Software giant plans Alderley Park offices

As part of plans to invest in the UK market, German software giant SAP has revealed plans for a new office in Alderley Park.

SAP has announced plans to open a new customer experience centre in London, as well as developing a presence at Alderley Park to better serve its business software customers in the North of England. The investment in comes alongside the launch of SAP UK Data Cloud to meet growing demand for in-country data centres and cloud infrastructure for UK-based users of its software.

SAP is expected to complete on its new facility at Bruntwood SciTech’s Alderley Park development near Macclesfield later this year.

Scott Russell, Executive Board Member, Customer Success, SAP said:

The UK is a critically strategic market for SAP, and with its highly successful vaccine rollout it has an increasingly positive outlook for the years ahead. We are incredibly excited about this commitment, which will bring new services to market for our customers, greater support for social enterprises, as well as an even better working environment for our colleagues and new talent.”

UK Digital Infrastructure Minister, Matt Warman said:

It’s great to see SAP demonstrating its commitment to the UK and investing heavily to create new jobs and helping ensure long-term digital prosperity is evenly spread across the entire country. Tech is at the heart of our plans to power Britain’s recovery full speed out of the pandemic and we are backing the sector with world-class infrastructure and skills training to make sure the UK is the best place to start and grow a digital business.”

In total, the German software giant plans to invest a quarter of a billion euros in the UK over the next five years. Plans will also see SAP develop its internship programme and increase its spend with social enterprise organisations across the country. The company will also scale up its apprenticeship programme to further grow the number of trained and skilled people across the IT industry. 

Michiel Verhoeven, Managing Director SAP UK & Ireland, said:

We are working to be at the heart of change for our customers and partners across the UK and we believe today’s commitment will also drive hundreds of new jobs as our ecosystem grows with us and harnesses our technology to drive growth. This is a testament to the hard work and commitment of the thousands of people that work in and support our business and their dedication to drive success for our customers.”