The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Scotland; Eastern Scotland; Clackmannanshire and Fife
Location of affected unit(s)
Livingston
Sector
Information / Communication Publishing Of Information; Production And Programming Of Audiovisual Programming And Broadcasting Activities 60 - Programming and broadcasting activities
255 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
24 October 2006
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Satellite broadcaster BSkyB is to create a new administrative centre in Livingston, bringing up to 255 new jobs. BSkyB's Sky Subscribers Services Limited, which is based in Dunfermline, is to consolidate its back office finance and administrative functions.
Livingston was selected after an assessment of a number of other potential locations in Europe and Asia. The firm will base the new staff at its existing centre in Livingston. Deputy First Minister Nicol Stephen said: 'The news that BSkyB is further increasing its Scottish presence with the establishment of a centre of excellence at Livingston is extremely welcome.'
'Scottish Development International worked hard to secure this project and it is being supported by a Regional Selective Assistance grant from the executive of 800,000 GBP.'
Martin Togneri, Scottish Development International (SDI) chief executive, said: 'BSkyB is a long-term inward investor to Scotland, having grown its operations over 5,000 people.'
A spokeswoman for BSkyB said: 'We've enjoyed a big presence here since 1989 and we're impressed with the quality of our existing Scottish workforce which currently stands at around 6,000 people across sites.'
'Recent developments this year include opening a brand new contact centre in Uddingston and launching a graduate training scheme within our customer operations group.'
Sources
24 October 2006: BBC News
Citation
Eurofound (2006), BSkyB, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 64319, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/64319.
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