Firm moves to bigger HQ

And from a base in Whitburn Street, Bridgnorth, Mr Carter set his sights on growing the business.

His efforts paid off this month as he opened his company's new headquarters in Telford with an announcement he was creating 50 new jobs in the town.

They will join Geko's 80 existing employees. And a further 10 jobs are being created at a satellite office in Birmingham.

The move to the former Mitutoyo factory between Hadley Park and Hortonwood has more than doubled the size of the independent business-to-business mobile phone dealer.

Jobs being created include account managers and lead generators in addition to support roles.

The offices were officially opened by Telford Mayor Councillor Malcolm Smith last week.

Managing director Mr Carter, who has overseen the rapid expansion over the past five years, said he was thrilled at the move.

"We are delighted with the relocation to our new head office premises in Telford and are now looking forward to demonstrating our experience by encouraging the local business community to save money on their mobiles.

"Our move to Telford has already afforded us enhanced productivity and greater recruitment opportunities. We are now in a position to welcome more staff to the team and look forward to growing the business throughout 2007."

The company announced its move to the town from its former head office in Bridgnorth last year.

Geko, which offers account management and advice as well as sales, was one of the first mobile phone specialists in the county to supply handheld communications devices, BlackBerrys, to local businesses.

And also at the official opening was Andrew Boden, managing director of Mainline Digital Communications.

Mr Carter said that as an Orange-accredited business mobile dealer, Geko had enjoyed a long-standing relationship with Mainline.

Most recently, Geko was one of only a select number of dealers in the UK to be recognised by Mainline as an exceptional Orange reseller and awarded the accolade of Orange Preferred Stockist.

Plans are also under way for an open day at the Queensway head office on February 8 to allow businesses to take a look round the new premises.

* Geko is offering induction training to all new recruits and continuous internal and external training programmes to aid employee development and to provide opportunities for career progression. Anyone interested in applying for a position at Geko should text "Geko jobs" to 80039 followed by their name and address and they will be sent a recruitment pack.

Picture: At the official opening of the new Geko HQ in Telford are (from left): Andrew Boden, managing director of Mainline; Malcolm Smith, Mayor of Telford and Wrekin and Dave Carter, managing director of Geko.