International consultancy chooses Belfast for new hub creating 12 jobs

International consultancy firm Leyton UK has chosen Belfast as the location for a new professional-services hub which is expected to create 12 jobs over the next two years.

The company has established the operation at Metro House in Belfast after considering a number of alternative locations across Great Britain and Ireland.

Invest Northern Ireland has offered £66,000 towards the creation of the new positions.

New Belfast professional-services hub

Leyton UK provides consultancy services to businesses seeking to make use of tax incentives, with specialists working across areas including science, engineering and software.

The 12 new Belfast jobs will span a range of disciplines including business development, consultancy and finance.

George McKinney, Interim Director of International Business at Invest NI, said the agency had worked with Leyton through a number of location visits and discussions before the company selected Northern Ireland.

He said the decision represented an endorsement of Northern Ireland’s skilled workforce and business environment.

Part of company’s UK and Ireland expansion

Brian Graham, Managing Director of Leyton UK and Ireland, said establishing the Belfast hub was an important part of the company’s long-term growth strategy across the UK and Ireland.

He said engagement with Invest NI had highlighted Northern Ireland’s skilled workforce and the potential to use Belfast as a base from which the company could support its clients.

Leyton UK’s operation forms part of the wider French-owned Leyton group.

Invest NI — Leyton UK chooses Northern Ireland for new professional services hub