July 3, 2007
Swinney opens McSence contact centre
The new McSence contact centre in Mayfield, which has created 30 jobs locally, has been officially opened.
Swinney opens McSence contact centre
03.07.07
The new McSence contact centre in Mayfield, which has created 30 jobs locally, has been officially opened.
John Swinney, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth, opened the state-of-the-art centre at the
It will specialise in providing jobs and training for unemployed and disadvantaged people in the local area by using technology to enable people with physical disabilities to ‘tap into’ the contact centre remotely and work from home.
McSence chief executive Brian Tannerhill said: “McSence exists to create jobs and opportunities for local people and makes money to reinvest back into the community. We are always looking at new ideas that enable us to grow as a business and give more back to the community.
“We are particularly proud of the approach we are taking to provide good, flexible jobs for people with disabilities – this is the sort of innovation that keeps McSence at the forefront of social business.”
McSence Communication is the latest business in the social enterprise group. It has been developed in partnership with charities including Leonard Cheshire, the Thalidomide Trust and the Diageo Foundation along with funding from the European Regeneration Development Fund and Communities Scotland through the Futurebuilders Scotland programme.
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