Balfour Beatty

Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
North East (England); Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear; Tyneside
Location of affected unit(s)
Newcastle
Sector
Adminstrative / Support Services
82 - Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
82.2 - Activities of call centres
82.2 - Activities of call centres
200 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
14 September 2010
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2011

Description

Construction firm Balfour Beatty has announced that it is to create 200 jobs in Newcastle. The firm is creating a new customer service centre which will also provide central accounting, payroll and buying services. Recruitment for the centre has already started and the centre is expected to be running in early 2011.

Sources

  • 14 September 2010: BBC Website

Citation

Eurofound (2010), Balfour Beatty, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 71102, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/71102.