Telent

Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
West Midlands (England); Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire; Warwickshire CC
Location of affected unit(s)
Warwick
Sector
Professional Services
71 - Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis
71.1 - Architectural and engineering activities and related technical consultancy
71.12 - Engineering activities and related technical consultancy
100 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
20 March 2018
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Technology Company Telent has announced plans to create 100 new jobs after securing a new contract with Highways England. Telent will install new technology and manage the 'smart' motorways using fibre optic technology which connects to CCTV cameras and overhead road signs. The business already employs around 420 people at its head office in Warwick, where the new jobs will be based. Local MP welcomed the creation of the new jobs and called for greater investment in the country's infrastructure.

Sources

  • 20 March 2018: Coventry Telegraph

Citation

Eurofound (2018), Telent, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 93901, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/93901.