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Administrative Services Office Administrative, Office Support And Other Business Support Activities Activities Of Call Centres 82.20 - Activities of call centres
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
5 May 2017
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Derbyshire based firm Energy Save has announced that it is to create 100 new jobs as it continues to expand. The company sells various products aimed at reducing energy costs including insulation and double glazing. The vacancies are for call centre operatives, surveyors and sales and customer service positions, which will be based at the company's two offices in Ilkeston and in the Spondon area of Derby. A spokesperson for the company commented that the workforce had grown rapidly over the previous twelve months, since the new Ilkeston head office had been opened, and that because of the continued growth the business is also considering opening a new premises in Birmingham.
Sources
5 May 2017: The business desk
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Energy Save, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 91035, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/91035.
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