Edge Testing Solutions, which opened a Digital Test Hub in Manchester last March, has won seven new contracts worth more than £3m.
The new contracts are for a high street retailer, two universities, NHS Blood and Transfusion service, the Department of Education, a Glasgow based e-commerce start-up and a gas distribution network provider.
Testing services will be delivered from its offices in Manchester, Birmingham, London and near Glasgow.
Edge Testing will be managing testing services for a Manchester-based university, combining both onsite and remote delivery from its Digital Test Hub in central Manchester, while another new contract with a West London university will be supported by Edge Testing’s London team.
Sharon Hamilton, MD of Edge Testing, said: “All of the new contract wins have provided a significant boost to our plans for growth in England. They are also a strong indication of our expertise, track record and reputation within the public sector, retail, utility and education sectors.”
Edge Testing’s Digital Test Hubs were established to meet requirements for a low cost, on-demand testing service supplied within the UK. They operate as a challenger to the offshore model as can be accessed easily by organisations looking for a remote testing service for their in-house applications and back-office systems.
The original Digital Test Hub was opened near Glasgow in 2013, followed by Birmingham in 2017, and Manchester in 2019. The company’s Digital Test Hub in Manchester initially created five new jobs, but Edge Testing aims to create an additional 60 in the North over the next two years, from experienced test managers and test analysts to trainee software testers.
