Irish IT company Data Solutions is to create 20 new jobs as part of a €5m investment, which will also be used to expand into the UK market.

The new jobs will bring total employment at the Dublin-headquartered firm to 40.

Data Solutions is opening a new office in Reading, with plans to grow its UK to the same size as its Irish business by 2018.

The 20 new positions are being divided evenly between Data Solutions’ Dublin base and its Reading office. Roles are spread across technical support, sales and marketing and will be filled by 2018.

Established in 1991, Data Solutions is a distributor of data centre, security and unified communications solutions in Ireland and the UK.

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Speaking about the hiring and investment, Michael O’Hara, group managing director of Data Solutions, said: “We’ve achieved exponential growth in the Irish market over the past few years and now we want to do that in the UK. We have a strong network there already and we’re bolstered by our new partnerships to grow a real presence now.”

Pictured are (from left) Michael O'Hara, managing director, Data Solutions; Andrew Brewerton, channel manager, Nutanix; and Sean Fane, UK managing director, Data Solutions