Allstate Northern Ireland

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Allstate in Northern Ireland
Company type Subsidiary
Industry Software & Technology
Founded1999;26 years ago (1999)
Headquarters Belfast, Northern Ireland
Key people
Stephen McKeown, Managing Director
Products Software
Parent Allstate
Website www.allstateni.com

Allstate in Northern Ireland, also styled as Allstate NI, is a digital centre of excellence based in Belfast and Derry in Northern Ireland.

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As of 2023, the company employs around 2,400 workers. [1]

History

The company was previously known as "Northbrook Technology". As of May 7, 2008, Northbrook Technology was rebranded to Allstate in Northern Ireland. [2] [3]

The company established its first office in Corporation Street, Belfast. The company then moved its headquarters to a larger building in Lanyon Place. In 2018 they moved into a new building in Mays Meadow.

In 2008 they opened another two offices in Derry Strabane. [2] [4] The Strabane office was due to close in 2023, with employees continuing to work from home. [5]

In 2015, Allstate in Northern Ireland opened an Extreme Agile software development lab and learning space (CompoZed Labs) [6] in its Belfast headquarters. [7]

Leadership

In March 2023, Stephen McKeown became Vice President and Managing Director at Allstate NI. [8]

Awards

Allstate NI has won business awards at local and national level, including two Queen's Award for Enterprise. [9] for 'Best Enterprise and International Trade' in 2005 for 'Enterprise - Sustainable Development' in 2014.

In 2022, the company won 11 business and corporate awards, including Digital DNA’s Workplace of the Year. [10]

References

  1. Official website
  2. 1 2 "30. Allstate NI - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  3. "Overview - Allstate Northern Ireland". www.allstate.com. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  4. "36-hours-in-londonderry" . Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  5. Irish News, Retrieved 2023-04-21
  6. "CompoZed (@CompozedLabs) | Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  7. "Sync NI - CompoZed Labs April 2016". syncni.com. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  8. Official website
  9. Northern Ireland Office Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
  10. NI Chamber website