Edge Testing opens Manchester Digital Testing Hub

Edge Testing Solutions, part of Eurofins Digital Testing, has opened another UK office, this time in Manchester city centre, to service the company’s Northern clients and continue its UK-wide growth.

The Manchester-based Digital Test Hub (DTH) will join hubs in Belshill and Birmingham. The company’s DTH meet requirements for a low cost, on-demand testing services, and position Edge Testing as a challenger to offshored testing providers. The DTH can be accessed easily by organisations looking for a remote testing service for applications and back-office systems.

Edge Testing’s third DTH has already created five new jobs in the area, with the aim of creating 60 new jobs in the area over the next two years, from experienced test managers and test analysts to trainee software testers.

Offering a wide range of testing services, Edge Testing provides device and compatibility testing, website monitoring and website performance testing to usability and accessibility testing, functional testing, regression testing, cyber security testing and test automation as well as an expert consultancy service.

The software testing consultancy addresses the shortage of testing skills in the UK by building a pool of trained testers through the Edge Test Academy. All Edge Testing’s employees are required to pass the testing certification ISTQB within the first six months of employment, and there is also further in-house training available.

Edge Testing will be holding a Manchester Recruitment Open Day event on 20 March 2019. Job seekers in the Manchester area with existing experience in software testing are welcome to discuss opportunities available at Edge Testing.

Recently launched, the company’s Academy as a Service offers benefits employees as a fast-track development program, and enables clients to develop their own ‘super-charged’ testing resources without the burden of recruitment.

Sharon Hamilton, Managing Director, Edge Testing, commented: “We chose Manchester as our third English base and location for our Northern DTH as the city and wider region both have a strong technology focus and reputation. There is also plenty of talent accessible from the local universities and colleges. Our flexible testing models have proven a huge success with our customers and have been a key part of our success in the Midlands, London and Scotland. The North is a highly-valued area for us and our aim is to increase our existing client base across the region.”

Edge Testing has a UK-wide team of over 260 people. The company has seen growth year-on-year and boasts some of the UK’s premier testing thought leaders and experts in the industry.