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The Italian Job marks auto trader's arrival at st pancras

Auto Trader's second office move of the year sees the digital firm arrive in London's St Pancras North Development, complete with a scene from The Italian Job.

Designed and fit-out by Claremont Group Interiors, the new 14,000 sq ft office nods to the company's British and motoring heritage and offers a creative and collaborative workspace for 120 staff, previously located in Wimbledon.

An Italian Job inspired tunnel, complete with three suspended original Minis in red, white and blue, provides the welcome as you arrive on the third floor and shows that Auto Trader has developed the taste for memorable workplaces.

With mobile and collaborative working at its heart, the £1.4m office follows in the footsteps of its Manchester counterpart which underwent a 16 week transformation - becoming an ‘inspirational playground' complete with skateboarding full-pipe, camper van meeting room and ski lodge.

The move to a London office was prompted by the need for more collaborative team working and it's now home to Auto Trader's HR, design marketing, product development and finance teams.

The office includes a large and flexible multi-functional space for staff training, presentations and client events as well as 10 meeting rooms for Auto Trader's ‘squad' project teams and a roof-terrace with views across King's Cross.The office design features room booking systems, video conferencing and a C-touch media wall for interactive huddle working, all delivered by audio-visual specialists Viewpoint.

Alison Ross, technology director at Auto Trader said: "Prior to the move we were in a space that just didn't work for us - there was too much of it and it didn't support easy communication or team work as our people were spread across four floors.

"St Pancras North gives us the space and resources we need for effective digital collaboration and puts us in the heart of a growing tech community too. Every aspect of the design supports us as a digital business, captures our history, facilitates teamwork and shows we understand the need to motivate and inspire our staff. Claremont has done a tremendous job, delivering an office design that achieves all that in spades."

Ann Clarke, joint managing director of Claremont Group Interiors led the design and build of both the London and Manchester offices. She said:"The London and Manchester offices both score highly for creativity and they certainly provide some real ‘wows' - but it's the collaborative and open nature of the design that really make this an effective space where every square foot has been made to count."

Viewpoint designed and installed the audio-visual and multi-media system across both sites. Ben Woodroffe, senior project manager said: "We've used technology to help Auto Trader support its business processes and manage one of its biggest assets - that of space. From room booking systems to video conferencing, the teams now have the tools they need to communicate and work with ease, whether that's simply booking a meeting room, checking project progress on a big screen or working with colleagues in a different location. "

For all trade/motoring media enquiries, please contact:

Nigel Wonnacott atnigel.wonnacott@jjmarketing.co.uk or 07802 483 971
Helen Strother athelen.strother@claremontgi.com or 07463 757740.
About Claremont Group Interiors

Claremont Group Interiors is one of the UK's largest office interior design and fit-out companies, offering a full range of commercial and office interior solutions for medium and large organisations in the private and public sector. This includes workplace analysis and consultancy, office space planning and interior design, fit-out, refurbishment, office relocation, furniture supply and installation as well as the integration of audio-visual, multimedia and wireless technology into corporate and education environments. For more information visit www.claremontgi.com

About Viewpoint

Viewpoint integrates the very best audio-visual, multi-media and business communications into a wide range of working environments. Expertise spans provides specialist design, procurement, installation and management services. For more information visit www.viewpoint-av.com

About Auto Trader:

Auto Trader is the largest motoring marketplace in the United Kingdom with over 11.5 million unique monthly users making more than 159 million searches among over 475 000 new and used vehicles. 63% of all visits are made using a mobile device, through the mobile-optimised site and apps. Over 12 000 automotive retailers use Auto Trader tools and services to buy, sell, manage and market their businesses.

Auto Trader generates £250 million of revenue per year and employs 830 people. For more information, visit http://www.autotrader.co.uk/or download the iOS or Android app. Auto Trader is the most popular market place for selling cars in the United Kingdom: http://www.autotrader.co.uk/cars/selling