transport links, it will provide an important stepping stone
towards our new home in Tradeston."