The Barclay Group has announced it will invest £2million in its landline division, creating 35 new jobs.
The funding will be part of a major growth strategy for the company, which includes Barclay Communications, Barclay Digital Services and WorkPal and is one of Northern Ireland’s largest and fastest-growing telecommunications businesses.
The spend is already evident in new systems at the business, including new customer relationship management software (CRM), an expanding engineering team, which will treble over the coming months, and a major office fit out which started this month.
In recent months the Belfast-based Barclay Group has also undergone a full rebrand of all companies including new website and logos to reflect its growth over the past 25 years. The new company branding is set to launch at the beginning of June to coincide with its office refurbishments.
An additional 20-seater call centre will also launch later this year at Barclay’s existing headquarters at Grove House in Donegall Pass in south Belfast.
Among the roles created as part of the investment are engineering positions, support staff, direct sales, telesales and business development managers. All 35 new positions will be filled by the end of this year, while more jobs will be added in coming months.
Speaking about the latest investment in the business, Britt Megahey, Founder and Managing Director at The Barclay Group said: “We have been very privileged over the past year to have experienced so much growth during what has been a difficult era for many businesses.
“While it would be easier to sit back and enjoy that success, we know to be fruitful and sustain such growth we must always put into the business what we get out and that includes investing in our team who are the backbone of the company.”
John Roulston, Sales Director, Barclay Communications, who has been with the company for 18 years, added: “We have exceptionally passionate staff and this was evident never more so than in the past 12 months. This investment and expansion announcement is testament to their hard work and the amazing business community throughout Northern Ireland.”
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