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| Tesco to create 1,000 bank jobs | Tesco to create 1,000 bank jobs |
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| Tesco Bank is to create 1,000 jobs in Newcastle with the opening of a new customer service centre. | Tesco Bank is to create 1,000 jobs in Newcastle with the opening of a new customer service centre. |
| The firm, the UK's largest supermarket bank, is aiming to fill the first 500 positions by the end of next year. | The firm, the UK's largest supermarket bank, is aiming to fill the first 500 positions by the end of next year. |
| It will be based at the Quorum Business Park and will manage customer sales and service for the bank's home and motor insurance customers. | It will be based at the Quorum Business Park and will manage customer sales and service for the bank's home and motor insurance customers. |
| A £2m grant was provided by regional development agency One North East to attract the firm to the city. | A £2m grant was provided by regional development agency One North East to attract the firm to the city. |
| Benny Higgins, chief executive of Tesco Bank, said: "Newcastle is the ideal home for our new insurance customer service centre. | Benny Higgins, chief executive of Tesco Bank, said: "Newcastle is the ideal home for our new insurance customer service centre. |
| "The North East of England has strong experience in customer services and the financial sector, with a well qualified and enthusiastic workforce. | "The North East of England has strong experience in customer services and the financial sector, with a well qualified and enthusiastic workforce. |
| "The city is a great fit for our business and as it develops we will be investing even more in the region over the coming years." | "The city is a great fit for our business and as it develops we will be investing even more in the region over the coming years." |
| The remaining 500 jobs are to be created at the Longbenton site within the next five years. |