500 jobs to be created after software giant reveals Loughborough move

Access operates from 100,000 sq ft offices in Loughborough

Some 500 jobs will be created after software company Access Group revealed it is set to move into a new 100,000 sq ft office on the Loughborough University Science annd Enterprise Park.

The announcement was made jointly in Loughborough by the Midlands Engine Ministerial Champion Rt. Hon. James Brokenshire MP, Leicestershire County Council and Loughborough University on a visit to the Midlands yesterday.

The deal is thought to be the largest single-occupier office deal in Leicestershire since the turn of the century.

Work is set to get underway on site early next year and the completed office is anticipated to be ready in summer 2020.

The Access Group has 15,000 customers and develops a range of business software for clients including Leicester City Football Club, Cineworld, Itsu, Burts Crisps and Domino’s Pizza.

Jon Jorgensen, chief sales officer at The Access Group, said: “Access serves over 15,000 UK companies and employs in excess of 1,500 people. A third of our workforce is currently based in the Midlands, in Leicester, Loughborough and Lockington, with other offices across the UK including the City of London.

“As one of the fastest growing UK software companies, we needed to focus on the right location for our expansion, and decided that Loughborough was a perfect fit for our business. Loughborough is a logical choice as it gives us access to skilled people from the University and the surrounding area, along with excellent infrastructure connections to the whole of the UK.

“The culture of our organisation is underpinned by the mantra of – Love Work, Love Life – and we believe that we will be an employer of choice for people looking to build a career in a fast moving software business, based in the East Midlands.”

Loughborough University’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Robert Allison, said: “Loughborough University Science and Enterprise Park (LUSEP) is already established as one of the largest Science Parks in the UK, with over 66,000m2 of high-quality lettable space, with more than 70 companies on site hosting over 2,000 jobs.

“We are delighted that, through its partnership with Leicestershire County Council, The Access Group will have such a significant presence amongst LUSEP’s vibrant and well-established innovation community.

“The Access Group have a well-earned reputation as both one of the UK’s top employers and innovators, so they are a perfect fit for LUSEP. They are focussed on developing employees, graduates and technology, and have already established mutually beneficial links with the University since opening a technical development and support centre at LUSEP in November 2016.

“It is also very fitting that the new headquarters for Access is at the heart of the Loughborough and Leicester Science and Innovation Enterprise Zone, which could bring more than 21,000 new jobs and £123 million into the area over the next 25 years.”

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