250 new position are to come on-stream in Co. Wexford.

Waterford based customer contact solutions provider Eishtec says the jobs by are to be in place by October 2013 as part of a major expansion via a new custom built facility in Drinagh.

It currently employs 400 people in its Waterford site at the Cleaboy Business Park and these additional jobs will bring its total workforce to 650 across the South-East region of Ireland.

Brian Barry is one of the co-founders of Eishtec.

"We are particularly encouraged by this growth because in January 2012 we announced 250 jobs for Waterford and, based on delivering strong performance to date, we have been able to grow beyond that figure to 400. We want to acknowledge the personal interest and support of Minister Bruton and the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation as well as the ongoing support of Enterprise Ireland in our growth to date and these new jobs will be subject to their continued assistance" he said.

While the Minister for Jobs Richard Bruton has also welcomed the move.

"This is an Irish company, founded by three former employees of a multinational, winning business in a highly competitive market, and growing employment in a part of the country which has suffered from high levels of unemployment" he said.

"Through continued implementation of the Action Plan for Jobs I am determined to ensure that companies like Eishtec can continue to start-up, grow, and create the jobs we need".

Growth following UK expansion

The growth is on the back of Eishtec securing an expansion to an existing contract with EE - the company behind the UK telecommunications brands Orange, T-Mobile and EE. 

EE is a new brand that recently launched the first mobile 4G network in Britain.

Eishtec will expand its support for Orange and T-Mobile customers with smartphone service and technical care including Android and iPhone.

The firm was set up by Heather Reynolds, Brian Barry and Colm Tracey in May 2011 with 9 employees. 

The company is now recruiting for service and technical support roles with all training provided by Eishtec.