Economic Development Unit
CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE TRADE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
2011-2012 Programme
Lisburn City Council launched the third phase of its Trade Development Programme to Central and Eastern Europe on 8th December 2011 in Council headquarters at Lagan Valley Island. To date as part of this project the Council has assisted local businesses to explore new business opportunities in Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary.
Thre next workshop will be held on the 7th February in Island Civic Centre, Lisburn with a market trade visit to Bulgaria commencing week beginning the 19th March 2012. There are currently 9 businesses taking part on the programme, with 3 places remaining.
If you would like to participate on the Central and Eastern Trade Development Programme and fill one of these spaces, or would like further information please contact Michelle Lestas, Lestas Consultanting on 028 7032 2900 or email michelle@lestasconsulting.com
Central and Eastern European Trade Development Programme Flyer
Chair of the Economic Development Committee, Alderman Jim Dillon with Caroline Eccles (TAL), a participant on the Council's Central and Eastern European Trade Development Programme for 2010/2011.
2010 - 2011 Programme
The most recent trade development programme was delivered earlier in the year which supported local businesses in exporting to Central and Eastern Europe. The programme was managed by Lestas Consulting and funded through the Council and the EU under the Sustainable Competitiveness Programme for Northern Ireland 2007-2013.
Eleven local companies participated in the programme with key outputs including 86 individual business meetings set up across 6 different countries, 11 new strategic partnerships developed and anticipated new sales in the region of £2.9 million.
The following details the 11 companies and markets visited:
Clarehill Plastics (Hungary)
Craig's (Slovakia)
Direct Contract Packaging Ireland (Romania)
Equestrain and Farm feeds (Czech Republic)
Global Lubricants (Czech Republic)
Ignite IT (Slovakia)
Magdek (Belarus)
Matcon Shopfitting (Romania)
Tal Civil Engineering Ltd (Bulgaria)
Unitrunk (Romania)
Whitemountain Quarries (Romania)
2009-2010 Programme
PARTICIPANTS
The following companies participated on the 2009 Lisburn City Council Central and Eastern European Trade Programme:
- Blue Sky Renewables Ltd
- 3dpix
- G-care Electronics Ltd
- Future Interior Trends
- HBK Architects
- James Turner Engineering Ltd
- Cocoon (Europe) Ltd
- DG Williamson Ltd
KEY OUTPUTS
The 2009-2010 programme assisted 8 businesses to target new business opportunities in Poland and Slovakia, as part of a five day trade mission. The companies participated in a total of 56 sales meetings, and 3 networking events, with 24 new partnerships identified at this stage as well as actual sales worth £44,000, and anticipated new sales worth £740,000 within 12 months.
Allen Johnston and Neil Conlon, Blue Sky Renewables, who participated on the Central & Eastern Europe Programme.
Programme participant Colin McMurtry from 3D Pix, with Councillor Jenny Palmer