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| Success Stories |
Oxford Intelligence measures itself on the success of its clients. We have dealt with over 4,000 companies developing their international business strategies and a large number of these have gone on to build a global presence through direct operations - just a few of these dynamic firms are featured here. Customer feedback is essential for us in order to maintain our innovative edge and to deliver quality products, ideas and services that will satisfy our clients' current and future needs. |
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| International Business Expansion |
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DHL Global Forwarding, part of German logistics group Deutsche Post, has opened a new dedicated Life Science Competency Centre in Carolina, Puerto Rico.
The new facility enhances DHL Global Forwarding's existing service offering, and was specifically designed to meet customer demand for regulatory compliant facilities that offer high security, standardised processes and a clean environment.
According to Archie Torrado, district manager for DHL Global Forwarding, temperature and humidity control rooms will be added to the facility in 2009.
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North Carolina-based drug discovery firm PPD is to establish a contract research facility in Athlone, Co Westmeath, Ireland.
The company expects to invest up to 14 million euros in the facility and create approximately 250 positions over five years for PhD-level scientists, analytical laboratory staff and other clinical development professionals.
The new facility will conduct testing for clinical and commercial programmes spanning all phases of drug development. The lab will allow the company to continue to serve its growing client base in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and to win new business in this region.
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Dynea, a Finnish provider of adhesion and surfacing solutions, has increased the resins capacity at its Polish plant in Trzemeszno. The plant produces adhesive resins mainly for the insulation wool industry.
The plant has been upgraded with new reactor installation and a new Delta V automation system. With the new reactors the plant’s annual capacity is nearly doubled.
This increased capacity is aimed mainly for the Polish markets, where mineral wool producers have increased their production capacities. Part of the new capacity in Trzemeszno will be used to support market entry into the Ukrainian mineral wool resins market.
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Californian search engine operator Google is to establish a new data centre in Upper Austria.
The server farm will require an investment upwards of 100 million euros and Google will employ roughly 100 people after the construction phase. The project will require around two years to finalise, from the beginning of detailed planning to actual start-up.
The Upper Austrian regional investment promotion agency TMW together with ABA-Invest in Austria provided professional support and consulting services to Google.
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French company Carrefour, one of Europe's biggest retailers, has signed a contract to open a 10,000 square metre outlet in Ruse’s Grand Plaza shopping mall, which should be finished in 2010.
Carrefour has been preparing to enter the Bulgarian market for a couple of years. It is now planning to debut in 2009 and build a 30-strong network of supermarkets and hypermarkets over the next five years.
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| Oxford Intelligence Testimonials |
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"We have been working with Oxford Intelligence for two years now. They provide us with qualified investment leads in a very professional way. The data they provide for each lead is very comprehensive, well-structured and up-to-date. It is easy to work with them as communications are smooth and every query from our side is answered quickly and properly. This allows us to concentrate on our core competencecy - targeted investment promotion.
Our co-operation has already resulted in successful investment projects in manufacturing and in pharmaceuticals."
Head of Project Aquisition, National Investment Agency, Central & Eastern Europe, 2008
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Project Co-ordinator, City Agency, UK, 2008
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"The bespoke intelligence from Oxford Intelligence has added value to the services of our organisation. The service has provided specialist support to investment and commercial officers in post, and has helped them to interact, informatively and confidently with clients. To that end, the service has been important in influencing the decisions of some large investments."
Research Manager, National Development Agency, Western Europe, 2008
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"We have worked with Oxford Intelligence for over three years on the development and maintenance of a customised intelligence database to support our investor development programme. Oxford Intelligence has been very responsive to our needs and has been keen to ensure they provide a personal and professional service. They continue to work hard on our behalf and have been pro-active in seeking to understand our business needs and to suggest solutions and ideas for future development."
Senior Business Manager, Regional Development Agency, UK, 2008
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Marketing Director, Regional Trade & Investment Agency, Spain, 2008
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