02. August 2012 
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WNS Holdings opens a service centre in Gdynia
One of the key Indian business services providers, WNS Holdings, opens a service centre in Gdynia. It is another investment on Tri-City BPO/SSC market this year. Holding WNS, a company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, is a world leader in providing business services.
The centre in Gdynia will be the second project carried out by the holding in Central and Eastern Europe (after Bucharest). Apart from Romania, the company has its offices in India, Costa Rica, the UK and the Philippines. In addition, WNS has been recently very active on the American market. The growing demand for the services provided by the holding has already resulted in opening a new centre in South Carolina and the acquisition of a South African company that offers outsourcing services.
Łukasz Żelewski, President of the Board of the Pomeranian Development Agency, which coordinates the initiative Invest in Pomerania commented: “What we are witnessing now is the investors’ growing interest in Tri-City, which is being perceived as a perfect location for service centres. In January, OIE Support opened its office here and already employs 120 people. In March Bayer announced setting its shared service centre in Tri-City. In September Metsä Group, a Finish company, will move into its new office.”
WNS has chosen one of the biggest business parks in Tri-City for the location of its office. It is Łużycka Office Park in Gdynia.
Magdalena Renska, Director of Jones Lang LaSalle branch in Gdańsk, Strategic Partner to ABSL, said: “WNS is a dynamic partner that invited us to cooperate on a short-time search for highly efficient modern office space that the company could take over gradually flexibly adjusting its size to the intended employment. Gdynia offered the space that met all the client’s expectations. WNS project is another sign that Tri-City is becoming one of the most significant destination for BPO/SSC investments in Poland. The good news for other companies considering moving to Tri-City is the fact that the office vacancy rate rose and in the second quarter of 2012 amounted to 9,1% of the total supply of 370,000 sq m.”
One of the key factors that influenced the choice of Tri-City as the WNS investment location was the availability of skilled workers on the local market.
The centre in Gdynia will be the second project carried out by the holding in Central and Eastern Europe (after Bucharest). Apart from Romania, the company has its offices in India, Costa Rica, the UK and the Philippines. In addition, WNS has been recently very active on the American market. The growing demand for the services provided by the holding has already resulted in opening a new centre in South Carolina and the acquisition of a South African company that offers outsourcing services.
Łukasz Żelewski, President of the Board of the Pomeranian Development Agency, which coordinates the initiative Invest in Pomerania commented: “What we are witnessing now is the investors’ growing interest in Tri-City, which is being perceived as a perfect location for service centres. In January, OIE Support opened its office here and already employs 120 people. In March Bayer announced setting its shared service centre in Tri-City. In September Metsä Group, a Finish company, will move into its new office.”
WNS has chosen one of the biggest business parks in Tri-City for the location of its office. It is Łużycka Office Park in Gdynia.
Magdalena Renska, Director of Jones Lang LaSalle branch in Gdańsk, Strategic Partner to ABSL, said: “WNS is a dynamic partner that invited us to cooperate on a short-time search for highly efficient modern office space that the company could take over gradually flexibly adjusting its size to the intended employment. Gdynia offered the space that met all the client’s expectations. WNS project is another sign that Tri-City is becoming one of the most significant destination for BPO/SSC investments in Poland. The good news for other companies considering moving to Tri-City is the fact that the office vacancy rate rose and in the second quarter of 2012 amounted to 9,1% of the total supply of 370,000 sq m.”
One of the key factors that influenced the choice of Tri-City as the WNS investment location was the availability of skilled workers on the local market.
