1. ThinkNorthernIreland

2. 'Our experience in Northern Ireland
far exceeded our expectations.
We came here originally for the
cost savings. We find ourselves
staying for the people and the
talent that’s available.'
TomHall,VPInternationalTechnology
&Operations,Allstate
Derry~Londonderry,Co.Londonderry
PeaceBridge,Derry~Londonderry

4. Location
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TheSperrins,Co.Tyrone

5. 0 +1-1
Location
NorthernIreland
isanintegralpart
oftheUnitedKingdom
andtheEuropeanUnion.
• Ideallysituatedbetweenmainland
EuropeandtheU.S.
• Population1.8million
• Capitalcity–Belfast
• Threeairports–dailyflightsto
European businesscentres,
GreatBritainandtheU.S.
• Under2hoursbyroadorrailfrom
BelfasttoDublin,thecapitalofthe
RepublicofIreland
• Modernroadandrailnetwork
• Thehighestavailabilityofsuperfast
broadbandintheUK
• 40-gigabytepersecondtelecomslink
betweenNorthernIreland,Europeand
NorthAmerica

6. Location
Education
Accordingtoamajorsurvey,Northern
Irelandhasthebestperformingeducation
systemforprimarymathsinEurope,and
thesixthbestintheworld.
Anetworkofregionalcolleges
withenrolmentofaround142,500
studentsprovidesprofessional
andtechnicalprogrammes.
Assuredskills
Governmentdepartmentsworkclosely
withindustryandacademiatoensure
eachinvestor'sworkforceissuccessfully
equippedwiththeappropriateskills.
1st 6th
Studentsconsistentlyoutperform
otherUKregionsatGCSEand
A-Level(highschoolleaving).
Morethan8,500people
graduateannuallywith
businessrelateddegrees
fromNorthernIreland’s
twoworld-class
universities.
NorthernIrelandhasthe
highestratedprimary
readingeducationin
theEnglish-speaking
world.

7. Withfourcampuses,UlsterUniversity
catersfornearly27,000students.This
includesoneofthelargestprovisionsin
computingintheUKandIreland.Itisin
theworld’sTop100younguniversities.
Queen’sUniversityBelfast UlsterUniversity
Queen’sUniversityBelfastisover100
yearsold;itisamemberoftheRussell
Groupof24leadingUKresearch-intensive
universitiesandrankedinthetop1%of
universitiesworldwide.
World-LeadingResearch
NorthernIrelandhasanumberofglobally
recognised,technologyrelateduniversity
researchcentresincludingtheIntelligent
SystemsResearchCentre(ISRC)at
UlsterUniversity,andTheInstitute
ofElectronics,Communicationsand
InformationTechnology(ECIT)at
Queen’sUniversityBelfast.
70%
Over70%ofNorthernIrelanduniversity
researchactivityisworldleadingor
internationallyexcellentaccordingtothe
ResearchExcellenceFramework(REF)
2014assessment.
Queen’sUniversity,Belfast UlsterUniversity,Belfast

8. LocationOfChoice
TheKnowledgeEconomyinNorthernIrelandisoneofthefastestgrowingintheUK.
80%ofnewinward
investorsreinvest
Almost900
international
companieshave
investedin
NorthernIreland
Belfastistheworld’s
mostBusiness
FriendlyCityofitssize
Belfast
Belfast
'ThepeopleofNorthernIrelandare
someofthemostpassionate,devoted,
dedicatedandskilledindividuals
thatIhaveeverhadtheopportunity
toworkwith.'
PaulVienneau,CTO,Cayan

9. 'Weconsideredseveralinternational
westernlocationsforthenewcentreand
weredrawntotheexcellenteducated
workforceavailablehereandthesupport
offeredbyInvestNorthernIreland.'
PeterCohen,Chairman,CowenGroup
Operatingcostsaverage20%to30%
lessthantherestoftheUKandEurope.
Accordingtoaninternationalsurvey,
Belfasthasbeenidentifiedasoneofthe
cheapestcitiesinWesternEuropefor
expatstolive.
NorthernIrelandhassomeofthelowest
primeofficerentalcostsinEurope.
20-30%
lower
£€
FiscalEnvironment
Corporationtax
20%reducingto12.5%fromApril2018.
JointlowestinWesternEurope.
R&DTaxCredits
Upto230%taxcredit.
PatentBox
Corporationtaxof10%
Forevery£1spentonR&D,real
costtocompanycanbe49p.
12.5%20%
R&D

10. Technology
FinancialServicesTechnology
NorthernIrelandsuppliessophisticated
softwarefortheworld'smajorfinancial
institutions.Ourclusterincludesmulti-
nationalssuchasCiti,SRLabs,CME
Group,EuronextandFidessaaswellas
localcompaniessuchasFirstDerivatives.
‘Wehavebeenveryimpressedwiththe
technologyecosysteminNorthern
Ireland,whichsharesmanyofthe
characteristicsofSiliconValley,including
accesstoworld-classcybersecurity
researchatQueen’sUniversity.’
GarySteele,CEO,Proofpoint,Inc.
NorthernIreland hasone
ofthefastestgrowingtech
clustersintheUK.
Belfastisthenumberonedestination
globallyforfinancialtechnology
investments.
£$
¥€
SoftwareDevelopment
BelfastisEurope'stopdestinationcity
fornewsoftwaredevelopmentprojects.
Investorsinclude–Allstate,CyberSource
(aVisacompany),Fujitsu,Cayan,BT,Pace
andKana.
TechTalent
Wehavepoolsoftalentinthefastgrowing
areasofanimation,mobileapps and
gaming.Fromlipreadingauthentication
toapp-controlledbrewing,Northern
Irelandcompaniesaredeliveringworld-
firstmobile-basedsolutionsandgaining
internationalrecognition.

11. 70%ofourIT&telecoms
professionalsholdahigher
educationqualification
-thehighestintheUK.
CyberSecurity
LeadingUScybersecuritycompanies
includingRapid7,WhiteHatsecurity,
AlertLogicandProofpointhaveopened
operationsinNorthernIreland.CSIT,the
CentreforSecureITatQueen'sUniversity
BelfastistheUKInnovationKnowledge
Centre(KC)forsecureinformation
technologies.
'Theregionaffordsustheopportunity
torecruithighcalibregraduatesand
professionalsandBelfast'sexcellent
telecommunicationsinfrastructure
makesNorthernIrelandanideallocation
forus.'
JeremiahGrossman,CEO,
WhiteHatSecurity

12. Professional&
BusinessServices
NorthernIrelandhasadepthofskills
availableforhumanresources,finance,
auditing,supplychainmanagement,
customersupport,marketing,
consultancyandlegalservices.
TerexCorporationsetupitsGlobal
BusinessServicesCentrein
NorthernIrelandtohandlefinance
andprocurementacrossEurope.
'Weconsideredanumberoflocation
options.NorthernIrelandstoodoutfor
thegreatcalibreoftheavailablepeople,
combinedwithcostcompetitivenessand
geographicalconvenience.'
GraemeJohnston,Partner,
HerbertSmithFreehills
ToplegalfirmsincludingAllen&Overy,
Baker&McKenzieandHerbertSmith
Freehillsareamongthosewhohave
discoveredthewealthoftalentavailable
inNorthernIreland.
ConsultancyhousesEY,
PwCandDeloittehave
allannouncedmajor
expansionsin
NorthernIreland.
Belfast

13. NorthernIrelandhasastrong
engineeringheritagewithan
internationalreputation.Ourcompanies
developinnovativecomponentsforthe
aerospace,automotive,technology,
energyandspacesectors.
BEAerospaceinKilkeel,
alittlefishingvillage
inNorthernIreland,
manufacturesover
30%oftheworld’s
aircraftseats.
Advanced
Engineering
&Manufacturing
Oneinevery3Londonbusesis
manufacturedinBallymenabylocal
companyWrightGroup.
Wemake40%oftheworld’smobile
stonecrushingandgravelscreening
equipment.
Aquarteroftheworld's
computerharddrives
havepartsmadein
NorthernIreland.
SeagateTechnologyinDerry~
Londonderryisaleaderinthe
manufactureofharddrive
storagesystemsthatare
usedworldwide.
Bombardier,Belfast

14. NorthernIreland’sfoodand
drinkproducersarededicatedto
traceabilityandpassionateabout
quality.
Celebratingthepure,natural,
qualityofourfoodanddrink.
Ourfoodanddrinkproducts
areavailableinmorethan
70countries.
Foodanddrinkfirmsexport70%of
theirproducts,thatisaround20%
ofNorthernIreland’stotalexportsof
manufacturedgoods.
Food&Drink
BushmillsDistilleryisthe
oldestlicensedwhiskey
distilleryintheworld.
LoughErne,Co.Fermanagh
NorthernIrelandhas
aglobalreputationfor
foodsafety.
Pioneeringresearchisbeing
carriedoutbyQueen’s
UniversityBelfast’sInstitutefor
GlobalFoodSecurity,acentre
whichadvisestheUKand
othergovernmentson
foodsafety.
‘Wecantellastoryaboutwhereourfood
comesfrom.Thefoodthatcomesfrom
NorthernIrelandispure,naturalandvery
highquality.’
ProfessorChrisElliott,Director,
TheInstituteforGlobalFoodSecurity,
Queen’sUniversityBelfast

15. NorthernIrelandisahub
forcutting-edgeresearch
andinnovationinthefield
oflife&healthsciences
withexpertiseinprecision
medicine,medicaldevices
& digital health and
clinicaltrials.
Keycompaniesincludethe
AlmacGroup,Randox,Norbrook,
WarnerChilcott(adivision
ofActavis),TerumoBCT
andBemis.
10%ofallcholesterol
testsworldwideare
madebyRandoxin
NorthernIreland.
10%
Life&HealthSciences
‘Thequalityandavailabilityofspecialist
skillshereandthestronglinkswehave
forgedwithQueen’sUniversitywere
keyfactorswhenwechoseNorthern
Irelandasthelocationforthisproject.’
DrRobertLadner,CEO,CV6

16. WebringHollywood
blockbusterstolife
HBO’sblockbustingTVseriesGame
ofThroneshasbeenfilmedin
NorthernIrelandsince2010.Other
bignamecompaniessuchasUniversal,
IFC,PathéandSonyPictureshavechosen
NorthernIrelandforrecentproductions.
Localanimation
companySixteenSouth
hasearnedover30major
internationalawards
includingtheprestigious
BroadcastAwardforits
children’sanimationseries
Lily’sDriftwoodBay.
Belfast’sTitanicStudiosisoneof
thelargestandmostmodernfilm
andtelevisionproductionstudios
inEurope.
Oscarwinningliveactionshortfilm,
TheShore,filmedinNorthernIreland,
waswritten,directedandproducedby
twiceOscar-nominatedfilm-maker
TerryGeorge.
TV,Film&DigitalMedia

17. NorthernIrelandhasarich
heritageofinnovation.
Wediscoverplanets
Camerasdesignedand
manufacturedbyAndor
TechnologyinBelfastwereused
byateamofUK,SwissandFrench
astronomersinthediscoveryof
twonewJupiter-sizedplanets.
LordKelvin,thefatherof
modernscience,wasborn
inBelfastin1824.
JohnBoydDunlopinvented
thepneumatictyreinBelfast
in1888.
In1917HarryFerguson
patentedthetechnologythat
ledtothemoderntractor.
Theportabledefibrillatorwas
designedinNorthernIreland
inthe1960sbyProfessor
FrankPantridge.
Thetraditioncontinueswith
innovationinthefieldsoffinancial
servicestechnology,mobiletelecoms,
cybersecurity,digitalimagingand
remotesensors.
Innovation

18. Agreatplacetolive
RoyalCountyDown,PhotographcourtesyofAidanBradley
ResearchshowsNorthernIreland
peoplearethehappiestintheUK.
•Lowcrimerate
•Stunningscenery
•Historicallandmarks
•Greatschools
• Friendlypeople
• World-classhealthcare
• Fabulousbeaches

19. NorthernIrelandhasanabundance
ofgreatgolfcourses.
RoyalCountyDownandRoyalPortrushfeatureregularlyonlists
oftheworld’sbestgolfcourses. NorthernIrelandproducesgreat
golfersincludinggolfmajorwinnersRoryMcIlroy,GraemeMcDowell
andtheEuropeanRyderCup2016Captain,DarrenClarke.

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