THE company that carries out Liverpool council house repairs and street cleaning has opened a £20m business support centre at the Matchworks in Garston.
Enterprise has taken 20,000 sq ft at the Urban Splash development and will take on more than 200 people to handle its growing outsourcing operations.
As well as the contracts with the city council, the centre also operate contracts in the insurance, education and central government sectors.
Members of Enterprise's Board and Liverpool civic leaders will visit the new centre today to meet members of the new workforce, many of whom have been recruited locally through South Liverpool JET (Jobs Education and Training).
Recruitment is continuing and by April next year more 150 people will have been taken on, with 220 expected to have joined the centre - which operates on a 24/7 basis - by the end of 2006.
A business unit has been set up to operate out of the Matchworks centre, called Enterprise Customer Support Solutions, which provides customer relationship management and business support solutions to the public, private and utilities sectors.
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Since establishing its new Liverpool base, Enterprise has won two Government contracts worth in the region of £120m per annum for seven years.
Enterprise chief executive Jack McGrory said: "We are delighted to have set up in Matchworks, a flagship site that will support the growth of our business over the coming months and years.
"We chose Liverpool to host our expansion over a number of locations due to the proximity to our head office in Lancashire and the availability of suitably skilled staff within the region.
"This will further enhance our presence in the city and will supplement our role as an official partner in the
European Capital of Culture in 2008."
Business Liverpool worked with Enterprise since late 2004 to bring this project to Liverpool and has offered an ongoing support programme to the company.
The Northwest Development Agency provided financial support to help bring the company to the city.
The company is set to benefit from Selective Finance for Investment in England, a scheme that supports capital investment projects that lead to improvements in productivity, skills and employment.
Mark Hughes, NWDA executive director of enterprise, innovation and skills said: "The attraction of new businesses to the region is an important economic driver, improving investor confidence as well as being a major source of wealth and job creation.
"The NWDA is pleased to have been able to offer financial assistance to Enterprise plc to support their new operation in Liverpool."
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