Here’s to the next 25 years, Cardiff

Since opening two offices in Cardiff in the late 90s, we have expanded our business tremendously, given back to the community via charitable enterprises and invested in the city’s infrastructure. From running a financial education programme for schoolchildren in Cardiff, to setting up a Welsh Social Enterprise Assist Fund, our presence in the city has long had inclusive capitalism at its heart.

We’re bringing our people and our company right to the centre of the investments we’re making in Cardiff today. The £140 million Interchange building has been planned according to our ethos of sustainability and wellbeing. Our state-of-the-art, eight-storey office within The Interchange is a collaborative space, fit for new blended working styles and includes cycle and changing facilities, a café, social space and an external terrace. Indeed, the building is being developed to WELL Gold standards, which ensure that spaces are designed to advance human health and wellbeing.

Legal & General’s office space in The Interchange is the fifth stage of a much bigger scheme to regenerate Central Square. The £400 million project is the largest privately funded development in Wales and includes 318 build-to-rent homes and a 14-bay bus station. Previous stages involved the development of the BBC Wales headquarters and the Government Hub, which is home to 4,000 public servants from a number of government departments, including HMRC, which is the biggest occupier. This collaborative effort with government stakeholders and developer Rightacres aims to set the city apart as one of the UK’s top places to live, work and invest.