Partnership for growth

WARRINGTON-based MDS has announced a partnership for growth with Ireland’s biggest telecommunications operator, eircom.
The Irish firm will deploy Birchwood company’s next-generation managed Business Support System (BSS) solution as part of its business expansion strategy.
MDS will provide its revenue and customer management solution which provides infrastructure and hosting services, as well as systems and application management, which will widen eircom’s offer to broaden solutions and services for government, enterprise and SME sectors.
MDS employ 180 staff at their Birchwood Boulevard headquarters, with a further 35 staff based at their Limerick site.
Formed in 1988 when chairman Martin Dawes built one of the first ever Mobile Virtual Network Operators in the world, the business has grown in status and is now a recognised world market leader.
Matt Hooper, chief marketing officer at MDS, said: “At all stages of our relationship, MDS and eircom Business have worked collaboratively to establish a solution that will facilitate eircom Business’s plans for expansion and growth.
“MDS’s proven managed service expertise enables eircom Business to focus on maximising new market opportunities and optimising customer care interactions to the highest standards, while we focus on the application, infrastructure and process management. We look forward to partnering with eircom Business on this journey.”
Steve Park, managing director of business regeneration group Warrington & Co said: “MDS are a prime example of market leading innovation within their sector and it is fabulous they have developed this partnership to assist eircom Business which will, I am sure, assist their own growth. “Warrington has a burgeoning strength in telecom’s and it is great to see a homegrown business like MDS at the forefront”.