OKA relocates headquarters
OKA has relocated its headquarters to Milton Park in Oxfordshire, marking a return to the innovation campus where its growth journey began in 2009.
Following the interiors brand’s 25th anniversary, it has moved to a 12,971 square foot office which has been customised to showcase its signature style and heritage.
Founded in 1999 by Annabel Astor, Sue Jones and Lucinda Waterhouse, OKA began as a mail-order business selling ethically made homeware from quality artisans in India and China. The company has since grown into a national brand, with 13 retail locations and a digital and high street presence. It previously moved to Milton Park in 2009 where it stayed until 2021.
The new office at 152 Brook Drive has brought together all of OKA’s support functions under one roof.
Subscribe to TRBAalish Yorke-Long, OKA’s chief customer officer, said: “We have been able to curate and design a home of our own here at Milton Park, one which really reflects us as a brand and allows us to realise our future growth ambitions as we look towards our 30th anniversary.
“The Milton Park team provided us with a real blank canvas and welcoming space that we have been able to transform. It has brought our departments together under one roof in a way we’ve never had before, and into a space which embodies our open, collaborative and design-led brand values.”
The move follows several significant milestones for OKA. The company has relocated its outlet store from Didcot to Bicester Village, moved warehousing operations to an AIT facility and opened its first new UK store in eight years at Redbrick Mill in Batley as it looks ahead to further growth.
Tom Booker, commercial manager at MEPC Milton Park, said: “We’re thrilled to welcome OKA back to Milton Park and help support their future growth ambitions, providing a customised space which reflects the brand’s heritage and collaborative values.”
