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January 2005


New staff aid 999 crisis

 Merseyside's crisis-hit 999 call centres are getting 48 new staff. The largest intake of calls and response staff yet by Merseyside police comes after claims that understaffing was leading to unbearable stress and walkouts.

Police | read more


Drives service improvements at Colchester Borough

Colchester Borough Council has refurbished its Customer Service Centre, extended its range of eGovernment services, and set up a call-handling facility based on Macfarlane CallPlus technology in an initiative designed to improve service quality.

Macfarlane | read more


Call centre jobs moved to India

Workers at a Liverpool call centre face losing their jobs after they were told they

were being outsourced to India.

IBM | read more


Busy times at Technical Helpline

A technical helpline for owners of new computers was flooded with more than 25,000 calls over Christmas.

TechGuys | read more


Busy times at contact centre

In its 18-year history, leisurewear giant Cotton Traders recorded the most successful Christmas sales

Cotton Traders | read more


Achieves COPC certification

ClientLogic Corporation has achieved COPC certification or re-certification in three

of its flagship European contact centres..

ClientLogic | read more


Oracle Marketing - Reverses outsource trend

A Birmingham-based telemarketing firm is reversing the trend and expanding its

call centre business rather than offshoring to the Far East.

Oracle Marketing | read more


Expands Contact Centre operation in Ireland

The Capita Group Plc ('Capita') announces that it has signed a major contract with Ireland's leading provider of fixed telecommunications, eircom, worth approximately €20 million (approximately £14 million)(1) over three years.

Capita | read more



January 2005 - Index