ONE of Europe's leading design and architecture practices has chosen Belfast as the location for its second office, creating 13 new jobs.
MoreySmith opened its new office at the Scottish Provident Building in the city centre last month, marking a significant milestone for the company. Founded in 1993 and headquartered in London, MoreySmith provides architectural design, interior and exterior refurbishment and branding services to both occupiers and developers.
The Belfast office will have an architectural bias, headed by Lesley Kelley, director of architecture. Originally from Northern Ireland, she said that the skilled workforce was a key reason behind opening in Belfast.
“We identified Belfast as the location to grow MoreySmith operations because of the strong range of skillsets Northern Ireland has to offer. There will be opportunities for recent university graduates, as well as experienced senior architects to work on fantastic schemes across Europe.”
The 13 new roles will be created in Belfast by 2020, with Invest NI offering £78,000 towards the jobs. Director of international investment at Invest NI, Alan Wilson said the new MoreySmith office offers "exciting opportunities" for local architects.
“MoreySmith has worked with a number of high profile clients including Sony Music, Primark, Coca-Cola, JP Morgan Investment and Ballymore (on Dublin Landings). They are now expecting to grow sales over the next three years, and are looking into expand further into the European market. To support this growth, MoreySmith has opened a new office in Belfast, offering exciting opportunities for local architects.”
