A total of 300 high-value jobs are to be created over the next three years in Cork by business processing company Abtran.
The new jobs, which will be based in Abtran’s call centre operation in Curraheen Road and Model Farm Road just outside Cork city, will be in management, business administration, finance, resource planning, IT and human resources.
The jobs, which will be in place by 2012, will be a direct result of a €3.5 million investment by the company, backed by Enterprise Ireland.
Abtran is one of Ireland’s largest business process outsourcers. Headquartered in Cork, it is a major employer in the area, with over 1,000 employees. It holds contracts with some of the largest private companies and public sector agencies in the state including ESB, BSkyB, Aviva, and An Post, and offers a range of services including document managing, sales, application processing and appointment setting.
The job announcement follows a €6 million investment in the company’s Learning and Innovation Centre in Cork last year by Enterprise Ireland , which led to the creation of 250 jobs.
Announcing the jobs this morning, the new Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation, Batt O’ Keeffe, said Abtran was “a significant employer and leading supplier of business outsourcing processes.”
He also stressed the international dimension of the company, which he says is becoming recognised globally as a leading company in its field.
He said the company - through its emphasis on export growth and high value employment - typifies the kind of enterprise activity the Government is encouraging as part of its vision as the ‘smart economy.’
“Abtran’s growth is firmly founded on its strategic business approach which is underlined by the new Learning and Innovation Centre and the recently announced research partnership with the Cork Constraint Computation Centre (4C) in University College Cork,” he said.
“Companies such as Abtran are at the forefront of innovation, creating jobs and the products and services of tomorrow by opening new markets and driving our export sales footprint across the globe.”
Mr O’ Keeffe said that the businesses services industry has the potential to making a very significant contribution to the Irish economy over the next few years.