100 HIGHLY SKILLED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) SUPPORT JOBS WERE ANNOUNCED FOR A NEW SERVICE CENTRE IN GALWAY CITY YESTERDAY.

PIVOT ACQUISITION CORPORATION – DESCRIBED AS ONE OF NORTH AMERICA’S LARGEST IT SOLUTIONS PROVIDERS – HAVE SAID THAT IRELAND’S LOW 12.5% CORPORATION TAX RATE, THE AVAILABILITY OF HIGH-SPEED BROADBAND, AND AN EDUCATED, ENGLISH-SPEAKING WORKFORCE WERE KEY FACTORS IN THE DECISION TO LOCATE HERE.

ACCORDING TO THE CONNACHT SENTINEL NEWSPAPER, THE COMPANY HAS TEMPORARILY LOCATED AT THE PARKMORE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE CITY AND HAS BEGUN A RECRUITMENT DRIVE TO CREATE 25 JOBS BY THE END OF THIS YEAR, WITH A FURTHER 75 PLANNED FOR 2012.

STAFF AT THE GALWAY SHARED SERVICES CENTRE WILL PROVIDE IT SOLUTIONS TO AT LEAST THREE MAJOR COMPANIES IN NORTH AMERICA VIA VIDEO CONFERENCING CALLS, PROVIDING “OPERATIONS SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY SOLUTION DEVELOPMENT” UNDER ONE ROOF.