MUMBAI: L&T Infotech today announced setting up of a European software development and maintenance centre in Belfast in Northern Ireland. The investment, which is supported by Invest Northern Ireland (Invest NI), is expected to help create 85 new high quality jobs in Northern Ireland within the next one year, the company said in a release here.

The Belfast Centre will be located in the Northern Ireland Science Park and act as a right shore centre for L&T Infotech to help it enhance its presence in the European market. The Centre will be actively involved in development work for all of the company’s services and products.
L&T Infotech CEO Sudip Banerjee said, the company saw tremendous opportunities in providing leading companies in the UK and Europe with its world class solutions.
“We will be looking to grow our business rapidly in the coming years”, he said adding that the new Centre would support both European and other global clients.  Northern Ireland has a proven track record in providing a large pool of talented people and an extremely conducive business environment and we intend to leverage this to our global advantage.