The head of HomeServe USA, which sells and services utility warranties, said it could nearly double its Chattanooga work force in a year to more than 230 people because of better than expected business.
“We have growth ambitions in the next year equal to this year,” Jonathan King, the company’s chief executive, said during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday at HomeServe’s Chattanooga call center at The Pointe Centre office park.
King said HomeServe has employed 137 people in the city since moving into its office space off East Brainerd Road last November.
“We’re getting fuller faster than expected,” he said, citing a 70 percent uptick in contracts over the past year.
The company has vacant space above its ground-level call center, though more hiring depends on continued business growth, the Stamford, Conn.-based CEO said.