A hugely successful specialist insurance broker in Gwent has tracked down the perfect new home for its expanding business at Mamhilad Park, Pontypool.
Burgeoning insurance business Quote Detective outgrew its premises at Cwmbran’s Springboard Innovation Centre and has now taken 4,000 sq ft of space at Johnsey Estates owned Mamhilad Park Estate.
Quote Detective currently employs 28 contact centre staff.
James Crawford, Chief Executive Officer of Johnsey Estates, which owns Mamhilad Park Estate, said: “Technology concerns such as Quote Detective are at the top of our hit list in terms of businesses we are looking to attract to locate to Mamhilad Park Estate.
“The park, with its unrivalled facilities, communications infrastructure and rural peaceful setting, is perfect for the type of work these high technology businesses do which is why we’re so pleased to welcome Quote Detective to Mamhilad Park Estate.”
Quote Detective Chief Executive David Harlow said: “Quote Detective is ‘phone based insurance business. We have plans to boost Quote Detective staffing levels up to 45-50 by Easter 2018 and to 65 by this time next year.”
“The space that we have taken here at Mamhilad Park Estate, Pontypool, is ideal for our expanding needs. Johnsey Estates have been unbelievably accommodating in meeting our precise needs for which we are very grateful. We have a wing of a building here of approximately 4,000 sq ft and have the ability to expand onsite when the need arises.
“The location has first-class transport links, the business park has good cabling infrastructure, efficient and helpful management and we have a hard-working, local workforce.”
Quote Detective is an insurance broker, owned by Next Risk solutions Ltd. The business works with leading businesses in the world of insurance broking and online quote comparison sites. Prospective Quote Detective employees need good work ethic, basic numeracy and bags of ambition.