Northern Ireland is home to over 1,500 international companies and an ideal location for business expansion. It also has an established track record as a global trade partner, with products and services from the region being exported to over 100 countries.
Read our case studies to find out more about why international companies chose Northern Ireland and the innovative products and services that are being exported from the region.
Case studies
- Life & health sciences
TradeAlmac
Northern Ireland company Almac Diagnostic Services offers bespoke precision medicine solutions to pharmaceutical and biotech companies worldwide.
15 June, 2022- Americas
- Technology
FDIInsurance Office of America
Leading US insurance agency taps into Northern Ireland talent to build first-of-its-kind tech platform - SimplyIOA.
15 June, 2022 - Americas
- Technology
FDIRapid7
NASDAQ-listed Rapid7 counts cyber security hub Belfast among its 14 global locations.
15 June, 2022 - Americas
- Financial services technology
FDIEverQuote
Talent availability and a strong insurtech cluster were just some of the reasons why EverQuote chose Northern Ireland for its new software development centre.
15 June, 2022 - Americas
- Technology
FDISilverSky
SilverSky’s Belfast Team helps the company meet global demand for straightforward, accessible and affordable cyber security solutions.
25 May, 2022 - Americas
- Financial services
FDICME Group
CME Group’s Belfast team drives the technology to support its global success.
30 March, 2022 - Life & health sciences
TradeExploristics
Exploristics is an award-winning global provider of bio-simulation software and biostatistics services for designing, analysing and reporting clinical trials and real-world studies.
10 February, 2022- Asia Pacific
- Software
FDIThe Lightyear Corporation
Founded in Australia in 2017, The Lightyear Corporation offers cloud-based procurement and invoice processing automation software to large SMEs and mid-market companies across the world. Its Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) product increases...
20 September, 2021 - Americas
- Technology
FDIbazaarvoice
Each month in the Bazaarvoice network, more than a billion consumers create, view and share authentic user-generated content including reviews, questions and answers and social photos across more than 6,200 global brand and retailer...
31 August, 2021 - Americas
- Financial services technology
FDIAflac Northern Ireland
Fortune 500 company considered 15 locations, then found talent in Northern Ireland.
01 August, 2021 - Europe
- Technology
FDIVersion 1
Version 1 is an Irish company specialising in International Management Consulting, Software Asset Management, Software Development, Cloud Computing, and Outsourcing.
26 July, 2021 - Asia Pacific
- Technology
FDIRakuten
Rakuten is now one of the world’s leading internet services companies, with a transformative presence in e-commerce, digital content and FinTech. Rakuten has offices and talent all over the globe from Tokyo to Tel Aviv and Bangalore to...
26 May, 2021