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Chorley-based Utiligroup to expand creating 45 jobs

Utiligroup, a provider of software solutions and services to the energy and utilities industry, has signed a lease to move to new offices in Chorley creating room for 45 new jobs in the process.

The move to the 16,000 sq ft business premises will almost double the size of the company’s headquarters.

The new roles include: Java Developers, Software Test Analysts, Business Analysts, Software Engineers, Project Managers and many more.

CEO of Utiligroup, Matthew Hirst, said: “In the last seven months, we have increased our headcount from 85 to 105 people across all areas of the business.

“We are investing heavily in both our people and our software and services proposition, in order to meet market demand and reach our ambitious growth targets.

“We firmly believe in expanding our unique offering to new and existing energy and utilities providers, while proactively targeting new business; our move to the new flagship building indicates our genuine desire to extend our footprint in the market.”

Utiligroup, which completed a £16.1 million MBO in 2014, supplies software and services to over 30 of the active UK energy suppliers and leading industry participants.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Sophia Taha .