Robin Newton MBE MLA

Robin Newton East Belfast DUP MLA has welcomed the news that financial services company Fortis in partnership with Tesco will be recruiting 1,500 jobs some of which will be located in their Belfast offices. Fortis is already a major investor in Northern Ireland and the potential jobs spin off from this new business partnership presents us with an opportunity to push for further investment.

Robin Newton said,

“Fortis is a global player with Headquarters in New York and this exciting expansion plan is another piece of welcome news for the Northern Ireland economy.

The innovative partnership with supermarket giant Tesco is stimulating and will give encouragement to local business organisations as they face up to these difficult trading times.

Northern Ireland is in a good position to make a bid for a significant number of these jobs to be located in the Belfast offices. We have a low rental and purchase office costs for excellent office space vis-à-vis other parts of the UK, highly qualified, skilled, well motivated people and a first-class work ethos.

This is an opportunity we should capitalise on and we must not be found wanting.”