Ebiquity Relocates to Tyneside
One of Europe’s leading media monitoring companies is relocating to the region from London and will create new jobs when it opens a state-of-the-art centre in Tyne and Wear.
Ebiquity is to invest over £1m in the relocation to create a world class processing centre at Quorum Business Park, North Tyneside, after support from Tyne and Wear Development Company and One North East.
The AIM listed company’s new 18,000 sq ft facility will see its current operational centre in London and an office in Newcastle merged into one single centre.
The new centre will initially employ 210 people – including 60 new posts – in a range of roles from media analysts to team leaders and quality control officers. All roles at the existing regional office will transfer to Quorum.
Ebiquity delivers a range of media monitoring and analytical services for clients in the UK, Europe, US, Australia and the Far East. The new centre will supply services to clients in up to 30 different languages.
Tyne and Wear Development Company has been working closely with Ebiquity to attract the investment to Tyne and Wear. It has been advising the company since the beginning of the project on the opportunities in the area, property locations, finance and applications for funding.
Thanks to this support, Ebiquity has been successful in securing funding of £200,000 from One North East through the Grant for Business Investment Scheme (GBI) towards the project. The new centre will be fitted out to the highest specification and will operate an extensive training and development programme for employees.
Paul Adams from Ebiquity said: “This is an exciting investment for Ebiquity and we’re delighted to be opening a truly world class centre at Quorum. We have a great opportunity to achieve growth around the world and this is a fantastic location from which to do it.
“Quorum has superb facilities, the transport infrastructure is excellent and we have a great skills base here including a vibrant community of international language speakers who are essential to support our worldwide products.
The support available in this area is also excellent. We had a choice between Ireland and Tyneside and one of the key reasons we came here was the help we received.
“Tyne and Wear Development Company pulled out all the stops to help us relocate here and were a great confidante and advisor. Any issues that cropped up were tackled immediately. We’re also very grateful to Quorum for its support and One North East for the funding.”
Paul Buie, manager of Tyne and Wear Development Company, said: “This is a major coup for the area as we faced genuine competition from Ireland to attract the investment. Fortunately, Tyne and Wear Development Company and its partners have been able to provide the support needed and demonstrate the undoubted qualities of the region once again.
“Ebiquity is a global name and another great addition to the portfolio at Quorum. Initially the project will create around 60 new posts but the company has signed a long-term lease and there is good potential for growth in the years ahead.”
Ebiquity will take the first floor of building Q5 at Quorum and has received a raft of support from the park’s travel co-ordinator, Laura Kerry, including analysis, travel surgeries and help in setting up a corporate travel scheme to assist the move.
Fergus Trim, development director at Quorum said: “We are thrilled that Ebiquity have chosen Quorum as the new home for this exciting part of their business. We were in competition with other locations both nationally and internationally so it is great news that these high quality digital media jobs are coming to the North East.”
One North East Director of Business and Industry, Ian Williams, said: “Ebiquity is a high-quality company operating globally at the forefront of its field so I am pleased our investment has helped secure the company’s future in the North East.”