Type
Business expansion
Country
Ireland
Region
Border, Midland and Western; West; West
Location of affected unit(s)
Sligo
Sector
Administrative Services
Office Administrative, Office Support And Other Business Support Activities
Activities Of Call Centres
82.2 - Activities of call centres

350 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
5 June 2018
Employment effect (start)
5 June 2018
Foreseen end date

Description

Outsourcing specialist Abtran is to hire 350 at its location in Sligo.

The jobs expansion measure was faciliated by Enterprise Ireland. It is part of a larger development strategy for the North-West region. 

Abtran provides specialist services to clients in various markets such as government, transport, utilities and financial services. It was first established in 1997.

It currently employs 2,000 people across Dublin, Cork and Kildare.


Sources

  • 5 June 2018: RTE
  • 5 June 2018: Silicon Republic.com

Citation

Eurofound (2018), Abtran, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 94256, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/94256.