GraceKennedy To Invest In Major BPO Facility In Downtown Kingston

2024-04-06 06:17:11 Business

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GK Investments Limited, a subsidiary of GraceKennedy Limited, has announced that it has entered into a lease arrangement with the Postal Corporation of Jamaica (?Jamaica Post?), for a section of property located at 6-10 Camp Road in downtown Kingston which also houses the Kingston Central Sorting Office (?CSO?).

Under the terms of its deal with the Jamaica Post, GK Investments will lease the second floor of the building, measuring some 59,000 square feet of real estate - with the potential for that space to increase to over 200,000 square feet - and will have the right to sub-lease the space to third parties.

?We are excited about this project because of the role we know it will play in the redevelopment of downtown Kingston, as well as the creation of a minimum of 500 to a maximum of 4,000 jobs,? said Steven Whittingham, Managing Director of GK Investments. He disclosed that the second floor of the building would be renovated particularly with a view to making it ?Business Process Outsourcing? (?BPO?) friendly.

He continued, ?Our goal is to make this the leading BPO facility in Kingston, and the preferred place of choice for employers and employees in the BPO sector. In addition to housing BPO operations, it will also include skills training facilities, which will in turn help to supply the BPO sector with the requisite talent. There will also be facilities and amenities that will serve those who will work there.? Mr Whittingham advised that he was unable to speak to the cost of renovating of the space, noting that this would be determined by the specifics of the layout required by the BPO occupants. He also disclosed that discussions with prospective occupants are in the final stages and that there would be an announcement when contracts are signed.

For additional information you can contact GraceKennedy at:

Tel: (876) 922-3440-9

Website: http://gracekennedy.com/rewards

Email: gracekennedy@gkco.com

Address: GraceKennedy Limited
73 Harbour Street, Kingston
Jamaica