Echo-U

Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
South West (England); North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Location of affected unit(s)
Bournemouth
Sector
Adminstrative / Support Services
82 - Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
82.2 - Activities of call centres
82.20 - Activities of call centres
150 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
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. 

Sources

  • 19 July 2017: Insider Media

Citation

Eurofound (2017), Echo-U, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 91654, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/91654.