Polish branch of Nordea Bank has opened its new office in Łódź in Symetris Business Park – a project carried out by Echo Investment.

App. 300 employees of the bank will occupy an area of 3,000 sqm. The Nordea office features a space organization concept which involves flexible adjustment of the area to the character of the work and employees" requirements. “We develop very dynamically. We currently employ over 1,600 people in Łódź and TriCity and Symetris Park is our third location in Łódź. While planning our new office area we paid particular attention to the efficiency of offices combined with comfort of our employees. We used a unique solution in the scale of the country which involved the employees determining the requirements of office space themselves. The offices are designed in accordance with the concept of Nordea Unlimited, which was developed and implemented in our company"s offices in Scandinavia,” says Mikołaj Ługowski, director of Nordea Bank AB in Poland. “We wanted the area of Nordea Symetris Business Park to be effective but also attractive for employees. I think that thanks to our joint effort we have managed to create an excellent office with very interesting solutions and amenities. There are a lot of places here where employees can meet, talk, exchange their opinions and go back to work. I would like to use this opportunity to thank Nordea for its trust. We hope for further successful cooperation,” says Rafał Mazurczak, director of Echo Investment"s Office and Hotel Department. The concept of Nordea Unlimited is based on the flexible use of workstations. Wi-Fi is available in the entire building. Employees do not have to work for eight hours at a standard desk, they can choose a place which is in line with the tasks they plan to perform in the course of the day. They can use conference rooms, smaller project work rooms as well as comfortable chairs in the relaxation zone. All furniture is ergonomic and the height of standard desks can be adjusted electronically. Furthermore, each of the floors is equipped with coffee machines. The offices in Symetris Business Park are earmarked for the people who will be moved from its facility at al. Śmigłego-Rydza 20 and al. Piłsudskiego 22. Nordea is planning to increase its employment by as many as 200 people this year and continue its development in the next few years.