More than 1,500 jobs have been secured at a call centre group based in Lanarkshire.
Four contracts worth over £85 million were agreed at beCogent, which has its head office in Airdrie.
About 1,000 jobs were secured in the Lanarkshire town when contracts were renewed by Virgin Media and home shopping company, JD Williams.
At least 400 more jobs in Kilmarnock were secured under new contracts with National Australia Group, which owns Clydesdale and Yorkshire banks, while a contract with Sainsbury's will also create 150 jobs at the group's Glasgow centre.
The firm, which celebrated 10 years in business on Wednesday, expects the contracts to secure the jobs for a minimum five years.
First Minister Alex Salmond said: "At any time these contracts would all be good news. During this wider economic downturn however, this is fantastic news for beCogent and for Scotland."
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