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South West; Dorset and Somerset; Bournemouth and Poole
Location of affected unit(s)
Bournemouth
Sector
Administrative Services Office Administrative, Office Support And Other Business Support Activities Activities Of Call Centres 82.20 - Activities of call centres
150 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
19 July 2017
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
North-East based call centre operator Echo-U has announced plans to expand and create 150 new jobs. The business, which was established in Newcastle in 2001, will be expanding into the South of England by opening a new site in Bournemouth. The company provides both inbound and outbound call centre facilities, as well as maintaining social media and website chat services for a range of clients including DPD and Sky. It has not been reported when the new jobs will be filled.Â
Sources
19 July 2017: Insider Media
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Echo-U, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 91654, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/91654.
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