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Read Full ArticleHSBC has confirmed today that the head office of its UK ring-fenced bank, serving HSBC UK’s personal and business customers, will be located in Birmingham. As a result, around 1,000 head office roles will move from London to Birmingham before the ring-fencing deadline of 1 January 2019.
HSBC has stated that it has already consulted with the unions and is set to support employees throughout this process. It will work closely with the City of Birmingham to provide information to employees who are considering relocating.
An HSBC spokesperson told ThisWeekinFM: "Birmingham was chosen following a review of a number of possible head office locations. The review considered whether London was necessarily the best place for the ring-fenced bank’s head office given the UK wide coverage of HSBC’s 16 million customers, its employees and branch network.
"HSBC’s roots in the UK began in Birmingham with the opening of the first branch of the Birmingham and Midland Bank in 1836. The city, which is already home to more than 2,500 HSBC employees, is a leading start-up hub, with 18,000 businesses created in the past year."
250 year lease
HSBC is in advanced negotiations to conclude the acquisition of a 250 year lease on a new office comprising 210,000sq.ft at Arena Central. Arena Central is part of Birmingham’s Enterprise Zone within the city centre. It is anticipated that development of the site will start by June 2015.
Antonio Simoes, Chief Executive Officer of HSBC UK, said: “We want to be the bank of choice in the UK. Creating our ring-fenced bank head office in Birmingham gets us a step closer to that ambition for our 16 million personal and business customers. We have a strong track record of establishing banks outside of London, with first direct in Leeds and M&S Bank in Chester both recognised for great customer service. Birmingham City Council has worked hard and significantly invested to make the city an attractive home for UK businesses and employees.”
Picture: Arena Central is part of Birmingham’s Enterprise Zone within the city centre. It is anticipated that development of the site will start by June 2015.
Article written by Brian Shillibeer | Published 27 March 2015
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