UK top 10 accountancy and advisory firm Azets has signalled expansion across its service lines with a new Solent region headquarters on the South Coast.
Staff have relocated from three other offices to a prominent location at four-storey Gateway House, Tollgate, Chandler’s Ford, near Southampton.
Mike Tizard, Office Managing Partner, said: “Azets delivers accounting, tax, audit, advisory and business services to a diverse range of companies and high net worth individuals across the Solent region, a key economic hub with a population of more than 1.25m, 42,000 businesses and the UK gateway to European and global markets.
“With growth in staff headcount and revenues, it made strategic sense to locate colleagues under one roof, with Gateway House the ideal office location because of its proximity to the M27, between the thriving port cities of Southampton and Portsmouth, and the M3 to Winchester, Basingstoke and London.
“The feedback we’ve had from colleagues about our new workplace has been fantastic – Gateway House has emphatically provided the wow factor and will further enhance collaboration to benefit SMEs and high net worth individuals.”
Mike added: “It has already been a strong year so far, both regionally and nationally, including Azets being named UK Accountancy Growth Champion at the Industry Excellence Awards held in association with Harvard Business Review and Financial Times and celebrating innovation, transformation and strategic growth.
“Gateway House represents a significant investment for us and shows our growth intent for the Solent region at a time when businesses, facing increasing compliance and cost pressures, need specialist guidance.”
Azets, which previously had offices in Chandler’s Ford, Romsey and Winchester, employs more than 100 staff at the new Solent office.
Solent joins upwards of 70 office locations across the UK, with Azets’ teams servicing more than 80,000 clients.
Service lines include accounting, advisory, audit and assurance, business services (such as corporate finance, HR consultancy, debt advisory and forensic accounting), digital solutions, payroll, tax (corporate, private client, international and VAT), wealth management and restructuring and insolvency.
Azets occupies 12,000 sq ft on the third floor of Gateway House – the building is marketed by joint agents Vail Williams and CBRE.
