BT Group opens state-of-the-art Sheffield office for 1,000 colleagues

BT Group has announced the opening of a new state-of-the-art office in the heart of Sheffield.

Colleagues from across the company have started moving into the multi-million pound Endeavor Building, home to the Sheffield Digital Campus, which will serve as BT Group’s new base in South Yorkshire for up to 1,000 staff.

The seven-story, 65,000 sq ft office will house colleagues from across the company’s functions, including the Consumer and Business divisions. It will also become the main base for employees of Sheffield-founded Plusnet, which has been part of the BT Group since 2006.

The technology and telecommunications firm announced plans to take up residence at Endeavor in September 2022, with developers formally handing over the building to the company last August.

The building, which has been outfitted with state-of-the-art equipment, features collaborative workspaces and a rooftop deck that offers panoramic views of the Steel City skyline.

Endeavor is part of BT Group’s Better Workplace Programme, one of the largest workplace improvement and strengthening schemes of its kind ever undertaken in the UK.

Brent Mathews, property director at BT Group, said:

Sheffield is an important strategic location for BT Group and opening this office in the heart of the city allows us to provide a state-of-the-art building for our colleagues based here.

Our Better Workplace program has been designed to ensure our colleagues work in future-proof buildings they can be proud of, and Endeavor perfectly embodies this.

While the last few years have seen changes in working patterns and increased flexibility, offices remain an integral part of the way we work, enabling us to bring colleagues together to collaborate and support economic growth in our key locations .

The opening of the new Sheffield site follows the multi-million pound redevelopment of BT Group’s Doncaster contact center which was completed in 2021.

An independent report shows that BT Group is contributing more than £1.1 billion to the Yorkshire region’s economic boost. It is also responsible for £1 in every £170 generated in Yorkshire and the Humber. BT Group employs more than 6,700 people across the region, including around 1,900 in Sheffield.

Louise Brown, managing director at Sheffield-based Plusnet, part of the BT Group, said:

As a business founded in Sheffield, the city is an integral part of our story and this new home for our colleagues is a fitting sign of how important it is to us and the rest of the BT Group.

The Digital Campus serves as the ideal location for this new office, in a hub of innovation and creativity that continues to contribute to Sheffield’s growing tech scene.