27/09/2010

50 Jobs Created In Mobile Firm

A firm that makes protective covers for mobile phone handsets is to create 50 new jobs in Cork over the next two years, according to the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation.

Batt O'Keeffe revealed today that the 50 new jobs will be across in-house sales, customer service, accounting, engineering, public relations, marketing, web design, graphics, supply chain, human resources and warehousing.

Recruitment is under way after the US-based OtterBox announced it is setting up a new headquarters in Gerorge's Quay, Cork, for the Europe, Middle-East and Africa (EMEA) market.

The firms designs and produces device-specific protective covers for smartphones and handheld mobile phones. OtterBox, which was founded in 1998, is headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado. Minister O'Keeffe described OtterBox as an "innovative firm that has grown rapidly in line with an expanding smartphone market".

(BMcC)

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