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Saga commits to Hastings’ business district, bringing up to 800 new jobs
The Saga Group, which specialises in products and services for the nation’s over 50s, is set to become the largest private sector employer in Hastings, East Sussex.
The company has announced its intended purchase of One Priory Square in the Priory Quarter business district of Hastings’ town centre. One Priory Square is a new, six-storey, 45,000 sq ft building of Grade A offices, created by economic development company Sea Space as part of the long-term redevelopment programme for the area.
Work will start now to equip the building so it can accommodate up to
800 contact centre and support staff. The site will open for business
in the New Year.
Saga Insurance has continued to grow and attract customers, creating a
need for more staff and facilities, with Hastings chosen as the location
for this expansion.
Commenting on the acquisition, Roger Ramsden, chief executive of Saga Insurance, said: “Our customers like things done properly, and we rely on well-trained people, rather than irritating automated call answering. Saga customers like a personal service and prefer speaking with people based in the UK.
“Hastings is an ideal location. Priory Square is in the town centre and has good public transport links and the building will provide a great working environment. We aim to attract, train and keep the best talent that Hastings has to offer.”
Saga is now recruiting people in the Hastings area to work in a variety of positions from agents and managers in contact centre roles such as claims, sales and customer services to positions in HR, IT, property management, cleaning and catering.
Job seekers interested in a career with Saga in Hastings should call 01303 774776 for an application form, download one from www.saga.co.uk/hastings or email their CV to sagahastings@saga.co.uk
Halifax Press Release
HALIFAX BANK’S SEASIDE TOWN QUALITY OF LIFE REVIEW– finds that Residents
of Bexhill-on-Sea in East Sussex have the highest quality of life among
Britain's seaside towns.
The second Halifax Seaside Town Quality of Life review published in August
2010 tracks where living standards are highest by ranking performance
across key indicators of the labour market, the housing market, the environment,
education and health. 125 coastal towns in England, Wales and Scotland
have been included in this survey.
“Occupying the top spot for quality of life is Bexhill-on-Sea in East
Sussex, which not only provides residents with four more hours sunshine
a week to enjoy the beach life, but also higher than average employment
and earnings, and good health and life expectancy.” Bexhill is closely
followed by Newhaven which is in the top five for quality of life and
is also ranked in the top 10 of the best value seaside towns in Great
Britain.
To see
the full report, click on this link.
Kip McGrath open for business
Stephen
Lloyd MP, Member of Parliament for Eastbourne & Willingdon, opened
Eastbourne's new Kip McGrath private tutoring business on 20th November
2010. Linda, an experienced teacher who is passionate about children's
learning, saw an opportunity in the Eastbourne area to provide one-to-one
tuition in the core subjects, but a practical problem was locating suitable
premises for this enterprise.
After carrying out a search in the Eastbourne area, Locate East Sussex
found premises with a suitable (D1) planning use and Linda started the
process of setting up her business. Never having done this before, Linda
was grateful for assistance from Ian Smallwood of Ten Sixty Six Enterprise
on the finances and structure of the business.
Graham Marley, Chief Executive of Ten Sixty Six Enterprise said: “It is
incredibly rewarding for the whole team when one of the people we support
launches an exciting new business. My colleagues Ian Smallwood, and Michael
Cogswell from Locate East Sussex have worked very closely with Linda throughout
the process and will remain on hand to help guide future business development.
The centre will make a really worthwhile contribution to the lives of
young people and I'm delighted Ten Sixty Six Enterprise was able to help
make it a reality.”
Link: www.kipmcgratheastbourne.co.uk
