10.02.23
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 center set to train over 10,000 hair and beauty professionals from across the UK each year.
French Ambassador to the UK Ms Hélène Duchêne, Deputy Mayor for Business Rajesh Agrawal and Leader of Hammersmith and Fulham Council, London Councilor Stephen Cowan joined L'Oréal UK & Ireland Managing Director and Chairman Thierry Cheval to officially open the L'Oréal Group's new headquarters.
As L'Oréal Group celebrates reaching an historic milestone of 90 years in the UK, the top beauty player has moved all 1,000-plus head office employees to a new head office in Gateway Central, in the White City Innovation District.
Future-Fit Working Environment
L'Oréal Group'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, according to the company.
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 White City Place based headquarters, Gateway Central, has an 'Outstanding' BREEAM Design Stage certification - the world's leading science-based method of assessing, rating, and certifying the sustainability of buildings.
The new headquarters is also home to the L'Oréal Academy, a flagship educational center that will train over 10,000 hair and beauty professionals each year, with the aim of elevating skills in the sector. The L'Oréal Academy is a continued investment in the future growth and development of the hair and beauty industry - not only providing technical training but pioneering an industry that is more sustainable, inclusive and digitalized by offering education in core business essentials, digital transformation and upskilling and programs that support salons and professionals to embark on their sustainability journey.
"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,” said Agrwal. “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."