Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
West Midlands; Shropshire and Staffordshire; Shropshire CC
Location of affected unit(s)
Newcastle under Lyme
Sector
Information / Communication
Information Communication Services
Telecommunications
61 - Telecommunications

500 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
14 September 2005
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Phones 4U, the mobile phone retailer has announced plans to create more than 500 new permanent staff as the company looks to expand its business. Phones 4U employs more than 4,000 people and while many of the new jobs will be in stores the company said it plans to increase its customer service and web support teams in Newcastle-under-Lyme.


Sources

  • 14 September 2005: The Guardian

Citation

Eurofound (2005), Phones 4U, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 62225, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/62225.