Aegis Limited, the leading global outsourcing services provider and part of the Essar Group, has announced it is to enter the UK and European market for the first time, creating 600 new jobs in Manchester.

The 600 roles will be at a new customer centre in Manchester, which is expected to open later this year. Aegis then plans a further significant expansion across various countries in Continental Europe, where a number of additional customer service centres will be opened during the next two years.

Aegis, which is one of the world’s largest outsourcing businesses with over 50,000 employees across 50 locations globally, is entering the UK and European outsourcing market at a time of strong

forecast market growth.