Trade Mission
to the Baltics
TARTU
KAMBJESILLAMAE
TALLINN
VILJANDI RAKVERE
HAAPSALU
EMMASTE
TARTU
VALGA
SORU
KUNDA
LEISI
VILJANDI
NARVA
HIIUMAA
PETSERI
VALGA SINDI
PILTENE KEILA
SIGULDA DAUGAVPILS
CESVAINE JĒKABPILS
PRIVIĻAKA
EKULECESIS
LUBĀNA BAUSKA
PILTENE VALDEMĀRPILS
DAGDA
LATVIA
GULBENE
JĒKABPILSJAUNJELGAVA
VARAKĻĀNI
AINAŽI
RIGA
SABILE AKNĪSTE
JĒKABPILS
RĒZEKNE
CESVAINE
GULBENE
VIĻAKA
PILTENE
SUBATE
CESVAINE
GULBENE
BALOŽI
SIGULDA
LIELVĀRDE
VORU
VALMIERA
AIZPUTE
PĻAVIŅAS
VIĻAKA
AINAŽI
MAZSALACA
SALDUS
VILJANDITARTU
SINDI ELVA
LOKSA SEDA KURESSAARE
SKRUNDA
VALKA
NARVA
LEISI
VALGA MAZSALACA LIHULA LIHULA
ANTSLA
VENTSPILS
STENDE
SAUE
KALLASTE
PAIDE PALDISKI
SALACGRĪVA
VIĻAKA
MAARDU
SALME
LIHULA
KOLKA
DAGDA
KAMBJE
RAPLA
ELVA
ANTSLA
SORU VILJANDI
NARVA
ABJA-PALUOJA
MAARDU
RAPLA
PARNUSAUE
AKNĪSTE TUKUMS
SUBATE PILTENE
KEHRA
ESTONIA
PUKA
MUSTVEE
SAAREMAA
KURESSAARE
LOKSAVILJANDI
SINDI
PAIDE
SUURE-JAANI
KALLASTE
RAPLA
PALDISKI KALLASTE
NARVA
TAPA
SAUE
RAKVERE
SINDI
ABJA-PALUOJA
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
24 - 28 March 2014
RADVILIŠKIS BALOŽI
GULBENE
ŠAKIAI
ŠAKIAI
GARLIAVA
ŠAKIAI
VARĖNA
PASVALYS
TELŠIAI
VARĖNA
PALANGA
ALYTUS
LENTVARIS
MAZEIKIAI
DRUSKININKAI KYBARTAI
ARIOGALA
ŠAKIAI
RŪDIŠKĖS
ŠVENČIONĖLIAI SKUODAS
PAGĖGIAIBIRŽAI
PLUNGĖ
JURBARKAS
GARLIAVA
IGNALINA
ŠIRVINTOS
KYBARTAI TELŠIAI
SKAUDVILĖ
BIRŽAI
GARLIAVA
ARIOGALA ZARASAI
ŠIRVINTOS
VARĖNA
KLAIPĖDA
MARIJAMPOLĖ
RADVILIŠKIS
BIRŽAI
KLAIPĖDA
LAZDIJAI
ARIOGALA
PLUNGĖ
RŪDIŠKĖS
UTENA
BIRŠTONASŠIRVINTOS IGNALINA
DRUSKININKAI ŠVENČIONĖLIAI
BIRŽAI
VILKIJAJONAVAGARGŽDAI
KURSENAITAURAGE
IGNALINA
PAGĖGIAI ELEKTRĖNAI KURSENAI
KAUNAS
PASVALYSVILNIUS
BIRŽAI
SKUODAS
KYBARTAITELŠIAI
Bedford Square
Bedford Street
Belfast BT2 7ES
Northern Ireland
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F : +44 (0)28 9043 6536
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DRUSKININKAI VENTSPILS
LITHUANIA
SILUTE
ŠAKIAI
IGNALINA
ŠEDUVA
KRETINGA UKMERGĖ
SILUTE
RASEINIAI
KLAIPĖDA
DAGDA
GULBENE
ŠIRVINTOS
ŠIRVINTOS
LIEPAJA BALDONE
DAGDA
BAUSKA
LIELVĀRDE MARIJAMPOLĖ KRĀSLAVA ZILUPE GROBIŅA SMILTENE
PALANGA
BAUSKA LIELVĀRDE AIZPUTE
MAZEIKIAI ALYTUS ARIOGALA
TUKUMS
DRUSKININKAI KURSENAI
PILTENE
KYBARTAISKUODAS
KRĀSLAVA
KYBARTAI
GARGŽDAIALYTUS BIRŽAIPANEVEZYS
ZARASAI JĒKABPILS
JONAVA
SEDA
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Contents
Introduction
Introduction
1
Index of Companies
ARC DEVICES (NI) LTD
16
BRIDGEDALE OUTDOOR
17
CATERPILLAR (NI) LTD – FG Wilson Brand
18
CIGA HEALTHCARE
19
DENMAN INTERNATIONAL LTD
20
ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCTS & SERVICES LTD
21
FM ENVIRONMENTAL LTD
22
INTELESENS
23
KINGSPAN ENVIRONMENTAL LTD
24
KITCHENMASTER (NI) LTD
25
McCAULEY TRAILERS LTD
26
RAPID INTERNATIONAL LTD
27
REGEN WASTE LTD
28
SKG DESIGN GROUP
29
Contact Details
30
Majella Haran
Mission Manager
Invest Northern Ireland
T : +44 (0)28 9069 8322
M: +44 (0)78 2433 0959
E : majella.haran@investni.com
Why work with Northern Ireland Companies
Northern Ireland is focused on international trade.
Our companies are keen to do business in the global
marketplace and have a wealth of experience in providing
innovative products and services that are valued by
customers in most business sectors worldwide.
As the economic development agency for Northern
Ireland, Invest NI assists the region’s companies to
develop global sales and helps businesses in overseas
markets to access quality products and services from
Northern Ireland suppliers.
Invest NI has assisted in developing a successful
infrastructure of indigenous companies currently doing
business in international markets through direct sales,
joint ventures and strategic alliances.
Our International Trade Programme is designed to help
companies access new customers, showcase their
products and services and develop those all important
business relationships.
Northern Ireland was the first region in Europe
to achieve 100 per cent broadband coverage.
Waterfront Hall, Belfast
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Trading relationships with Estonia,
Latvia and Lithuania
Northern Ireland – A Global Business Centre
Many international companies have already located in
Northern Ireland as an ideal base from which to access
the European Union and other global markets.
Northern Ireland companies have been trading with
Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania over many decades.
As a result of this longstanding engagement with
this region, several Northern Ireland companies have
developed significant business relationships here.
With its flexible and open economy Northern Ireland has in
recent years attracted over 700 overseas investors including
major international corporations such as Microsoft, Seagate
Technology, Bombardier Aerospace, Caterpillar and Allstate.
Among companies doing business in this region
are Danny Boy Irish Whiskey and CK International,
manufacturer of waste management equipment,
is also now developing business in the region.
What makes Northern Ireland attractive to these and other
international companies is hi-tech expertise, industrial
ingenuity and a great lifestyle, making it one of the most
attractive inward investment locations in Europe.
Many of Northern Ireland’s leading companies,
particularly in key industries such as communications,
engineering, materials handling and life sciences have
significant business in Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania.
They include FG Wilson, the world’s second
biggest manufacturer of diesel generating sets,
Powerscreen International, Terex Finlay and
McCloskey International, specialists in the design
and manufacture of mobile screening and crushing
machinery and recycling equipment.
The achievements of these companies in the
Baltics are indicative of Northern Ireland’s position
as a global leader in screening, crushing and recycling
machinery. Today 40 per cent of the world’s production
of equipment for these operations is designed,
manufactured and shipped from Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland consistently out-performs all
other UK regions in academic qualifications.
Northern Ireland’s Randox Laboratories, an international
leader in diagnostic technology, also has distribution
networks throughout the Baltic States and has been
operating in the region over many years.
2
3
5
ARC DEVICES (NI) LTD
16
BRIDGEDALE OUTDOOR
17
CATERPILLAR (NI) LTD – FG Wilson Brand
18
CIGA HEALTHCARE
19
DENMAN INTERNATIONAL LTD
20
ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCTS & SERVICES LTD
21
FM ENVIRONMENTAL LTD
22
INTELESENS
23
KINGSPAN ENVIRONMENTAL LTD
24
KITCHENMASTER (NI) LTD
25
McCAULEY TRAILERS LTD
26
RAPID INTERNATIONAL LTD
27
REGEN WASTE LTD
28
SKG DESIGN GROUP
29
30
Lagan Weir, Belfast
4
5
6
7
9
ARC DEVICES (NI) LTD
16
BRIDGEDALE OUTDOOR
17
CATERPILLAR (NI) LTD – FG Wilson Brand
18
CIGA HEALTHCARE
19
DENMAN INTERNATIONAL LTD
20
ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCTS & SERVICES LTD
21
FM ENVIRONMENTAL LTD
22
INTELESENS
23
KINGSPAN ENVIRONMENTAL LTD
24
KITCHENMASTER (NI) LTD
25
McCAULEY TRAILERS LTD
26
RAPID INTERNATIONAL LTD
27
REGEN WASTE LTD
28
SKG DESIGN GROUP
29
30
Royal County Down Golf Course, County Down
8
9
10
11
13
ARC DEVICES (NI) LTD
16
BRIDGEDALE OUTDOOR
17
CATERPILLAR (NI) LTD – FG Wilson Brand
18
CIGA HEALTHCARE
19
DENMAN INTERNATIONAL LTD
20
ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCTS & SERVICES LTD
21
FM ENVIRONMENTAL LTD
22
INTELESENS
23
KINGSPAN ENVIRONMENTAL LTD
24
KITCHENMASTER (NI) LTD
25
McCAULEY TRAILERS LTD
26
RAPID INTERNATIONAL LTD
27
REGEN WASTE LTD
28
SKG DESIGN GROUP
29
30
Royal County Down Golf Course, County Down
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13
14
15
ARC DEVICES (NI) LTD
BRIDGEDALE OUTDOOR
Julie Brien
Communications and
Marketing Manager
Carolyn Dunn
Sales & Marketing Manager
Unit B, Kiltonga Industrial Estate
Newtownards, BT23 4YL
Northern Ireland
21-23 Shore Road
Holywood, BT18 9HX
Northern Ireland
T : +44 (0)28 9002 0640
M : +44 (0)74 3628 2733
E : Julie.brien@arcdevices.com
W : www.arcdevices.com
T : +44 (0)28 9181 3461
M : +44 (0)78 0947 4730
E : carolyn@bridgedale.com
W : www.bridgedale.com
COMPANY PROFILE
ARC Devices is a manufacturer of infrared non touch
thermometers for the consumer and clinical markets. ARC
acquired Florida-based Brooklands Inc in 2013 and with this
acquisition, the infrared branded thermometer VeraTemp™
and VeraTemp+ ™ and the 10 years of development and
technology behind the product. In 2013 VeraTemp TM won
a number of awards in the UK in its OEM iteration; including
the OTM Innovation Award the Mother and Baby Best
Innovation Award and Mother and Baby Safety Award.
In Australia, the VeraTemp won the Most Innovative Award
at the Sydney-based Mother and Toddler awards.
COMPANY PROFILE
2014 marks the l00th anniversary of making socks in
Newtownards. In today’s highly competitive marketplace
BRIDGEDALE’s position is one of design innovator, embracing
the advances in the latest textile technology and combining
them with years of socks making experience. Over 75% of
BRDIGEDALE product continues to be successfully
manufactured in Northern Ireland. Today BRIDGEDALE is
brand Leader in the UK outdoor market and a recognised
brand name in over 40 markets world-wide. BRIDGEDALE
products have regularly won consumer awards most recently
and for the sixth consecutive year, the Gold award for Best
Walking Sock from Ramblers magazine. BRIDGEDALE products
are also recognised by the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme.
PRODUCTS/SERVICES
ARC’s infrared thermometers feature the most advanced
sensor technology enabling unparalleled accuracy in core
body temperature measurement. This year ARC is launching
its new range of consumer and clinical thermometers which
look ahead to Connected Health with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi
connectivity. The end users for their clinical devices will be
those working within the hospital and clinic spectrum.
PRODUCTS/SERVICES
BRIDGEDALE is a world leading manufacturer of technical
outdoor walking socks. They have developed Fusion®
technology in order to produce very durable socks with the
highest levels of wearer comfort. Bridgedale is continually
developing innovative technological constructions so as to
maintain its’ leading market position in the outdoor sector
whilst developing new products to enhance the brands
position within the ski sector.
VISITING
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
OBJECTIVES
To conduct market research, interview a potential
representative, appoint a representative and to visit
new customers.
REPRESENTATION
The company has no representation in these markets.
VISITING
Estonia and Latvia
OBJECTIVES
To support an existing representative.
16
REPRESENTATION
The company has representation in these markets.
17
CATERPILLAR (NI) LTD –
FG Wilson Brand
CIGA HEALTHCARE
William Ingram
Sales Representative
Martin Kendall
International Sales Manager
FG Wilson Office
1 Millennium Way
Springvale Industrial Estate
Belfast, BT12 7AL
Northern Ireland
Kilran House
27 Kildowney Road
Ballymena, BT44 9EY
Northern Ireland
T : + 44 (0)28 9049 5221
M : + 44 (0)79 7951 0587
F : + 44 (0)28 2826 1111
E : ingrawh@fgwilson.com
W : www.fgwilson.com
T : +44 (0)28 2565 7221
M : +44 (0)75 4592 7731
F : +44 (0)28 2568 5145
E : martin@cigahealthcare.com
W : www.suresign.com
COMPANY PROFILE
FG Wilson is a truly global company with over 2,000
employees and 40 years of experience in the supply of diesel
and gas powered generating sets. Unlike other generating set
suppliers, the company doesn’t just build products. From
initial assessment of customer power needs to implementation
of a solution, through to round the clock service, technical
back up and support, FG Wilson, in partnership with their
Global Dealer Network, provides a complete end to end
service throughout the product life cycle. With global production
facilities in Brazil, China, India, the US and company headquarters
in Northern Ireland, they have the capability to produce more
than 100,000 generating sets each year.
COMPANY PROFILE
CIGA Healthcare is a young and dynamic company that
specialises in Point of Care Diagnostic tests, for the retail
OTC market and healthcare sector’s. Established in 2005,
the company has grown rapidly, supplying the UK National
Health Service (NHS) and the main retailers in the UK,
including; ASDA, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Boots Pharmacy,
Co-Op Pharmacy and independent pharmacy chains.
CIGA’s success has been recognised by several prestigious
awards including the ‘UK Small Industrial Company of
the Year’.
PRODUCTS/SERVICES
CIGA Healthcare has developed their SURESIGN brand
range of diagnostics for sale to the pharmacy, grocery and
professional healthcare markets. CIGA Healthcare specialises
in the production of Rapid Diagnostic Tests for home use,
clinical laboratories, the professional market and the
healthcare sector under the SURESIGN brand, within
the UK and around the world.
PRODUCTS/SERVICES
FG Wilson generator sets are used throughout a wide range
of industries - rental, telecommunications, retail, healthcare,
leisure, events, manufacturing, construction, emergency aid
relief, oil and gas.
Visiting
Estonia and Latvia
VISITING
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
OBJECTIVES
To conduct market research, interview a potential representative,
appoint a representative and to support an existing representative.
OBJECTIVES
To conduct market research, interview a potential
representative, appoint a representative, support an
existing representative, visit existing & new customers
and to make sales.
REPRESENTATION
The company has representation in these markets.
18
REPRESENTATION
The company has representation in these markets.
19
DENMAN INTERNATIONAL LTD
ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCTS
& SERVICES LTD
Olaf van Herpen
Export Manager
Dariusz Lis
Technical Sales
Clandeboye Road
Bangor, BT20 3JH
Northern Ireland
5 Shepherds Drive
Carnbane Industrial Estate
Newry, BT35 6JQ
Northern Ireland
T : +44 (0)28 9146 2141
M : +44 (0)77 1037 0429
F : +44 (0)28 9145 1654
E :O.vanHerpen@denmanbrush.com
W :www.denmanbrush.com
T : +44 (0)28 3083 3081
M : +44 (0)78 8787 3680
F : +44 (0)28 3025 7556
E :Dariusz.lis@epas-ltd.com
W : www.epas-ltd.com
COMPANY PROFILE
Manufacturer of high class brushes for the professional
hairdresser.
COMPANY PROFILE
Environmental Products & Services Ltd, (EPAS) aims to
exceed their customers’ expectations worldwide, with product
quality, performance and value for money. They seek to
reduce their customers’ operating costs, provide effective
solutions, reduce carbon emissions and recycle the harvested
waste streams into a renewable source of energy.
PRODUCTS/SERVICES
High class brushes/combs.
VISITING
Latvia and Lithuania
EPAS export their award winning range of products, to a
number of countries and has supplied the GreaseShield to
many prestigious projects and clients including, landmark
buildings, national stadia, fast food chains, large supermarket
chains, restaurants and hospitals.
OBJECTIVES
To conduct market research, support an existing
representative, visit existing customers and to make sales.
REPRESENTATION
The company has representation in these markets.
PRODUCTS/SERVICES
The end users of the GreaseShield is any commercial food
service establishment including supermarkets, restaurants,
fast food outlets that will produce food commercially and will
experience either issues with their grease traps or blockages
in their drains, which results in costly ongoing maintenance.
VISITING
Latvia and Lithuania
OBJECTIVES
To conduct market research, interview a potential
representative and seek a strategic partner.
REPRESENTATION
The company has no representation in these markets.
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21
FM ENVIRONMENTAL LTD
INTELESENS
Eamon Fitzpatrick
Exports Director
Shannon Wolf Montague
Commercial Manager
Greenbank Industrial Estate
Newry, BT34 2QX
Northern Ireland
17 Heron Road
Belfast, BT3 9LE
Northern Ireland
T : +44 (0)28 3026 6616
M : +44 (0)78 4105 1417
F : +44 (0)28 3026 3233
E : ejf@fmenvironmental.com
W : www.fmenvironmental.com
T : +44 (0)28 9073 6821
M : +44 (0)77 8601 4367
F : +44 (0)28 9099 2433
E : shannon.montague@intelesens.com
W :www.intelesens.com
COMPANY PROFILE
The FM Environmental Group, incorporating its Malta based
Mediterranean and Middle East sales office, is one of Irelands
and the UK’s longest established water and wastewater
engineering companies. Headquartered in Northern Ireland,
FM Environmental exports its products and services to over
thirty countries worldwide; constantly evolving its
technologies to suit the diverse and demanding international
marketplace.
COMPANY PROFILE
Intelesens is an internationally recognized, leading innovator
in targeted vital signs monitoring. The company is a spin-out
from the University of Ulster in Northern Ireland, where there is
a strong long-term relationship with leading academics.
Intelesens designs and manufactures non-invasive, wearable,
wireless vital signs monitoring devices. These are miniature
intelligent sensors which are worn on the torso that measure
and transmit a range of vital signs including heart rate, ECG,
respiration rate, temperature and motion. zensor, Intelesens’s
newest development is designed to be worn by a patient in
their home and community, and transmits data back to a
secure server via Wi-Fi.
With a history going back to the early 1970’s, FM
Environmental is internationally recognised for providing
design, manufacture, installation and servicing of pumping,
wastewater treatment and grease management equipment.
PRODUCTS/SERVICES
zensor is a wireless device that facilitates the sensing and
transmitting of 3-lead ECG traces, heart rate, respiration rate
and motion (3-axis accelerometer), with alerts sent when
arrhythmias or rate breaches are detected by the on-board
algorithms. The on board algorithms detect the following
arrhythmias: Atrial Fibrillation, Bradycardia, Tachycardia,
Ventricular, Fibrillation, Asystole and High/Low Respiration.
Full disclosure data is also captured for later review.
PRODUCTS/SERVICES
Grease Guardian automatic grease removal unit. Manual
Grease Traps. Industrial grease removal systems. Coffee
filtration units. Sediment trap. Sink filters.
VISITING
Estonia and Latvia
OBJECTIVES
To conduct market research, support an existing
representative, visit existing and new customers.
VISITING
Estonia
REPRESENTATION
The company has representation in these markets.
OBJECTIVES
To conduct market research.
22
REPRESENTATION
The company has no representation in these markets.
23
KINGSPAN ENVIRONMENTAL LTD
KITCHENMASTER (NI) LTD
Karen Patterson
Sales Manager Europe
Kingspan Wind
Jacqui Walsh
Sales Director
11 Comber Road
Carryduff, BT8 8AN
Northern Ireland
180 Gilford Road
Portadown, BT63 5LF
Northern Ireland
T : +44 (0)28 3836 4500
M : +44 (0)79 7930 4479
F : +44 (0)28 3836 4501
E : Karen.Patterson@Kingspan.com
W :www.kingspanwind.com /
www.kingspanenviro.co.uk
T : +44 (0)28 9081 4777
M : +44 (0)78 3167 7866
F : +44 (0)28 9081 2881
E : jacqui@kitchenmaster-ni.com
W : www.kitchenmaster-ni.com
COMPANY PROFILE
Kitchenmaster is the master of cleaning and hygiene
products. Their knowledge and experience comes from
manufacturing for over 25 years at their purpose-built plant
just outside Belfast, from where they dispatch these speciality
cleaning products all over the world. The products are
available under the KITCHENMASTER brand and under your
own label. Many of the products are sold within a system and
usage is controlled by dosing/dispensing equipment.
Kitchenmaster can offer products and systems that match
and can indeed outperform the products of the Global
Players.
COMPANY PROFILE
Kingspan Wind is the latest addition to the renewables portfolio
of the Kingspan Environmental division. Kingspan Environmental
is a global leader in distributed energy, water and environmental
management for high-performance buildings. Their cutting edge
technologies harvest natural resources such as rainwater, solar
and wind power and reuse them at the point of consumption to
create the world’s most cost-effective and sustainable buildings.
PRODUCTS/SERVICES
Kingspan Wind combines high performance technology with
long-standing expertise, delivering the very best in innovation,
customer service and results. Their wind turbines are designed
to offer energy solutions as follows: KW3 for off-grid applications
and telecoms; KW6 for rural-domestic, agricultural, small-holdings
and commercial applications; KW3EX for the oil industry and
off-shore and Hybrid Power solutions for integration with
multi-technology solutions. The Kingspan range of small-scale
wind turbines is the result of over 30 years research, development
and innovation – rigorously tested in some of the harshest and
most extreme wind conditions around the globe.Kingspan Wind
turbines are recognised for their outstanding performance,
durability and unrivalled run time.
PRODUCTS/SERVICES
All products are manufactured to total quality control
standards and will be dispatched within a maximum of 5 days
from receipt of order. Their product range covers catering
hygiene, general cleaning and maintenance products for
resale to hotels, restaurants, hospitals, nursing homes and
industry.
VISITING
Lithuania
VISITING
Estonia and Latvia
OBJECTIVES
To conduct market research and visit existing customers.
OBJECTIVES
To conduct market research, interview potential representatives,
appoint a representative, visit new customers and to make sales.
REPRESENTATION
The company has representation in these markets.
REPRESENTATION
The company has representation in these markets.
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25
McCAULEY TRAILERS LTD
RAPID INTERNATIONAL LTD
Jonathan Hanna
Export Manager
Adrian Pearson
Export Sales Manager
72 Gloverstown Road
Toomebridge
Co Antrim, BT41 3RB
Northern Ireland
96 Mullavilly Road
Tandragee
Co Armagh, BT62 2LX
Northern Ireland
T : +44 (0)28 7965 9191
M : +44 (0)77 2569 1220
F : +44 (0)28 7965 9739
E :jonathan.hanna@mccauleys.co.uk
W : www.mccauleys.co.uk
T : +44 (0)28 3884 0671
M : +44 (0)77 3637 3345
E : adrianp@rapidinternational.com
W : www.rapidinternational.eu
COMPANY PROFILE
McCauley Trailers have been established for 60 years and
manufacture high quality commercial and industrial trailers.
Under the MAC brand, McCauley Trailers Ltd has grown
dramatically, with the introduction of the step frame low loader
which has been developed from a 2 axle to a 5 axle model.
Due to the company’s in house design team and trailer
experience, it is able to build trailers to meet customer
requirements. The company has recently been awarded ISO
9001:2008 certification and European Whole Vehicle Type
Approval allowing its range of commercial trailers to be
registered without further requirements for trailer testing.
COMPANY PROFILE
Rapid International Ltd based in Tandragee, Northern Ireland,
was established in 1969. It is through their dedication, hard
work, and attention to detail in ensuring customer satisfaction
which has led them to becoming one of the UKs leading
manufacturers in the concrete industry with sales extending
to over 20 countries. A full range of Pan, Planetary and
Twinshaft concrete mixers in various sizes are available.
As well as offering the customised bespoke batching plants,
Rapid International Ltd are extending standard plant ranges
and are extending the range of Mobile batching plant &
continuous mixing (pugmill) mobile plants.
PRODUCTS/SERVICES
McCauley Trailer Ltd manufactures a range of commercial and
agricultural trailers. They supply trailers to a wide range of
companies in the industries of agriculture, construction,
forestry, waste handling, quarrying, transportation and public
utilities.
PRODUCTS/SERVICES
Concrete Mixers: Pan, Planetary and Twinshaft
concrete mixers.
Jetwash System: High pressured (2000 PSI) clean out
system for mixers.
Rapidmix 400&600 CW: Mobile Continuous Mixing plants
for RCC.
Rapidbatch 120 mobile batching plants: Fully mobile
batching plant.
Transbatch 100M, 60M & 40M: Basic specification mobile
batching plant.
VISITING
Estonia and Latvia
OBJECTIVES
To conduct market research, interview a potential
representative, support an existing representative, visit
existing customers and to make sales.
VISITING
Estonia and Latvia
REPRESENTATION
The company has representation in these markets.
26
OBJECTIVES
To conduct market research, support an existing representative,
visit existing and new customers and to make sales.
REPRESENTATION
The company has representation in these markets.
27
REGEN WASTE LTD
SKG DESIGN GROUP
Celine Grant
Sales Director
Kyle Gallagher
Owner
7 Shepherds Drive
Carnbane Industrial Estate
Newry, BT35 6JQ
Northern Ireland
Office 4
Townsend Enterprise Park
28 Townsend Street
Belfast, BT13 2ES
Northern Ireland
T : +44 (0)28 3026 5432
M : +44 (0)77 9868 8627
E : celinegrant@regenwaste.com
W : www.regenwaste.com
T : +44 (0)28 9031 4193
M : +44 (0)79 4129 1731
E : kyle@luxuryplanters.com
W : www.luxuryplanters.com
COMPANY PROFILE
Regen Waste Limited has come a long way since its trading
inception in 2005; indeed it has grown and developed into
a vibrant business with turnover of over £9.5 million and an
employee base of over 142 people.
COMPANY PROFILE
SKG Design Group’s core brand is the Luxury Planter Collection
and they supply high quality contemporary planters to the world’s
finest hotels, including Claridges, The Dorchester, Nordic Light,
The Anahita Mauritius, The Rosewood & 45 Park Lane.
The company’s headquarters is home to one of Europe’s
most advanced Material Recovery Facilities with a capacity to
process 120,000 tonnes of Commingled Mixed Dry Recyclables
(MDR) and recently they have expanded to processing and
the sale of Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) and Solid Recovered
Fuel (SRF).
The range is currently sold indirectly and in design stores across
Europe and the USA, with launches in the Middle East, Russia,
Brazil and China planned for later this year.
PRODUCTS/SERVICES
Regen Waste Limited core products are the sale of materials
derived from household recycling. These include paper,
cardboard, plastic bottles, plastic film, hard plastics,
aluminum and steel cans. They also produce an RDF
and SRF for waste to energy.
PRODUCTS/SERVICES
Large-scale contemporary planters, available in 4 styles, 3
sizes and 16 colours. Potential end users may be hotels, bars,
restaurants, offices, airports, conference centres, sports stadia
and government buildings.
Clients include Louis Vuitton, Hugo Boss, Virgin Atlantic,
Guinness and Lanson Champagne.
VISITING
Latvia
VISITING
Latvia and Lithuania
OBJECTIVES
To conduct market research and support an existing
representative.
OBJECTIVES
To conduct market research, interview a potential
representative, visit new customers, make sales and
to seek a strategic partner.
REPRESENTATION
The company has representation in these markets.
REPRESENTATION
The company has no representation in these markets.
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CONTACT US
NORTHERN IRELAND
KEY FACTS
Head Office
Invest Northern Ireland
Bedford Square
Bedford Street
Belfast
Northern Ireland
BT2 7ES
T : +44 (0)28 9069 8000
F : +44 (0)28 9043 6536
www.investni.com
Majella Haran
Mission Manager
Invest Northern Ireland
T : +44 (0)28 9069 8322
M: +44 (0)78 2433 0959
E : majella.haran@investni.com
HOTEL CONTACT DETAILS
Population
NI
UK Comparison
Population
1.81m
2.8% of UK
Land Area
13,843 Sq km
6% of UK land area
Population
Density
131 per Sq km
50% of UK avg
Labour Market
Period
Percentage
Employment Rate
Aug - Oct 2013
67.0%
Unemployment
Rate
Aug - Oct 2013
7.5%
Economically
Inactive
Aug - Oct 2013
27.4%
Educational Attainment 2012/2013
Nordic Hotel Forum - Tallinn
Viru väljak 3,
10111 Tallinn, Estonia
T: +372 622 2900
W: www.nordichotels.eu
• S
tudents at NI higher education institutions obtained
16,100 qualifications - 8,905 obtained a ‘first degree’ (55%),
and 4,720 obtained a ‘postgraduate’ qualification (29%).
• 6
6% of ‘first degree’ graduates in NI achieved either
a first class or upper second class honours degree.
Radisson Blu Elizabete - Riga
Elizabetes Street 73, Riga
LV-1050, Latvia
T: + 371 6 778 5555
W: www.radissonblu.com/elizabetehotel-riga
• N
I is consistently the top performing region of the UK
at GCSE and A-level examinations.
• N
orthern Ireland is the best performing education system
for primary maths in Europe, and the sixth best in the world
(TIMMS Report).
Radisson Blu Astorija Hotel – Vilnius
Didzioji Str. 35/2, Vilnius
01128 Vilnius, Lithuania
T: +370 5 2120 110
W: www.radissonblu.com/hotel-vilnius
• N
orthern Ireland is the highest-ranked English speaking
region in the world in both reading and numeracy, beating
England, Ireland and Canada (PIRLS Report).
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Business Base
2012/2013
2012/2013 Tourism
No. of VAT Registered businesses
67,480
67,278
Overseas visitors spending at
least one night in NI
2.03m
Enterprises employing
<250 employees
Domestic overnight stays
2,070,000
Enterprises employing >250
202
Total expenditure
£698m
Expenditure on R&D
c£461.3m pa
Employees involved in R&D
6,310
Hours and
Earnings
Amount
Median gross
weekly earnings
full-time
employees (public
and private)
£460.0
Median gross
weekly earnings
for all (i.e. both
full and part-time)
employees
£366.8
Median full-time
private sector
gross weekly
earnings
£402.5
Invest NI Performance
• Over 20,486 offers
Annual
%
change
UK
Annual
%
change
Up 0.5%
Up 2.2%
• Over £648 million assistance
• Over £3.3 billion total investment
• 32,500 jobs supported
Headlines
• Every £1 of support resulted in over £5 investment.
• Almost £2m has been invested daily in the local economy.
Up 1.7%
• Over £740m more in new wages and salaries into NI.
Up 2.6%
• B
elfast GVA up 13% (from £28,522 in 2006 to £33,190 in
2012). Belfast now has the 3rd highest level of GVA, behind
only London and Edinburgh.
Up 2.3%
• B
elfast is the top city globally for financial technology
investments. (FT fDi Markets 2013).
Up 2.3%
• 900 more local companies exporting to markets outside NI.
• 159 FDI Projects supporting 13,000 jobs.
Productivity
2012/2013
NI
UK Comparison
Gross Value
Added
£29.4bn
2.1% of UK Total
GVA (at basic
prices per head)
£16,127
75.7% of
UK Average
• 100% increase in those people employed in R&D since 2006.
• Business R&D spend up 107% in real terms since 2006.
NI Export/GDP Ratio 20%
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Northern Ireland
Company Facts
Housing Prices
NI Company Facts
• T
he average house price currently stands at £131,128
in Q1 2013, an increase of 1.9% on the previous year.
• T
echnology and Creative Sector – 16,000 in 700 companies.
Key investors Allstate Corp; NYSE Technologies; Liberty
Mutual; SAP; Openwave; Cybersource.
• T
he number of transactions stands at its highest level
since Q4 2007, though well below pre recession levels
of 2,000 transactions per month.
• F
inancial Services Sector – 32,000 people in 1,200
companies. Key investors Citi, the CME Group.
• T
hese figures indicate that the housing market remains
sluggish with a limited recovery.
• B
usiness Services Sector – 13,000 people in 40 companies.
Key investors Caterpillar, Terex, Grafton Recruitment,
FirstSource, Capita, Mercer, Allen & Overy.
Key Inward Investment Sectors
• ICT Sector – over 700 companies including more than
100 international investors.
• F
inancial Services - 33,000 people in more
than 1,200 companies.
• S
eagate: 20% of all computer read/write heads are made
in Londonderry in the UK’s largest nanotechnology site.
• ICT - in excess of 16,000 people work in more than
900 companies.
• Randox: sells to 130 countries across the world.
• H
eartsine in Belfast makes portable defibrillators which were
used on the set of ER and in the White House.
• B
usiness Services (human resource outsourcing, legal
process outsourcing, financial and accounting outsourcing)
employs over 13,000 people in 40 companies.
• B
E Aerospace in Kilkeel makes 30% of the world’s business
class seats.
• 4
0% of the world’s mobile crushing and screening equipment
is made in NI.
• W
rightbus sells Streetcar to Las Vegas and Hong Kong and
manufacture the chassis for the new London bus.
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NORTHERN IRELAND
REASONS TO INVEST
Northern Ireland as a Film Location
Sector/Cluster Strengths
• Sound
Stage Facilities - The Paint Hall, Titanic Studios,
The Linen Mill Studios.
• K
nowledge Based (Software and Financial Services) account
for majority of FDI.
• Back-drop - 5,196 square miles of stunning locations.
• A
lso world class companies in aerospace, engineering and
health technology.
• B
eautiful coastlines, idyllic villages, mountains, glens
and loughs.
Accessible to Europe
• Urban landscapes - diverse mix of architectural styles.
Northern Ireland provides a competitive near-shore proposition
to Europe, with the advantage of operating in the same time
zone, regulatory environment and similar culture to the rest
of the UK.
Competitive Operating Costs
• Significantly lower than the rest of the UK & Europe.
Pro-Business Climate
• Typical salaries around 40% below London,
30% below Dublin.
The regional Government is committed to developing the
knowledge-based economy and encouraging innovation
and entrepreneurship.
• Property costs and rental also significantly lower
(as little as £12.50 per sq ft in Greater Belfast).
Generous Financial Assistance
Advanced Telecommunications
Infrastructure
• H
ighly attractive competitive package of financial incentives,
training, R&D support.
• 1st Region in Europe to have 100% access to broadband.
• New 40 gigabyte per second transatlantic and terrestrial
telecommunications link between NI, North America
and Europe.
Existing Investors’ SuccesS
• K
ey Investors include: Seagate Technology, Fujitsu,
Bombardier Aerospace, Microsoft, Caterpillar, Citi,
The Allstate Corporation and Firstsource Solutions.
• Many re-investing/gearing up to re-invest.
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