In today’s economic climate, ahead of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union (EU), a number of UK companies are looking closer to shore for outsourcing services as they aim to bridge the gap between their base and their service partners. Since the 1980’s, Ireland has been increasingly recognised as a global hub for providing BPO services and has a competitive advantage in offering stable, innovative, and flexible services to world class organisations.
Now, for the first time in its 22-year history in the UK, there are over one thousand eBay millionaire businesses on our shores. An eBay millionaire is defined as a British registered business on eBay.co.uk with an annual turnover of £1 million or more.
Chris Tofts, CEO, 365 Aviation, the award-winning private jet charter specialist, believes that when it comes to private aviation, it won’t just be a matter of the Open Skies Agreement, but rather the business impact on financial services, exchange rates and how attractive the UK can remain to High Net Worth Individuals (HNWIs) that will affect the industry. He is optimistic that private aviation can continue to thrive, so long as it remains capable of adapting.
Almost two years since the vote, Brexit has already impacted supply chains in a variety of ways, with many seeing their overheads rise as a direct result of wage hikes due to staff shortages. As EU nationals are unsure as to whether they will be able to remain in the UK, this is making attracting and retaining staff much harder for many employers.
wiegand.maelzer GmbH is the only company worldwide delivering water attractions, both in fibre glass reinforced plastic and in stainless steel. Recently, we profiled the exciting attractions and the innovative team behind them.
WellSpoken is the wellness industry’s first credible content accreditation. WellSpoken also provides the wellness industry with advisory services and training around communicating credibly so they are able to reach the WellSpoken standard of excellence for wellness content.
With the Brexit divorce bill weighing in at just under a £40bn hit to the UK economy, private sector productivity - supported by the sentiments of Britain’s wealthiest - is of the utmost importance. Following the agreement of Brexit terms between the EU and UK earlier this month, the Enterprise Investment Scheme Association has commissioned timely new research revealing resoundingly supportive sentiment from Britain’s wealthiest towards a post-Brexit private sector.
Drawing on more than 18 years’ experience in the industry, today Patterson Pump Ireland is recognized worldwide as a manufacturer of pumps for the municipal, industrial, commercial, fire, water, wastewater, off-shore, power, flood control, building-trade, utility and packaged system markets. We invited Managing Director Rod Pelot to provide us with a fascinating insight into the firm and the techniques it employs to achieve the incredible success it enjoys today.
Founded in 1927 and headquartered in Warsaw, Indiana, Zimmer Biomet is a global leader in musculoskeletal healthcare. The firm design, manufacture and market orthopaedic reconstructive products; sports medicine, biologics, extremities and trauma products; office based technologies; spine, craniomaxillofacial and thoracic products; dental implants; and related surgical products.
Innovation within the pharma industry is rife. But with innovation comes new and complex regulatory frameworks. The impeding impact of Brexit could also further increase this complexity, but while the shift will have a considerable effect, Dr Maureen Graham, MD of Diamond Pharma is optimistic about a post-Brexit world.
Uncertainty continues to linger around the potential impact of Brexit. After the Government’s admission that the long awaited parliamentary reports detailing how Brexit would affect key economic sectors didn’t actually exist, new reports looking at the Brexit impact have since showed various scenarios.
Crucial gains for disability rights secured by the business community must not be reversed post-Brexit due to a lack of planning and preparation, Business Disability Forum has warned.
