Economic Development Unit
NETHERLANDS TRADE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
2011-2012 Programme
The Netherlands Trade Development Programme will officially launch on Tuesday 28th February, with the annual NI-NL Trade Network New Year's Drinks Reception and Dinner on Wednesday 1st February in the Great Hall of Queen's University, Belfast. The trade visit to the Netherlands will then take place the week beginning the 23rd April 2012. If you would like to participate on this programme, please contact the programme's delivery agent Steve Murnaghan of NITC on +31 20 4217400, or by email murn@nitc.nl.
Here are some of the photographs taken from the 2012 NI-NL Trade Dinner:
Members of Lisburn City Council's Economic Development Committee along with business delegates from the City of Lisburn
Delegates who attended the NI-NL Trade Dinner in Queen's Univeristy, Belfast
2010-2011 Programme
From 31st January - 3rd February 2011 five Lisburn businesses participated on the trade mission to the Netherlands.
The Lisburn companies that participated are:
- ABCO Marine Ltd
- Cutting Industries
- Star Instruments Ltd
- Global Lubricants NI Ltd
- MSM Promotions
Vice Chair of the Economic Development Committee, Alderman Allan Ewart with Tom Smyth (MSM Promotions), who was a participant on the Netherlands Trade Development Programme 2010/2011.
KEY OUTPUTS
During the trade visit, 25 individual meetings were successfully completed, averaging at 5 meetings per company and from partcipant feedback, new trade opportunities of over €1,440,000 have been anticipated as a result of the programme.
The companies joined up to 50 other Northern Ireland businesses and their Dutch partners at the annual NI-NL Trade Network New Year’s Drinks Reception and Trade Dinner, which was held at De Industrieele Groote Club Amsterdam.
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
For more information about the programme contact Hazel King from Lisburn City Council’s Economic Development Unit on 028 9250 9484, or by email at hazel.king@lisburn.gov.uk. Alternatively, the programme delivery agent Steve Murnaghan of NITC can be contacted on +31 20 4217400, or by email murn@nitc.nl.
Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Economic Development Unit, Councillor Jenny Palmer and Alderman Jim Dillon, with programme participants at pre-mission briefing:
The delegation arriving in the Netherlands:
2009-2010 PROGRAMME
Learn more about the 2009/2010 Netherlands Trade Visit >>
In 2009 Lisburn City Council was pleased to run its 8th consecutive trade development programme to the Netherlands. The Dutch marketplace has realised many successes for Lisburn companies. From participant feedback new trade opportunities of over € 1.7 million can be generated from the programme over the coming 18 months.
Funded by the Council and the EU through the Sustainable Competitivenes Programme for Northern Ireland 2007-2013, and managed by Northern Ireland Trade Consultant (NITC), the programme in 2009/2010 once again assisted growth orientated local businesses to identify and develop new market opportunities and strategic business partnerships in the Netherlands.
The following companies participated on the 2009 Netherlands Trade Development Programme:
- Pure Roast Coffee Ltd
- Fabrite Engineering
- A&B Pneumatics
- PRM Ltd
- Unitrunk Ltd
- Kelly Flowers Wholesale
- Craigs Ltd