PlayStation fixers move to county

The company will be located in St Columb Major's business park

Up to 185 new jobs are to be created in Cornwall with the relocation of a hi-tech company.

Infoteam International Services, which is currently in Uxbridge, is to move its operation to purpose-built premises in St Columb Major, near Newquay.

The company repairs Sony PlayStation game consoles.

The South West Regional Development Agency (RDA) has given the company a grant of £900,000 to help its move to the county.

Competitive county

The company had considered moving to Slovakia before being offered the grant from a Department of Trade and Industry's scheme, through the RDA.

The firm's chief executive, Glen Coffey, said: "There have been several electronics companies that have announced quite harsh redundancies in Plymouth and in parts of Cornwall, but we can train these people to be able to do the jobs that we have to offer."

Last year saw hundreds of electronics job cuts announced in the South West, including 600 jobs at Bookham Technology's fibre-optics plant in Paignton and 120 posts in Plymouth by Murata Manufacturing.

St Columb's mayor, Derren Hancock, said it was a sign that Cornwall could be competitive.

He said: "It's absolutely brilliant news. It's great for St Columb and all of the Restormel area.

"We've been fortunate over the past few years that several big companies have come down. It does show that people are willing to invest into Cornwall."