Bangalore technology firm to create 1,000 jobs in West Yorkshire, mayor reveals

A BANGALORE-BASED technology and business company, Mphasis, will create 1,000 jobs in West Yorkshire, according to the regional mayor who recently returned from a visit to India.

West Yorkshire mayor Tracy Brabin led a trade mission to India and announced last Friday (30) that she had secured a multi-million-pound investment for the region.

Mphasis anticipates the investment will be completed over the next two years; it has a workforce of 500 in Leeds.

“I’m delighted Mphasis has chosen to invest millions of pounds here in West Yorkshire, and proud to have them as part of our business community and partners in driving the region forward,” said Brabin.

“These 1,000 new jobs will have a transformative impact on our economy and create exciting career opportunities for the people of West Yorkshire,” the mayor added.

“We are proud to invest in West Yorkshire, and to build on the launch of Mphasis’ first insurance domain onshore centre in the UK in Leeds last year,” said Anurag Bhatia, senior vice

president and head of Europe at Mphasis.

“We are setting out to create a thousand jobs to drive growth in the West Yorkshire region, to actively address the UK’s digital skills shortage and support the next wave of talent in the local business community and beyond.

“We look forward to working with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, as well as schools and universities, to inspire many more promising candidates of all backgrounds to embark on longterm careers across key digital skill sets that will help create a more diverse and stronger tech sector.”

According to official statistics, India is the second-largest source of foreign direct investment into the UK after the US, with trade in goods between West Yorkshire and India estimated to be worth more than £360 million.