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Yorkshire and The Humber; South Yorkshire; Barnsley
Location of affected unit(s)
Accrington
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
300 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
11 April 2012
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Telecoms company BT will open a new call centre in Accrington creating 300 jobs. BT has been working with Lancashire County Council in order to install 24Mbps or higher speed broadband. The new centre is expected to open in Autumn 2012.
Sources
11 April 2012: BBC News
Citation
Eurofound (2012), BT, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 73481, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/73481.