12 . Glasgow Business November/December 2012
Employment
Huge jobs boost from mobile operator
Mobile operator Three has revealed plans to employ a further 380 telesales staff at its Glasgow office as part of an 800-strong UK-wide recruitment drive. The roles will be focused on
telesales and will add to the 550 employees in the team. The new jobs will consist of 340 outbound sales advisors and 40 managers and support staff. These plans coincide with a multi-million pound project that has also been launched to upgrade the offices, which will include a complete revamp and additional space to accommodate new staff. Three UK Chief Executive
Dave Dyson said: “As the UK’s fastest growing mobile company, we are experiencing a surge in demand for smartphones and we’re supporting that with a network that delivers a great internet experience. “We have ambitious plans for
growth and the expanded team in Scotland has a huge role to play in realising them. Glasgow’s can-do attitude has made it a natural choice.”
Sports venue
Emirates Arena draws the crowds G
lasgow’s brand new Emirates Arena, which will be one of the key venues for the 2014
Commonwealth Games, has got off to a superb start aſter more than 10,000 people visited the facility during its opening weekend. Built at a cost of £113 million,
the arena consists of the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, the Indoor Sports Arena and three
Commonwealth Games
Firms grasp the big opportunities
Scotish soſt-drink manufacturer A.G. Barr has announced that it is to be an Official Supporter of the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Following this was the
announcement that the company is set to merge with Britvic, to become Barr Britvic Soſt Drinks plc. In more 2014 good news, a
£2 million-plus contract has been awarded to North Lanarkshire IT services firm NVT which says it will use the money to create 15 modern apprenticeships – including three for athletes. Tis brings the total number of
Games contracts won by Scotish companies to 312 out of 418, including almost 90 per cent of the £276m “tier 1” contracts. With many more sponsorships
and tenders to be announced, we advise all Chamber members to capitalise on the opportunities which the Games will bring to Glasgow.
full-size sports halls. Te arena will host track
cycling and badminton competitions during the Commonwealth Games, but opened up in October as a community sports facility where it has already proved to be extremely popular. More than 3,000 people
atended the venue on its opening Saturday to view a variety of pre-programmed sporting
» Emirates Arena is off to flying start as more than 10,000 visit the facility during its opening weekend
activities, while more than 7,000 people atended on the Sunday, including around 5,000 basketball fans, who watched the Glasgow Rocks’ first home match at the Emirates Arena against Newcastle Eagles. Built on a 10.5 hectare site
next to the Commonwealth Games Athletes’ Village and Celtic Park, the Emirates Arena is one of the largest facilities of its kind in Europe.
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