AN international awards company is create nine jobs in Northern Ireland through its new customer service and sales team.
Awards International Ltd runs a suite of successful awards programmes, predominantly in the financial and business services sectors, and currently has 35 staff located in Serbia, the United Arab Emirates and Great Britain.
Awards International manages a number of different awards programmes including the UK Financial Services Experience Awards, UK Business Awards and the International Business Excellence Awards.
Its new team will be based in east Belfast and the investment is being supported by Invest Northern Ireland, which has offered £45,000 of financial support.
The nine jobs will pay an average salary of £20,000.
Invest NI’s executive director of international business, Steve Harper welcomed the company's decision to set up operations in Northern Ireland.
"The company was referred to us through our Dubai office and its management was invited to come to Northern Ireland to see what we had to offer. They were able to see that Northern Ireland offers a cost-effective business environment and access to a talented pool of workers," he said.
Neil Skehel, managing director of Awards International added:
“The new customer service and sales team in Northern Ireland will help us to expand our customer base and generate new leads across a number of industries. We are looking forward to working here and benefitting from all that Northern Ireland has to offer.”
