WALLACE Whittle has relocated its Aberdeen team to a new office space in the city’s Marischal Square.
The building services consultant has secured a suite on level two in the 1MSq on a 10-year lease, with its staff already being relocated to the grade A building which is described as the most environmentally friendly office in Aberdeen.
The ‘state-of-the-art’ building comprises 122,000 sq ft over six floors and has the best BREEAM and EPC ratings of any office building in Aberdeen, with sustainability features and technology embedded throughout.
Aberdeen City Council finance and resources convener, councillor Alex McLellan, said, “We are delighted that Wallace Whittle, a company which is renowned for its high standards and sustainable ethos, has relocated its Aberdeen office to Marischal Square.
“The development provides high quality office space with strong environmental credentials and is helping to regenerate the east end of the city centre.”
Wallace Whittle joins other businesses at the office, hotel, and restaurant complex including CBRE, Resident X, Royal Bank of Scotland, Chevron UK, KPMG, EY, Tenaris, Aberdeen Journals, NSTA, NESPF, Maggie’s Grill, Mackie’s, All Bar One, Costa, Tony Macaroni, and Marriott International.
Andy Forbes, Wallace Whittle Aberdeen location director, who has been with the firm for more than 35 years, said, “As a business, we wanted to emphasise our long-term commitment to Aberdeen and to support the city centre in any way we can but also address our ESG credentials and 1MSQ allows us to deliver on all of those fronts.
“We like how it’s become the major centrepiece destination in Aberdeen and the buzz of activity that brings – we very much see it as the place to be. It’s a major investment for us as the office is effectively a showroom – firstly it’s a working and collaboration space but it’s also an important entertaining space with the very latest audio and visual systems.
“We see the importance of having the very best office facilities to attract and retain staff and to make our clients feel appreciated when they visit.”
Allan McGill, MD of the firm, added, “With our Aberdeen office being the third of our six current offices to be relocated to city centre locations in the last 12 months after Glasgow and Edinburgh, it was key for us to select the right location, environment and building to mirror our other offices.
“In Marischal Square, we really do feel we have achieved our ideal outcome and are delighted to have such prestigious neighbours and in turn, look forward to growing from a well-established base and location over the next 10 years.”
