On Wednesday, Apple revealed its plans to grow its presence in India by opening a new office in the center of Bengaluru, solidifying its position in the country by increasing local manufacturing.
Situated at Minsk Square, a key location in the city, the new office can accommodate up to 1,200 employees. With 15 floors, the office includes dedicated lab space, areas for collaboration and wellness, and Caffe Macs.
“Bengaluru is already home to so many of our talented teams, including software engineering and hardware technologies, operations, customer support, and more,” an Apple spokesperson told IANS.
“Like everything we do at Apple, this workspace is created to foster innovation, creativity, and connection. It’s an amazing space for our teams to collaborate,” the company spokesperson added. The interiors feature locally-sourced materials like stone, wood, and fabric in the walls and flooring, and the office is filled with native plants.
The new office follows best practices in energy conservation, running on 100 per cent renewable energy, and aims to achieve a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum rating — the highest level of LEED certification.
Apple has been carbon neutral for its corporate operations since 2020, and has run all Apple facilities using 100 percent renewable energy since 2018.
The office is the latest addition to the company’s corporate office footprint in Bengaluru, Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Gurugram, marking another important milestone in Apple’s more than 25-year history in the country.
Apple has nearly 3,000 employees in India and collaborates with Indian suppliers supporting hundreds of thousands of jobs across the country.
The company works with partners advancing critical work to protect the environment and expand access to education and employment, including Frank Water, which helps empower communities to protect their own watersheds on the outskirts of Bengaluru.
Apple’s teams in Bengaluru work across a wide range of Apple’s business — from software, hardware, services, IS&T, operations, customer support, and others. As India focuses on local manufacturing, Apple assembled iPhones worth more than Rs 1 lakh crore in India in 2023, according to industry data.
However, industry sources suggest the actual market value of the iPhones manufactured/assembled in India could be much higher, depending on taxes in other countries.
