A Dundee domestic utilities advisory call centre has announced it will create an extra 40 jobs in the first three months of 2010.

Call Centre Dynamics is set to expand thanks to a £250,000 grant from the Scottish Government’s Regional Selective Assistance in an attempt to boost the company’s workforce by 116, it was reported in the Evening Telegraph.

The funds have also helped establish a second Dundee call centre for the firm.

Human resources manager Bette Smith said: “We need people skills and I think people in Dundee have these. It’s one of the accents that’s accepted across the country - we’re trusted and people like to speak to us.”

“We get a lot of applications for the jobs but we have restricted ourselves to this number to ensure they get proper training and there’s enough time spent with them to sharpen up whatever skills they need. We are delighted with the people we have so far, everyone mixes in so well.”