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Barnsley’s Digital Media Centre announces 50 jobs created and global reach

Companies in Barnsley’s Digital Media Centre are bringing business into the town from across the globe.

The landmark building in Barnsley town centre has recently celebrated its strongest ever year with the highest occupancy levels since opening in 2008.

The centre has also seen 50 new jobs being created in the past year as a result of many tenants considerably growing their businesses.

Companies in the centre are now bringing business to the town from as far as Morocco, New Zealand and America.

Bob’s Business Ltd, an Information Security Awareness training provider has experienced significant growth in recent months which has resulted in an office move within the centre. The security experts have won contracts in Morocco and New Zealand within the last month and are looking forward to winning more.

Melanie Oldham, director of Bob’s Business, explained “It’s so great to be recognised and have our services used by any organisation, but to be commissioned for work at the other side of the world is even more thrilling.

“We have recently won a number of contracts outside of the UK and with more to come in the not so distant future it’s a very exciting prospect for a small business in South Yorkshire.”

Procentus Consulting, an international management training and leadership development consultancy based in the DMC, delivers contracts as far away as the Middle East.

Meanwhile Bigfoot Digital, an internet marketing business which has recently taken on two new members of staff, manages the social media for American business Munchkin, assisting the baby product brand in penetrating the UK market.

Gareth Scargill, the Digital Media Centre’s manager said “We’re very proud of the work being done by the businesses in the centre, not just here in Barnsley, but across the world.

“This shows how important the digital businesses in Barnsley are – and we’re always on the lookout for like-minded companies to join the DMC’s network.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Clare Burnett .