A national digital consultancy that provides AI-enabled digital services for clients including the NHS, the Government and the BBC opens its first Liverpool office. Tony McDonough reports
National digital consultancy Hippo has opened its first office in Liverpool.
Founded in Leeds in 2016, Hippo now employs 900 people across the UK in locations including London, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol and Glasgow. It AI-enabled digital services for clients including NHS, the Government and the BBC.
It is now setting up a base at Baltic Creative CIC in the city’s Baltic Triangle district which has become a major hub for the digital and creative sectors.
Hippo says it is committed to boosting regional capacity through its northern SME Alliance by collaborating with specialist regional partners such as Parallax, Fuzzy Labs and Citrus Suite.
It is supporting SMEs in accessing large-scale Government contracts via Hippo’s procurement wins and other supplier partnerships.
And Hippo also intends to expand its specialised digital academies into the area. The academies will offer hands-on training and career pathways in user research, business analysis, software engineering and data engineering.
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Chief operating officer Lara Longhurst said: “Following significant demand for our services we have chosen to expand into Liverpool thereby creating new digital job opportunities in the region.
“We will therefore also be expanding our social value and impact initiatives to Liverpool and look forward to engaging with local communities and businesses as we continue towards our social value aspirations of £100m value by 2030.”