Eishtec Expansion Will Create 250 Jobs

The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation has announced that Eishtec, a Waterford-based company providing consumer contact centre services, is to create 250 new jobs by mid-2012 as part of a major new expansion at its new custom built facility situated at the Cleaboy Business Park.

This investment is part funded by the Government through Enterprise Ireland. Recruitment for the new positions is currently underway.

Richard Bruton TD made the announcement when he visited the company’s facility in Waterford this morning. The growth is on the back of Eishtec securing a contract to provide customer service sales support for Orange customers, one of the UK’s leading mobile brands. Orange is run by the UK’s biggest communications company, Everything Everywhere.

Making the announcement Minister Bruton said: "The South East region has persistently had higher than average levels of unemployment, and has suffered disproportionately from the economic collapse. That is why last month I published the South East Employment Action Plan, a key part of which was that a clear priority would be assigned to the region by the State enterprise agencies under the remit of my Department.

"In the context of the recent job losses at Talk Talk, today’s announcement that 250 contact centre jobs are to be created by an Irish company in Waterford with State support is a major boost for the city and shows what is possible with the right government priority and determination.

"However we are not going to address the region’s problems overnight. At the centre of my plan to bring employment to the South East is a recognition that the structural challenges in the region can only be addressed through a concerted process over several years involving Government, political, community, and other stakeholders in the region. We have started that process and with the right approach today’s announcement can be replicated over the coming years."

(CD/GK)