Holywood Tech Firm Takes On New Staff With £1.2m Investment

A cloud solutions company based in Hollywood, Co Down is to double its staff headcount with an investment of £1.2 million.

The expansion at 3EN Cloud Ltd with 16 new employees follows successful growth into new export markets.

The company is one of the world's leading Oracle NetSuite Enterprise Resource Management Solutions Partners, with operations across Europe and the US.

Its cloud technology helps businesses to drive growth through improving efficiency with seamless integration between NetSuite and other software platforms.

Recruitment has commenced for the roles which include systems architects, developers, engineers, accountants, and graduate roles across sales and marketing.

The 16 new starts will allow 3EN to continue its international market growth and will generate over £557,000 in additional annual salaries for the Northern Ireland economy.

Invest NI offered over £164,000 towards the creation of the roles as well as the development of skills and two successful R&D projects.

George McKinney, Director of Technology & Services at Invest NI, said: "We have worked with 3EN over the last number of years to support its growth, innovation and market presence. In 2015 we supported the company with an R&D investment which helped it to develop its Netgento and Dependency Checker software integration programmes. The company is now successfully securing significant export deals, following our support."

Founded in Holywood, 3EN Group Ltd has additional offices in London, Dublin and Bonn, comprising of 3EN Cloud Ltd, ENCO Consulting Ltd and ENCO Deutschland GmbH.

In recognition of 3EN Cloud Ltd's commitment to innovation, it has been awarded a Silver Level Innovator Certificate from Innovate NI.

CEO of the tech firm, Dale Cree said: "As one of the world's leading Oracle Netsuite partners, we are proud of our reputation as a Northern Irish company that's resolving difficult software implementation issues for businesses globally.

"With the support of Invest NI we have created software products to showcase in international markets, securing a wealth of export successes. Following Invest NI's trade support we have achieved sales in Boston, along with recent contract wins with Malwarebytes, Cogs, Mile High Labs, Keywords Studios and Fitbit.

"Our team expansion will help us to grow our business, maintaining a high standard of quality for our current clients, while also continuing to increase our export sales across Europe and the US."