The company, which helps to reduce the carbon footprint of business IT equipment, will grow its staff base from 120 to a team of 220 by the end of 2025.
The jobs come on the back of a £5.6 million investment from the group and will support Vyta’s growth. The company collects, refurbishes, recycles and resells retired IT equipment while ensuring complete data destruction for data-bearing items.
This process protects organisations against data leaks while also contributing to the circular economy and a reduced environmental impact. Vyta said it has seen increased demand for its services as businesses strive to meet stringent sustainability targets while complying with data regulations.
Philip McMichael, founder and CEO, Vyta Group, said, “Undoubtedly, 2022 was an exciting year for Vyta, having enjoyed significant growth and with the completion of the FGD acquisition. In 2023, we want to build on that and drive further expansion across not only Ireland and the UK, but further afield in Europe.
“In order to achieve these ambitious growth plans, we need to invest in the business and hire more people. Our team will enable us stand out in what is a highly competitive market, allowing us to adhere to most stringent industry standards, and help us maintain our commitment to delivering the best customer service in the industry.
“In turn, it will also allow us to make strides towards our wider business aims including consolidating our market share, becoming the best-in-class ITAD services provider in Europe, and growing the circular economy.”
The new roles will span a range of departments within the business including finance, marketing, customer experience, service delivery, business development, operations, logistics, compliance, engineering, retail and business support. The positions will be located across all three of Vyta’s sites in Dublin, Belfast and Essex.
The £5.6 million investment will also enable Vyta to add to its fleet of collection and shredding vehicles as demand grows. The company carries out a secure collection of retired IT equipment across Ireland, the UK and the EU with equipment and vehicles tracked throughout their journey. In addition, the company’s mobile shredding service, DiskShred, can shred items into pieces as small as 6mm to ensure data and old storage media is completely destroyed onsite.
McMichael is pictured above (left), alongside Katie Fearon, the company’s group head of people (centre), and Faye Thomas, CCO (right).