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Tier 2 outsourcing · Umhlanga, Durban

Two agents in a garage. Now three times the world's best contact centre.

We build dedicated sales, retention and CX teams for growing UK, US and European brands. Live in 4 to 6 weeks, run by owners who still pick up the phone.
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From 8-seat pilots to 50+ FTE teams · GDPR and POPIA compliant · Human QA on every interaction
3×ContactCenterWorld Best Outsourced Contact Centre in the World
4–6 weeksFrom contract to live team
900 seatsOur Umhlanga facility
Up to 50%Saving versus in-house
4.5 yearsAverage client relationship
Trusted by brands in the UK, US, Canada, Australia, the Bahamas and South Africa
National telecoms providerSouth Africa
Online gaming brandBahamas
Telematics providerSouth Africa
Solar energy companyUK
Financial services groupUK
Home services groupSouth Africa
Conferencing companyCanada
Medical insurance providerUSA
Also serving clients in legal and waste services, including in Australia.
Human + AI

We don't replace people. We make them unstoppable.

Every EC3 agent works with AI tools that make each conversation faster and better, while a person stays accountable for the outcome.
Real-time sentiment insight, so agents act before a customer gets frustrated
AI translation across 5 South African languages and 200+ for chat
Chatbots for routine queries 24/7, with a clean hand-off to a person
Predictive staffing, so you're covered at peak times
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Results

Small pilots that turned into long partnerships

South Africa · Telecoms
40%
Retention rate, held consistently for 6 years
UK · Telecoms
8 → 62
Seats in 11 months, grown from pilot to full live operation
South Africa · Telematics
6
Service lines for one client, from hot leads and support to retention, upsell and collections
“EC3 was a one-stop solution, and their management was involved.”
COO, home services group · South Africa
Verified review on Clutch
“They stick with what they do well, and it's why they're so successful.”
Former sales executive, national telecoms provider · South Africa
Verified review on Clutch
Awards

Three years running, the world's best outsourced contact centre

Judged by ContactCenterWorld against contact centres across the globe, and recognised by our own people as a top place to work.
#1 Rated ContactCenterWorld Certified World Class ContactCenterWorld World Champion 2020 ContactCenterWorld World Champion 2021
2020 · 2021 · 2022
Best Outsourced Contact Centre in the World
ContactCenterWorld, under 250 FTE category
2022
Certified World Class
Awarded for three consecutive world titles
2023
Four EMEA Gold awards
ContactCenterWorld, Istanbul
2023
Top Place to Work Award
Recognised by the people who work here
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Life at EC3

Meet the people who'll talk to your customers

Durban warmth, a neutral accent UK and US customers like, and a NextGen Academy that trains your future team leaders before you need them.
EC3 NextGen Leadership Academy graduatesNextGen Leadership AcademyOur first graduates are now in leadership roles
EC3 team at the annual awards functionWins we celebrate togetherAnnual awards and team functions
Lunch being served in the EC3 staff canteenTop Place to Work 2023Looked-after people look after your customers
Careers at EC3
Owner-operated since 2013

You'll deal with the people who own the business

Same owner-level attention whether you have 8 seats or 80. Talk scope, seats and pricing directly with the people who run EC3, with no sales team in between.
Juan Volschenk, Founder and CEO of EC3Juan VolschenkFounder and CEO
Clint Waltman, CMO of EC3Clint WaltmanCMO
Jeanette Niemandt, CFO of EC3Jeanette NiemandtCFO
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Three times named Best Outsourced Contact Centre in the World
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