The
news comes one week after US tech giant Google confirmed it would expand its
vast London campus in a move that could bring 3,000 more jobs. The group said
the move will take its UK workforce to 1,500 staff, adding that Britain
"remains one of the best places to be a tech company", amid ongoing
jitters over the nation's looming exit from the European Union. Last Tuesday, Google revealed it will
add a new office building to a complex currently under development behind
London's King's Cross train station.
An
estimated 3,000 jobs will be created by the move. A total of 7,000 Google staff
will eventually be working at the hub, which is set to open in 2018.
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The Facebook announcement will be confirmed later at the
annual meeting of top business lobby group the Confederation of British
Industry, which is the country's top employers' organization.
"The UK remains one of the best places to be a tech
company and is an important part of Facebook's story," said Nicola
Mendelsohn, the company's vice president for Europe, the Middle East and
Africa.
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"We came to London in 2007 with just a handful of
people, by the end of next year we will have opened a new HQ and plan to employ
1500 people," she added in a statement.
"Many of those new roles will be high skilled
engineering jobs as the UK is home to our largest engineering base outside of
the US."
A spokeswoman added that the new office is currently under
construction in the bohemian central district of Fitzrovia.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan welcomed the news from the US
giant.
"Facebook's decision to expand in London is further
evidence that London's strength as a tech hub keeps on growing," Khan
said. "The capital's vibrant tech scene is the envy of Europe and
Facebook's continuing commitment is another sign that London is open to talent,
innovation and entrepreneurship from all four corners of the world."
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