Car rental company motors into 17,000 sq ft Leicester office
Europcar Mobility Group UK has relocated its Leicester headquarters to Charles Street Buildings’ No1 Great Central Square office development in the city centre.
The recently-completed offices form part of the Great Central Square development situated opposite Highcross.
Continuing its 35-year connection with Leicester, Europcar is moving from its current location in Welford Road to take 16,752sq ft at the speculatively-built No1 Great Central Square.
Joseph Murphy, director at Charles Street Buildings, said: “We’re delighted that Europcar will be relocating its UK headquarters to No 1 Great Central Square, joining several other internationally-recognised brands on the Great Central Square development. At a time when high-quality office space is at a premium, Europcar’s commitment to continuing its connection to Leicester city centre is a great show of confidence in the city as we begin to recover from the impact of the last eighteen months.”
Ron Santiago, managing director, Europcar Mobility Group UK said: “The Europcar business has had a long affiliation with Leicester city. It, therefore, made sense for our colleagues that work out of our UK headquarters and our business as a whole to remain in the area.”
Reg Pollock, partner at APB Leicester, said: “Bringing Europcar into the Great Central Square development illustrates that the demand for Grade A office space remains strong, and we’re seeing sustained interest in truly quality workspaces. The team at Europcar have been great to work with throughout, and we’re looking forward to them moving into the space.”
Toby Wilson, of joint agents M1 Agency, said: “We are delighted to work alongside and welcome a high-profile name in Europcar to the building and to retain their personnel within the city. In doing this, Charles Street Buildings should be congratulated for having the confidence to speculatively develop out the offices as part of the wider Great Central scheme and to deliver much needed new build Grade A office space into Leicester. This letting alongside the Hotels and leisure offering will now provide the catalyst for Charles Street Buildings to bring forward the second phase of the development and regeneration of the wider area.”
