Hull call centre project backed by Levelling Up Fund

Plans to create a new call centre in Hull with the potential to create up to 200 jobs have been supported by Hull City Council’s Levelling Up Fund.Clearanswer Call Centre Ltd has been awarded £283,403 towards its project at Essex House on Manor Street.The company plans to revamp the first floor office space into a 120-seat call centre, as well as upgrade its IT system infrastructure.This would facilitate further workspace for employment in addition to about 200 full-time equivalent roles already projected.Clearanswer Call Centre also plans to relocate the current reception and HR areas of Essex House from the first floor to the ground floor.The funding, which amounts to 50 per cent of the project costs, has come from the council’s government-backed Levelling Up Fund.Cllr Paul Drake-Davis, portfolio holder for regeneration at the council, said: “I am delighted that the council is able to support this project through Levelling Up Funding.”The applicant proposes to create hundreds of new city centre jobs, something which is one of the council’s priorities and which will help to boost Hull’s wider economy.”