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Information / Communication Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities 62.01 - Computer programming activities
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
14 December 2016
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2018
Description
Online casino and gambling company Intouch Games Limited has announced that it is to create 200 new jobs in the West Midlands. Over a two year period the company expects to double its workforce through the creation of a range of skilled jobs including software programmers and designers. The company has already experienced rapid growth - more than doubling its workforce over the previous 18 months - and has had to relocate to Halesowen from nearby Stourbridge in order to accommodate the increase in numbers.
Sources
14 December 2016: Express and Star
Citation
Eurofound (2016), Intouch Games, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 89708, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/89708.
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