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Professional Services 70 - Activities of head offices and management consultancy 70 - Activities of head offices and management consultancy 70 - Activities of head offices and management consultancy
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
26 May 2008
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
27 May 2009
Description
Cork-based company Abtran has announced the creation of 100 jobs over the next year, due to an expansion plan. The company specialises in the provision of contact centre management. It currently employs 460 staff, but envisages that an extra 100 people will be employed over the next 12 months. Abtran is a business process outsourcing firm that was established in 1997. The range of processes that is outsourced to Abtran includes sales and customer service, administration processing, claims processing and financial management processing. Abtran has clients in the private and public sectors.
Sources
27 May 2008: The Irish Examiner
Citation
Eurofound (2008), Abtran, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 66659, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/66659.