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.
Yorkshire and the Humber; South Yorkshire; Sheffield
Location of affected unit(s)
Sheffield
Sector
Administrative Services Office Administrative, Office Support And Other Business Support Activities Activities Of Call Centres 82.20 - Activities of call centres
80 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
21 August 2019
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Telemarketing company Ant Marketing announced plans to create 80 new jobs with the opening of a third site in the city. The company signed a six-year lease on a well-located property, with the option to purchase. It is understood that the new operations will be dedicated to serving one unnamed major retail client. The business has been operating for more than 30 years and includes major companies like Heinz, The Economist and Royal Bank of Scotland among its clients.
Eurofound (2019), Ant Marketing, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 98428, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/98428.
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