Eishtec To Create 250 New Jobs By October Next Year

Eishtec, the Waterford based customer contact solutions provider, announced today [Monday] that it is to create 250 new jobs by October 2013 as part of a major expansion via a new custom-built facility in Drinagh, Co. Wexford.

Eishtec currently employs 400 people in its Waterford site at the Cleaboy Business Park and these additional jobs will bring its total workforce to 650 across the South East region of Ireland.

Brian Barry, one of the co-founders of Eishtec, said: "We are particularly encouraged by this growth because in January 2012 we announced 250 jobs for Waterford and, based on delivering strong performance to date, we have been able to grow beyond that figure to 400. We want to acknowledge the personal interest and support of Minister Bruton and the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, as well as the on-going support of Enterprise Ireland in our growth to date and these new jobs will be subject to their continued assistance."

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD, said: "Eishtec is a great role model for what we are trying to achieve in the Irish economy. This is an Irish company founded by three former employees of a multinational, winning business in a highly competitive market, and growing employment in a part of the country which has suffered from high levels of unemployment. Through continued implementation of the Action Plan for Jobs I am determined to ensure that companies like Eishtec can continue to start up, grow, and create the jobs we need."

(CD)