Work has started on a state-of-the-art headquarters for up to 1,000 British Gas staff.

The multi-million pound 81,000 sq ft base on the Oxford Business Park in Cowley has been praised for its green technologies.

The workers, employed by British Gas Business which has an annual turnover of £3bn serving a range of commercial customers, will move from three existing offices on the park, while bosses will move from Staines to Oxford.

Bosses highlighted the availability of quality staff as a reason for moving.

Pictured, from left, are Kanat Emiroglu, MD of British Gas Business, Nicolas Grant, MD of BGB Corporate Markets, Elise Benjamin and Jim Johnston, Goodman MD.