Notts software firm to create 150 jobs

Ruddington-based software firm Ideagen says it is set to create 150 jobs over the next 12-18 months.

Ideagen develops software solutions to help businesses operating in highly regulated markets meet their QHSE (quality, health and safety and environment) and GRC (governance, risk and compliance) obligations and mitigate their risks.

CEO of Ideagen, Ben Dorks, said: “The market for our products is growing as increasing numbers of businesses are using them to reduce the administrative burden traditionally associated with a variety of regulations and recommendations. Our products allow these processes to be streamlined, easily accessed by multiple people, and our cloud-hosting options make them portable and transferable.

“We operate across a number of industries, so although some of our clients have been badly hit by coronavirus, such as those in aviation, we’ve seen an increase in activity from companies in other sectors, such as life sciences and healthcare.”

In August, Ideagen announced the acquisition of competitor Qualsys in a £15.6m deal.

Last month the firm revealed that it had made a loss of £134,000 for the year-ending April 30 on the back of a year. Despite this, revenues increasedd by 21% to £56.6m

Dorks explained: “We moved quickly at the beginning of the pandemic to restructure our business. This strategy has worked really well for us and we now have a very solid foundation on which to continue to grow in the future.”

Over the next 12-18 months, Ideagen will be creating 150 new jobs based in Ruddington, to the south of Nottingham. The jobs are all full-time, permanent positions and they will be across the business’s customer support, sales and marketing functions. As well as roles for experienced professionals there will also be positions for new graduates and some apprenticeships are also being offered.

The new starters will be able to join the existing head office team in a state-of-the-art new office in Ruddington, which is also officially being opened today.

Ben added: “Nottingham is our home and we are very proud of this city. We are committed to being here for the long term and opening our fantastic new office in Ruddington today shows the strength of our commitment. While we can’t all work in the office at the moment, we have a superb facility here for when people want to come back to an office environment and I very much look forward to that day.”