14
March
2024
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Europe/London

New BT Group hub for 1,000 people opens in Cardiff

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BT Group has opened its new hub and Welsh HQ in Cardiff for 1,000 colleagues.

The move represents a multi-million pound investment by BT Group in the city, and secures a new, significant presence for the company in the Welsh capital. 

The new workspace and contact centre – located in the Capital Quarter development of the city centre – will become a hub for colleagues from across BT Group, including EE, BT Business and Openreach. 

Teams have been moving into the new workspace from other BT Group buildings in the city and wider region. 

The new Cardiff HQ is part of BT Group’s major programme* to modernise the company’s workspaces and reduce its number of locations in the UK from more than 300, to around 30. 

The workspace has been fitted with the latest smart building technology, flexible workspaces and collaboration areas. It also features a 6th floor roof terrace, café, underground cycle parking and shower and changing facilities. 

Brent Mathews, BT Group’s director of property, said: “We're really pleased to open our exciting new workspace in the centre of Cardiff. Despite the economic challenges, and changes to working patterns caused by the pandemic, we think this is an important investment and it secures our presence in the capital of Wales and the wider region. 

“It will bring our people together in an impressive and modern environment that will help us work better together, and attract and retain the best people. Our new workspaces have a real focus on colleague wellbeing.  

“We still see an important role for the office, where colleagues can come together to connect, learn and develop their skills. This is particularly important for younger people and those at the start of their careers.” 

BT Group remains one of Wales's leading private sector employers – employing around 4,000 people – and has a considerable impact on the Welsh economy. According to an independent study, the Group's activities in Wales contribute around £700 million a year to the Welsh economy and support more than 8,000 jobs across the nation. 

BT Group is also investing heavily in new ultrafast full-fibre broadband and mobile networks across Wales. Openreach revealed recently that half of all Welsh properties (more than 800,000) can now access ultrafast broadband thanks to the investment in a new, full fibre digital network. 

In terms of mobile networks, EE has continued to upgrade its 4G and 5G networks across Wales. EE’s 4G network now covers more than 85% of Wales’s geography, more than any other provider. It has continued to expand 4G in rural Wales, with 200 rural locations in Wales being upgraded by June 2024 as part of the Shared Rural Network. 

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Canolfan newydd BT Group ar gyfer 1,000 o bobl yn agor yng Nghaerdydd 

Mae BT Group wedi agor swyddfa a phencadlys newydd yng Nghaerdydd ar gyfer 1,000 o weithwyr. 

Mae’r gweithle newydd yn cynrychioli buddsoddiad gwerth miliynau o bunnoedd gan BT Group yn y ddinas, ac yn sicrhau presenoldeb newydd, arwyddocaol i’r cwmni ym mhrifddinas Cymru. 

Bydd y swyddfa a’r ganolfan gyswllt newydd – a leolir yn natblygiad Capital Quarter yng nghanol y ddinas – yn dod yn ganolbwynt i weithwyr o bob rhan o BT Group, gan gynnwys EE, BT Business ac Openreach. 

Mae timau wedi bod yn symud i'r gweithle newydd o adeiladau eraill BT Group yn y ddinas a'r rhanbarth ehangach. 

Mae’r pencadlys newydd yng Nghaerdydd yn rhan o raglen sylweddol gan BT Group i foderneiddio gweithleoedd y cwmni a lleihau nifer ei leoliadau yn y DU o fwy na 300, i tua 30. 

Mae'r gweithle yn cynnwys y dechnoleg clyfar diweddaraf, mannau gwaith hyblyg a mannau cydweithio. Mae hefyd yn cynnwys teras ar y 6ed llawr, caffi, maes parcio beiciau tanddaearol a chawodydd a chyfleusterau newid. 

Dywedodd Brent Mathews, cyfarwyddwr eiddo BT Group: “Rydym yn falch iawn i agor ein gweithle newydd a chyffrous yng nghanol Caerdydd. Er gwaethaf yr heriau economaidd, a’r newidiadau i batrymau gwaith a achoswyd gan y pandemig, rydym yn credu fod hwn yn fuddsoddiad pwysig ac mae’n sicrhau ein presenoldeb ym mhrifddinas Cymru a’r rhanbarth ehangach. 

“Bydd yn dod â’n pobl ynghyd mewn amgylchedd trawiadol a modern a fydd yn ein helpu i gydweithio’n well, a denu a chadw’r bobl orau. Mae ein gweithleoedd newydd yn canolbwyntio ar lesiant cydweithwyr. 

“Rydym yn dal i weld rôl bwysig i’r swyddfa, lle gall cydweithwyr ddod at ei gilydd i gysylltu, dysgu a datblygu eu sgiliau. Mae hyn yn arbennig o bwysig i bobl iau a’r rhai sydd ar ddechrau eu gyrfaoedd.” 

Mae BT Group yn parhau i fod yn un o brif gyflogwyr sector preifat Cymru – yn cyflogi tua 4,000 o bobl – ac yn cael effaith sylweddol ar economi Cymru. Yn ôl astudiaeth annibynnol, mae gweithgareddau’r grŵp yng Nghymru yn cyfrannu tua £700 miliwn y flwyddyn i economi Cymru ac yn cefnogi mwy nag 8,000 o swyddi ar draws y wlad. 

Mae BT Group hefyd yn buddsoddi’n sylweddol mewn band eang ffeibr llawn newydd a rhwydweithiau symudol ledled Cymru. Datgelodd Openreach yn ddiweddar y gall hanner yr holl gartrefi a busnesau yng Nghymru (mwy na 800,000) bellach gael mynediad at fand eang gwibgyswllt diolch i fuddsoddiad newydd yn y rhwydwaith digidol ffeibr llawn. 

O ran rhwydweithiau symudol, mae EE wedi parhau i uwchraddio ei rwydweithiau 4G a 5G ledled Cymru. Mae rhwydwaith 4G EE bellach yn cwmpasu mwy nag 85% o ddaearyddiaeth Cymru, yn fwy nag unrhyw ddarparwr arall. Mae EE wedi parhau i ehangu 4G yng nghefn gwlad Cymru, gyda 200 o leoliadau gwledig yng Nghymru yn cael eu huwchraddio erbyn mis Mehefin 2024 fel rhan o’r Rhwydwaith Gwledig a Rennir (Shared Rural Network).  

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Notes 

BT Group’s Better Workplace Programme is one of the largest workplace improvement and consolidation scheme of its type ever undertaken in the UK. The five-year programme, which will be completed this year, will see the company shift from having around 300 locations in the UK to around 30, with a focus on creating new, modern workspaces. The company has already opened new flagship offices in London, Birmingham and Bristol, refurbished offices in Glasgow and Belfast, and a new regional hub is opening later this year in Manchester. 

About BT Group

BT Group is the UK’s leading provider of fixed and mobile telecommunications and related secure digital products, solutions and services. We also provide managed telecommunications, security and network & IT infrastructure services to customers across 180 countries.

BT Group consists of three customer-facing units: Consumer serves individuals and families in the UK; Business covers companies and public services in the UK and internationally; Openreach is an independently governed, wholly owned subsidiary wholesaling fixed access infrastructure services to its customers - over 650 communications providers across the UK.

British Telecommunications plc is a wholly owned subsidiary of BT Group plc and encompasses virtually all businesses and assets of the BT Group. BT Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange.

For more information, visit www.bt.com/about