{"id":22103,"date":"2018-11-22T10:54:09","date_gmt":"2018-11-22T10:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.buyassociation.co.uk\/?p=22103"},"modified":"2018-11-22T10:54:09","modified_gmt":"2018-11-22T10:54:09","slug":"talktalk-to-move-hq-to-salford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/2018\/11\/22\/talktalk-to-move-hq-to-salford\/","title":{"rendered":"TalkTalk to move HQ to Salford"},"content":{"rendered":"

TalkTalk have announced that they are moving their headquarters to Salford to join a lengthening list of tech and media companies basing themselves in the area.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The telecoms firm says in 2019 it will move the \u201cvast majority\u201d of its 500 jobs in London to the Soapworks building, where many staff from Birchwood and Irlam were transferred to in 2017.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s more good news for Salford<\/a>, and a move that will benefit the property and housing markets in Salford itself as well as in Manchester.<\/p>\n

Big players already based in Salford<\/h4>\n

The BBC and ITV already have large operations at Media City, a short distance away from the Soapworks, which overlooks the River Irwell and is close to where a new spur of the Metrolink tram network is currently under construction.<\/p>\n

Healthcare provider Bupa, already based in Salford Quays, has moved into a brand-new building to consolidate staff from two older offices under one roof. Amazon, GCHQ and Moonpig have also announced moves to Greater Manchester in recent months.<\/p>\n

‘Exciting times’<\/h4>\n

\u201cIt is an exciting new chapter in Salford\u2019s success story as the fastest growing economy in Greater Manchester,\u201d said Salford City Mayor Paul Dennett. \u201cSalford is already home to the second largest cluster of digital businesses outside London and the city is working hard to grow the digital skills and talent for the future.<\/p>\n

\u201cTalkTalk relocating their headquarters and executive team here and creating hundreds of new, high quality, technical, digital jobs speaks volumes for the success of our investment in a digital future.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Salford and Manchester outpace rest of UK<\/h4>\n

Research from estate agency Cushman & Wakefield<\/a> earlier in 2018 showed that Salford, along with Manchester, was outperforming the rest of the country when it came to house prices. In the seven years to July 2017, house prices in Salford were up by 38%, compared to a national average of 30%.<\/p>\n

\u201cNearly two years ago, we created a single home in Salford for our colleagues in the North West. It has improved efficiency, strengthened collaboration and enabled us to attract and retain talent,\u201d said a TalkTalk statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs we further simplify the business, and focus on fewer priorities, we no longer need to be split across two main sites. Now is the right time to consolidate, making Salford the single main campus for the business. The move builds upon our heritage as a North West brand and creates a simpler, more efficient structure that better aligns with our future plans.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

TalkTalk have announced that they are moving their headquarters to Salford to join a lengthening list of tech and media companies basing themselves in the area. The telecoms firm says in 2019 it will move the \u201cvast majority\u201d of its 500 jobs in London to the Soapworks building, where many staff from Birchwood and Irlam… Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3875,"featured_media":22106,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[341,97,116],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22103"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3875"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22103"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22103\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}