L'Oréal Group opens new flagship London office to house over 1,000 employees

L’Oréal Group has upsized its headquarters in the UK with a brand-new, purpose-built office in White City for its 1,000+ head office employees, including an Academy, a flagship educational centre set to train over 10,000 hair and beauty professionals from across the UK each year.

Today French Ambassador to the UK Ms Hélène Duchêne, Deputy Mayor for Business Rajesh Agrawal and Leader of Hammersmith & Fulham Council, London Councilor Stephen Cowan joined L’Oréal UK & Ireland Managing Director & Chairman Thierry Cheval to officially open the L’Oréal Groupe’s new headquarters.

As L’Oréal Groupe celebrates reaching a historic milestone of 90 years in the UK, the number one beauty player has moved all 1,000+ head office employees to a new head office in Gateway Central, at the heart of the thriving White City Innovation District.

L’Oréal Groupe’s new headquarters, which will be home to its 36 international brands, was designed to create a future-fit working environment - with purpose-built spaces - and 10% larger than the previous headquarters, Gateway reflects the ‘new normal’ of how people want to work now and in the future.

The design encourages people to choose the best work setting according to their function and the task at hand, be it for more concentrated work in a library, more creative and collaborative work in pods and work cafés, or more networking and connection on a large outdoor Terrace or café.

The new building also has sustainability, wellbeing and inclusion at its core to align with the values of L’Oréal’s culture, and those of its employees. The new headquarters is also home to the L’Oréal Academy, a flagship educational centre that will train over 10,000 hair and beauty professionals each year, with the aim of elevating skills in the sector.

Rajesh Agrawal, Deputy Mayor for Business, commented: “I am delighted that L’Oréal Groupe has chosen to locate its new headquarters here in White City, helping to demonstrate that London is the business capital of the world.

“L’Oréal’s impressive new building is not only energy efficient, helping us to achieve London’s net zero target by 2030, but it will employ hundreds of people and train thousands more from across the country.

“Equipping young people with the skills they need for the future is a key priority and involvement from the business sector is crucial to achieving that. The L’Oréal Academy is a fantastic example of how we can work with business to build a better, greener and fairer London for all.”

Thierry Cheval, L’Oréal UK & Ireland Managing Director, added: “We believe the new office plays a critical role in fuelling this success now and in the future, drawing on each other’s collective intelligence to create the disruptive and innovative ideas that set us apart.”

By Matthew Neville – Senior Correspondent, Bdaily

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