Tech City is London’s answer to Silicon Valley, an initiative to turn East London into a leading technology hub. The heart of the scheme, Old Street’s ‘Silicon Roundabout’, is about to be joined by Google as they plan to open a seven-story building near the station next year. Focused on training and product demonstrations, the new space will give Google an opportunity to help technology start-ups and encourage them to adopt Google products and services.
In addition to their main London offices in Victoria, Google have also bought office space in Central Saint Giles near Shaftsbury Avenue, and made their first venture into retail with the Chrome Zone in PC World on Tottenham Court Road. There’s no doubt that Google are expanding rapidly, and London looks set to be a big part of their plans.
