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Apple Planning New UK Headquarters in London's Historic Battersea Power Station

Apple Planning New UK Headquarters in London's Historic Battersea Power Station

Apple Planning New UK Headquarters in London's Historic Battersea Power Station

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Happened as dated, per macrumors.com^[1]: "…rs of being abandoned, with a predicted opening date for Apple's offices expected sometime in 2021.…"

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Apple Planning New UK Headquarters in London's Historic Battersea Power Station

Apple is working on building an all-new campus location in London's Battersea Power Station, where 1,400 employees will be moved from eight...

Apple will consolidate about 1,400 London employees from eight offices into a new campus at Battersea Power Station, reported 28 September 2016 and expected to open in 2021^[1][2][3]
It leases roughly 500,000 sq ft (about 40 percent of the office space, room for up to 3,000 staff) on the top six floors of the former boiler house around a central atrium, making Apple the largest office tenant^[1][2][3]
Apple said it looked forward to opening its new London campus in 2021, calling it a chance to have its whole team in one location while supporting the renovation of a neighbourhood rich with history^[1][2][3]
The wider redevelopment, designed by Wilkinson Eyre, adds shops, 253 apartments and a 2,000-seat auditorium; the station was decommissioned in 1983^[1][2]
Apple's European headquarters remains in Cork, Ireland (4,000 staff per MacRumors and The Apple Post; TechCrunch says 6,000)^[1][2][3]
London Mayor Sadiq Khan welcomed the deal as a sign London is open to the biggest brands^[3]

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macrumors.com/2016/09/28/apple-plans-offices-battersea
macrumors.com· Posted Jun 15, 2017· Starts Jan 1, 2021 ✓· 58% of score
Happened as dated, per macrumors.com: "…rs of being abandoned, with a predicted opening date for Apple's offices expected sometime in 2021.…"
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Apple to move into a new London campus in 2021
techcrunch.com· Published Sep 28, 2016· 21% of score
TechCrunch reports Apple is "opening Apple's new London campus at The Battersea Power Station in 2021," matching the pin's stored 2021 target date for the roughly 1,400-employee consolidation.
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Apple is opening a new UK headquarters in Londons Battersea Power Station
theapplepost.com· Published Sep 28, 2016· 21% of score
The Apple Post likewise states the campus is "expected to open in 2021," corroborating TechCrunch's^[2] same-day reporting and the pin's stored date.

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