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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
Announcement Date
13 June 2013
Employment effect (start)
13 June 2013
Foreseen end date
Description
Direct marketing firm Aquira will create 200 new jobs in its new sales centre in Glasgow. The company provides outsourcing sales services to firms using a variety of methods such as telemarketing, email and social media. The new positions will be in consumer and business-to-business sales and support and will be funded by £500,000 support coming from Scottish Enterprise. 60 of the new posts have already been filled.
Sources
13 June 2013: BBC News
Citation
Eurofound (2013), Aquira, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 75554, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/75554.