Amazon opens new UK head office

Amazon revealed plans to double its R&D roles in London when it officially opened its new UK head office in Shoreditch yesterday (25 July). The company announced that it will take all 15 storeys and 600,000 sq. ft. of the Principal Place building in so it can double the capacity of its London Development Centre from 450 to 900 high tech staff, as well as house other corporate roles from across the company.

By the end of the year, Amazon will have over 5,000 corporate and research and development roles in London across three offices in Shoreditch, Holborn and Barbican.

According to the company statement: “The opening of Principal Place is part of Amazon’s significant investment in the UK, with the company investing more than £6.4 billion in the UK in building and running its operations since 2010. This year Amazon has pledged to create 5,000 new permanent roles across the country, bringing its total workforce to 24,000 across its head office, three development centres as well as its fulfilment and customer service centres.”