Exporting

Some 35 graduates are to be allocated to global markets across five continents as part of this year’s Jameson Graduate Programme, the highest number since it began in 1991. The 35 graduates will have the opportunity to work as a Jameson brand ambassador for one year in an international market. For the first time, two production graduates will based in Ireland and one graduate will be based in Japan; an emerging market for the Jameson brand. The programme combines a mixture of field and office based activities and throughout the year, brand ambassadors will deal on a daily basis with local businesses across the various markets. There are currently 65…

Kernel Capital is leading a €620,000 investment in Kinesense, which has developed CCTV video solutions which are in deployment with police forces and security agencies in Ireland, UK, Europe, Canada and North Africa. The company was founded in 2009 by Sarah Doyle and Mark Sugrue and currently employs six people in Dublin. “As the global video surveillance market continues to grow exponentially due to rising concerns for security and safety, the explosive growth in the number of CCTV cameras has meant that the volume of data produced has become almost unmanageable,” Kernel Capital said. Kinesense specialises in video content analytics (VCA) technology which enables the automatic detection of events in…

Galway-based medical device developer Crospon has received clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the US for the use of its EndoFLIP system in gastroenterology applications. CEO of Crospon John O’Dea said this clearance was important for Crospon as it allows it to market the EndoFLIP system in the US for gastroenterology applications for the first time. “Not only is this the company’s first cleared application for gastroenterology, but it also represents the first reimbursed application for the product.” The newly cleared Barostat software option extends the FDA cleared uses for the system beyond measurements taken during gastric band and sleeve gastrectomy bariatric surgery procedures. They now include…

Global animal health and nutrition company Alltech is moving its whiskey business to Ireland, the birthplace of whiskey and of the president and founder of Alltech, Dr. Pearse Lyons. The Vendome whiskey stills, used by Alltech’s Lexington Brewing Company and made in Louisville, Kentucky, were shipped over on 22 August. The whiskey will be distilled in Carlow Brewing Company in Bagenalstown, Co Carlow. Separately, Alltech ale brand Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale will be featured in the Irish Craft Beer Festival taking place in the RDS on the 7– 9 September. This year marks 221 years since the Whiskey Rebellion, a revolution of early Irish settlers in North America against George…

One of the most notable things about Irish exports to Russia is that indigenous companies contribute more to the total than in other export markets, according to Constantin Gurdgiev, economist and chair of the Ireland-Russia Business Association. “Focusing on goods shipments in the first quarter, it is very much apparent that a broad spread of trade categories is represented. Medical devices and pharmaceuticals make up only 12pc of total goods exports to Russia, compared to 50pc of the total going to other markets,” he says. “One-tenth of exports to Russia are of meat and meat preparation products – a significant proportion – and 8pc of the total is coffee/tea/chocolate.” He…

Based in Goresbridge, Co Killkenny, animal feed company Connolly’s Redmills has increased the export proportion of its revenue from 2pc in 2007 to 15pc last year. This family-run business, in operation since 1908, recently became the first foreign company in the world to be registered to distribute horse feed into China. Group business development director Michael Connolly says taking part in leadership development programmes run by Enterprise Ireland has helped the company to have a strong focus on strategy and significantly increase exports. His brother, managing director Joe Connolly, took part in Enterprise Ireland’s Leadership for Growth programme last year. Another brother Bill is joint managing director and there are…

DHL has transported 900 tonnes of equipment across land and sea for the six teams and Volvo Ocean Race organisers who will arrive soon in Galway following the nine-month race across the world. Since October 2011, the start of the race in Alicante Spain, DHL has been moving 152 TEU (twenty foot equivalent) containers by sea along with 20 airfreight containers to each stop over.  Each container contains equipment and parts ranging from small components like first aid boxes, lifejacket kits, loft hand tools and rig lifting sling sets to more sizeable goods like desks and fridges, as well as massive goods such as 100 feet-tall masts.  The inventory also…

Carlow-based e-commerce company Nirvana Wholesale is doing well from an export perspective with 85pc of its customers being independent retailers in the UK. Starting from humble beginnings selling jewellery at Kilkenny market in 2003, founders Bob and Malene Devitt started selling wholesale from their website in 2008. The business moved online just before the recession hit, but right from the beginning was targeting overseas business through online advertising. Nirvana Wholesale sells wholesale fashion jewellery online to retailers in the UK and Ireland from its warehouse outside Carlow. “We sell to jewellery shops, gift shops, hair dressing salons, online sellers and party planners. All orders are processed and shipped from our newly built…

Libya is set to lift its 16-year ban on importing beef from Ireland and other EU countries, according to Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD. The Minister said he is optimistic that official confirmation of this will be received imminently. He said the progress reflects intensive efforts over many years at political, diplomatic and technical level and represented the continuing improvement in relations between Libya and the EU. In addition, he said, it recognises the quality and safety of Irish and EU beef. “This is a very exciting time for Irish agriculture and food,” said Minister Coveney. “My visit to China last week was tangible evidence…

University College Dublin (UCD) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Chinese dairy producer Dairy United, resulting in multi-million euro contracts. The MOU envisages the development of a China-Ireland Agricultural demonstration farm in Hohhot (Inner Mongolia), collaborative research projects, the provision of education and training services, and collaboration on creating a trade corridor to facilitate the introduction of Irish exporters to the Inner Mongolian region. UCD will be collaborating with several Irish agricultural equipment and services companies to deliver an integrated package of education and training, research, services, and technology to Dairy United. “This partnership came about because of Ireland’s global reputation in dairy production and the ability of…