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Wales; South East Wales; Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Location of affected unit(s)
Cardiff
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
600 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
10 June 2011
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Serco, a company which manages sales for retailers, has announced plans to create 600 new jobs in Cardiff. The company will open a new contact centre in August. The company said recent growth within existing accounts, as well as from new customers, had prompted the opening of the new centre.
Sources
10 June 2011: BBC
Citation
Eurofound (2011), Serco, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 72064, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/72064.