EC Harris aims for expansion

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

Company chief executive Philip Youell, said: “We selected the building and employed Swanke Hayden to help design and Overbury’s to deliver the fit out of an environment that reflects the future of consultancy in our industry.”

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: “The attraction of the industry’s 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.”

The London office will house the firm’s 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.