Inishowen is set for a
spin-off from the 328 jobs announced in an £18m
investment for Derry.
Derry Chamber of Commerce said the announcement by
IT giant, Fujitsu, would herald a growth period for
the entire North West region while it is expected
that Inishowen people will number among the new
workforce.
Chamber chief executive said: "This announcement is
tremendously significant. It's a much needed
announcement and hopefully it is going to see the
start of a period of growth and development for the
entire region.
"There is so much going on, so much other activity
in the pipeline around Derry and the region that
over the next couple of years we're really going to
see some exponential growth."
With £5.65 million of support from Invest Northern
Ireland, Fujitsu Services - one of Europe’s leading
IT services companies - will establish a managed IT
Services Centre of Excellence at Timber Quay in
Derry, creating 328 new "high quality jobs".
Fujitsu Services chief executive, David Courtley CEO
of Fujitsu Services said the development would build
on over 30 years of working and investing in the
area.
"Derry has an advanced local infrastructure, the
availability of an IT focused labour market and a
very close proximity to the UK/European marketplace
which made it an ideal choice. The jobs being
created at the new Centre of Excellence will
encompass a broad spectrum of specialist hi-quality
IT services roles.”
The new Fujitsu facility will deliver managed IT
services into Fujitsu’s growing European customer
base. A further 74 jobs are to be created at the
company’s existing facilities in Belfast with the
entire project delivering in excess of £24 million
into the local economy over the first three years.
The North's Economy Minister Nigel Dodds said
Fujitsu's decision to locate in Derry demonstrated
the "strength and skill" of the region's talent
pool.
"Fujitsu’s decision to locate the major element of
this project in Derry clearly demonstrates the
benefits of a vibrant private sector office market
in the North West and the potential that exists for
similar developments across Northern Ireland.” |
