Global human resources firm Ceridian has opened its main UK operational centre at Braehead.
Enterprise Minister Fergus Ewing performed the official opening
for the new hi-tech offices at Titanium Business Park,
Braehead, which represent a substantial £16m investment by the
company in Scotland. Over 300 staff are currently located at the
Braehead facility and the company plans to increase this to around
600 over the next five years.
Last year, First Minister Alex Salmond showed Scottish
Government support for the venture by announcing an £1.83m funding
package from Scottish Enterprise. This was made up of £1.7m in
Regional Selective Assistance (RSA) and a Training Plus grant of
£134,000. The company's investment in Scotland has also been
assisted by Scottish Development International.
Ceridian provides a range of HR services to clients including
Asda, RBS and Whitbread. Their highly skilled staff work in a
variety of areas including HR administration, payroll processing,
employee assistance programme support, finance and expense
management. The company's IT development and technical support
teams will also be housed at Braehead.
Mr Ewing said: "We are doing all we can to ensure the strongest
possible economic recovery and to create and safeguard jobs across
Scotland. That's why it's extremely pleasing to open the offices of
an international company like Ceridian at Braehead.
"The decision to expand the Scottish operation, which is now its
largest centre of excellence in the UK, is testament to the quality
and skills of the local workforce and the reputation and strength
of staff.
"The Scottish Government recently launched its International Trade
and Investment Strategy and this sets out how our international
trade and investment arm, Scottish Development International, will
work with other public and private sector partners to deliver
Scotland's global economic goals and states that we have to
continue to attract and support more sustainable inward investment
opportunities. Ceridian is an excellent example of how this can be
achieved."
Source: Scottish Enterprise