£18million Fujitsu investment will create over 400 jobs

Economy Minister Nigel Dodds today announced an £18 million investment by Fujitsu Services which will create over 400 new jobs in Londonderry and Belfast.

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 Londonderry, creating 328 new high quality jobs.

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.

Making the announcement, the Minister said: “Fujitsu is a major global company and its decision to establish a new Managed IT Services Centre in the North West represents a major economic boost to the area. Complemented by an expansion at its existing Belfast location, this landmark project, supported by Invest NI, demonstrates the strength and skill of the talent pool across Northern Ireland and reinforces how local skills can be a key factor in securing and retaining high quality international investment.

“In addition, Fujitsu’s decision to locate the major element of this project in Londonderry 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.”

David Courtley CEO of Fujitsu Services said: “This is a significant step for Fujitsu and Northern Ireland, and builds 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.”

NOTES TO EDITORS:

Fujitsu Services

Fujitsu Services is one of the leading IT services companies in Europe, Middle East and Africa. It has an annual turnover of £2.29 billion (€3.33 billion); employs almost 18,000 people and operates in over 20 countries.

It designs, builds and operates IT systems and services for customers in the financial services, telecom, retail, utilities and government markets. Its core strength is the delivery of IT infrastructure management and outsourcing across desktop, networking and data centre environments, together with a full range of related services, from infrastructure consulting through integration and deployment.

Headquartered in London, Fujitsu Services is the European-centred IT services arm of the Fujitsu Group. The Fujitsu Group is a US$40.6 billion (€33.4 billion) leader in the provision of IT systems and services for the global marketplace.

Fujitsu Services website: uk.fujitsu.com

Timber Quay

Timber Quay is a 65,000 square feet building on the Strand Road in Londonderry.

Construction of the building project took 15 months and was managed by Invest NI and Quay Developments, a subsidiary of Lagan Developments. Invest NI provided financial support for the development, including funding through the EU Interreg 111A Programme.

The Timber Quay project is part of the North West Business and Technology Zone (NWBTZ), which aims to provide a technology park environment in the North West cross border region.

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