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Outsource Training and Skills Ltd had started trading,
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for the benefit of the company's 2,500 employees. This is in addition to an existing employee benefit trust established in 1990 which owns 18 per cent of the company, and the 1.5 per cent stake held by the charity Your
Ambition. Retaining a 29 per cent stake in the business, Cooper announced in
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Business Technology Centre Ltd was formed, taking over the operational contracts and services of the original company. An employee-owned business since January 2020, it operates across the UK and Ireland, with its head office in Essex.
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