The firm, which recently joined packaging association Exclusive Connections, will enter the market under the trading name Exclusive Connections Belfast. It will remain Jigsaw in the UK.
The launch is set for 11 January 2007, with a business development manager set to join on 2 January. The firm said the move would give Exclusive Connections Belfast greater access to the NI market than had it entered as a distribution partner. Jigsaw currently works with a number of lenders including Platform, The Mortgage Business (TMB), db mortgages, Amber and Mortgage Trust and will continue to work with this panel after the launch.
Commenting, Peter Hatton, sales and marketing director at Jigsaw, said: “The NI market offers great potential and has seen rapid growth in the last 12 to 24 months. Under the Exclusive Connections umbrella, we can grow the business substantially and this has led to a move into the NI arena.”
Paul Hunt, head of marketing at Platform, welcomed the move. He said: “This is an excellent development, especially as the NI market is often overlooked. Property prices there have certainly increased and we will be working with Exclusive Connections Belfast to maximise the growth potential in this area.”
