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Kellton Tech has announced plans to establish EMEA headquarters in Drogheda. It is expected that the company will create around 100 jobs over five years.

Kellton Tech is a global IT firm which provides business services with a focus on the “Internet of Things” as well as social, mobile, analytics, cloud and enterprise resource planning. Clients of the company include JP Morgan, Starbucks, Nike, DuPont, Novartis and Groupon.

Karanjit Singh, chief executive, said that Ireland offers the company language skills and time zone advantages which make it particularly suitable for technical support, sales-enablement and accounting.

"Given that the US region contributes substantially to our revenue, the Ireland office will also be best-equipped to support US operations," Singh said.

Krishna Chintam, co-founder and managing director of Kellton Tech, agreed, and said that Ireland offers tech talent with multilingual skills.

"As a pioneer of digital transformation, we are the market leaders in India with strong penetration in US. We are happy to extend our expertise to the EMEA market with Ireland as our base. We believe that this region is poised to emerge as our largest revenue-contributor outside of US."

Kellton Tech supported by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation

The EMEA headquarters will also house an R&D facility. The development is supported by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation through IDA Ireland.

Richard Bruton, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation called the announcement a major boost for the North East and for the region.

"At the heart of our jobs plan is our determination to accelerate job-creation in cities, towns and villages across the country, and that is why we have put in place the regional jobs plan," explained Bruton.

The Naval Service is the State’s principle seagoing agency with a general responsibility to meet contingent and actual maritime defence requirements. It is tasked with a variety of roles including defending territorial seas, deterring intrusive or aggressive acts amongst others. The Naval Service has also been involved in humanitarian search and rescue missions in the Mediterranean, with more ships awaiting deployment this year.

The Naval Service is looking for disciplined and motivated people to join recruit training.  If you are interested in a life at sea, as part of a dynamic, professional and highly motivated team then the Naval Service is for you. No formal educational qualifications are required. However, you must possess a sufficient standard of education for service in the Defence Forces. Applicants must not be less than 18 years of age and under 27 years of age on the closing date for applications.

The Irish Naval Service will be exhibiting at Jobs Expo Dublin on 7-8 May 2016 at Croke Park.

ETC Consult has been providing top quality services and products since 1982. They work with people of all ages who are looking for professional career help, and organisations that wish to enhance their staff selection process by using psychometric testing, competence interviews and background checks. ETC Consult provides internationally recognised psychometric assessment training to HR, training and line managers. The company works also with teachers who need assessments and resources for the classroom, and parents who want to provide the best for their children in terms of education and career choice. In addition, the company consults with anyone who wishes to learn more about topics such as education, psychology, intelligence, aptitude, personality, stress and so forth.

ETC Consult will be exhibiting at Jobs Expo Dublin on 7-8 May 2016 at Croke Park.

British high street retailer BHS has gone into administration putting 11,000 jobs at risk. It is thought that up to 164 stores could close.

Administrators have said that efforts to find a buyer for the group have been unsuccessful, and that due to a lower than expected cash balance, it is unlikely that the company will meet all it's contractual obligations.

BHS has debts of more than £1.3 billion. This includes a pension fund deficit of £571 million. Both of these obstructed rescue talks over the weekend.

In the meantime the company will trade as usual, and owner Dominic Chappell has promised to work with administrators to find a solution.

“No-one is to blame. It was a combination of bad trading and not being able to raise enough money from the property portfolio. In the end, we just couldn't reach an agreement with Arcadia over pensions,” Chappell told the Press Association.

BHS made headlines last year when it was bought by Retail Acquisitions, which headed by Mr Chappell, for £1 from billionaire Sir Philip Green of the Arcadia retail empire. The Arcadia group bought BHS in 2000 for £200 million.

It has been reported that Green offered £80 million towards the pension deficit. However, the regulator may pursue Arcadia for further payments.

 

Sir Philip Green may face questions from MPs

It is thought that Green may be called before MPs to face questions over the failure of BHS. Work and pensions committee chair Frank Field told the press that he was sure Sir Philip "will be invited." The committee will investigate how the collapse of BHS will affect the Pension Protection Fund. It is also thought that the Pensions Regulator will investigate whether or not Arcadia avoided their pension obligations.

John Mann, a Labour member of the Treasury select committee, has called on Sir Philip to reimburse BHS the £400m of dividends that he took out of the company.

"Sir Philip Green and his family have made millions out of BHS and its hardworking staff. He took over a company with a healthy pension pot, yet when he sold BHS a black hole had appeared in its fund," Mann said.

"There is a very simple and honourable solution to this crisis: repay the dividends, live up to the name he has chosen for his new yacht, 'Lionheart', or lose his knighthood."

The collapse of BHS is the UK’s biggest retail failure since Woolworths in 2008.

 

 

 

Obelisk, the Cavan-based telecoms group is to create 200 new jobs. The news comes after the company raised €6 million in funding to support their expansion in the UK and South Africa.

The news will see a significant increase in employees and revenue. Obelisk currently employs 250 engineers and generates annual revenues in excess of €20 million. Export revenues currently account for 40 per cent of the company's turnover.

Obelisk was founded in 1996 by Colm Murphy and Padraig Brady and provides specialist services to the telecoms and utility sectors. They began by servicing the Irish telecoms sector, but in the past decade they have expanded into power infrastructure projects. It is this that has lead Obelisk to expand into the British and South African markets.

Obelisk funded through scheme for mid-sized Irish companies

Approximately half of the €6 million funding came from the BDO Development Capital Fund. This is an initiative that will provide a total of €225 million to mid-sized companies that show growth potential. The BDO scheme comprises €75 million in funds from the Department of Jobs through Enterprise Ireland. This will be matched with €150 million of private sector funds for investment in Irish companies.

“The global markets for telecommunications and power infrastructure are set for exponential growth and we believe Obelisk has the expertise and experience, coupled with lots of hard work and commitment, to capture a significant part of this growth,” said chief executive Declan O’Neill.

Celsian Education specialises in teaching recruitment. They have been matching exceptional teachers and support staff with fantastic primary, secondary and SEN schools for more than twenty years. Celsian Education has branches all over the UK, each with in-depth local knowledge and specialist insight. They are experts in the education industry, offering a service which is flexible, collaborative and unique. Celsian Education is a trusted recruitment company and a member of APSCo, the Association of Professional Staffing Companies.

Celsian Education will be exhibiting at Jobs Expo Dublin on 7-8 May 2016 at Croke Park.

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