DORSET, England — Independent ATM remanufacture and refurbishment specialist TestLink has created 45 new electronic engineering jobs at its U.K. and Czech technical facilities.
According to a news release, TestLink has increased staffing levels by 30 percent to keep up with global demand for its ATM services.
Thirty new repair technicians have been recruited at Poole, England, where TestLink carries out work including ATM remanufacture; refurbishment and modifications; security upgrades; ATM asset and estate management; and ATM cassette testing, configuration and refurbishment.
The other 15 new engineering roles are in Prague, where TestLink has won a major pan-European contract to repair chip and PIN credit card terminals. A further seven jobs are expected to be created there as demand continues to rise.
TestLink's OEM-trained technicians in Prague repair and refurbish thousands of broken chip and PIN terminals every month. Damaged units are shipped in from France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Spain, Poland and Ireland.
Testing, configuration and refurbishment of secure chip and PIN terminals to the Triple DES encryption standard is a complex process that requires full OEM accreditation plus OEM-approved software. And chip and PIN terminal repairs represent a major growth area for TestLink, as the company helps credit card terminal service organizations and distributors to maximize their operational efficiency.
"In these tough economic times it is great that there is some good news about jobs," said TestLink managing director Greg Hughes. "ATM deployers and service organizations now more than ever need to reduce costs through innovative alternatives to the established OEM-dominated market and TestLink clearly continues to deliver this."
