Tag: Google



Google starts Work on new €150m Dublin Data Centre

Posted on 23 August, 2015 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

Google — which has spent more than €400m (£290m) in Ireland since 2010 — has started work on a new €150m (£108.8m) data centre in Dublin. The internet giant's new two-storey facility is being built adjacent to its existing data centre at... Read More

Is Google among the World’s Top Ten Property Owners?

Posted on 5 August, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets, Worldwide Property News

Internet giant Google — better known for buying out internet rivals and software companies — has now turned its attention to commercial property. In the second quarter of this year alone it spent $2.6bn (£15.4bn) on capital expenditure. Although... Read More

Three-Year delay as Google orders London HQ rethink

Posted on 16 May, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

After scrapping designs for its new £650m UK headquarters, Google has confirmed work on its Kings Cross offices are unlikely to start until at least 2017. News of the delay was first revealed by the boss of the contractor chosen to build the... Read More

Google squares up to Apple with First Flagship Store

Posted on 17 March, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Business News

After experimenting by selling direct to the public from kiosks at five major US airports, Google is reportedly about to open its first flagship store in Manhattan — just yards from its arch rival Apple. It’s claimed the tech giant is about to sign... Read More

Google Remains Cagey about Floating Store Project

Posted on 24 December, 2013 by Cliff Goodwin under Worldwide Property News

Never a company accused of thinking small, Google is apparently planning to anchor three giant floating stores on both coasts of the United States. Details of the internet giant’s pioneering retail project were leaked recently after suspicions... Read More

Is Google pushing the Boundaries of Office Design too far?

Posted on 7 November, 2013 by Neil Bird under Commercial Developments, Top Properties

Google has scrapped AHMM’s design for its flagship King’s Cross headquarters and asked the architects to come up with ‘more ambitious’ plans that will push the boundaries of office design. But is this pushing the boundaries too far? The one... Read More

Google Founder Sergey Brin Moves into the Real Estate Development Business

Posted on 9 September, 2012 by Jodee Redmond under Worldwide Property News

Billionaire Google co-founder Sergey Brin is giving needy business owners in the tech boom town of Los Altos, California a hand by giving some of them a break on their rent payments.... Read More

Motorola Restructure Leads to 4,000 Job Losses

Posted on 16 August, 2012 by Neil Bird under Business News

Mobile phone maker Motorola is to shed 4,000 jobs in an effort to reverse its recent decline.... Read More

Google’s London Office to get a Transformation

Posted on 2 August, 2012 by MOVEHUT under Commercial Developments

Google’s head office which is based in Covent Garden, London is to receive a refurb by a top architect firm, PENSON.... Read More

Will Office Productivity Fall? Angry Birds Moves from Apps to Browsers

Posted on 16 February, 2012 by MOVEHUT under Business News, Industry News

The hit mobile application Angry Birds may become the newest fad to stopping productivity in the office, as the game is now available to download on Google Chrome and play on Facebook.... Read More