Sunderland Software City celebrate Four Million investment Sunderland’s reputation for supporting software excellence has been given another boost, thanks to a recent £4 million investment. As well as cementing the city as a world leader in software innovation, it will create a further 350 jobs in the industry. Sunderland Software City received £1.86 million from the European Regional Development Fund, along with match funding from Sunderland City Council. They will now work to develop knowledge assets and physical infrastructure by providing services to develop and grow the North East software industry. Delta Controls Orcaview Download Chrome on this page. Chief executive officer at Sunderland Software City Bernie Callaghan is now on a mission to get Sunderland recognised nationally and internationally as the home of software innovation.

He commented: “ Although this is a hugely ambitious target, we feel we ahve made tremendous progress in the last few years and are looking forward to taking the project to the next level. “This news follows a great deal of hard work behind the scenes between ourselves, Sunderland City Council and the European Regional Development team at the Department of Communities and Local Government, and I’d like to personally thank all those involved.” Since it was established in 2008, Sunderland Software City has helped over 200 established business and start ups, as well as creating nearly 100 new knowledge intensive jobs. The latest investment will contribute further to enterprise development activity, as well as funding an enhanced and extended support officer for businesses.

Lesley Callaghan, Founder and Director. Lesley founded Callaghan Marketing in 2011 and in addition to running the company in the UK and Spain, she is also a Member of the Advisory Board for DMW Hexagon, a California based investment banking and consulting services company working in the digital media industry, and a Non-Executive Director. Sunderland and Durham Area - Jobs, Economic and Business News Sunderland and Durham. SkyscraperCity daily menu » rate. The council is also part of Sunderland Software City, a regional scheme to encourage the North East's IT industry and make the area an attractive location for software businesses. Bernie Callaghan, chief executive of.