2018 Irish Enterprise Award

12 EU BUSINESS NEWS / 2018 Irish Enterprise Awards , Best Pharmaceutical Service Provider 2018 - UK & Ireland The Pharmed Group is a leading healthcare and pharmaceutical services provider across UK and Ireland. We profile the group to learnmore and explore the secrets behind its success. Established in 2005, the Pharmed Group has become synonymous with providing bespoke, tailor made brand building solutions across the UK and Ireland to healthcare manufacturers across the globe. With established networks across Europe, and office locations in Mullingar, Belfast and Banbury, the group provides an extensive range of services to meet the strategic requirements of their partners. CEO, Declan Devine works closely with the Group’s other two Directors in the Irish owned company; Dara Murphy, CFO and John Gannon CCO. Additionally, the Group Board of Directors was expanded in 2016 with the appointment of two non-executive members; Mary Harney and Brendan Farrell. A former politician, Mary has served as Tánaiste, Minister for Health in addition to other Senior Ministerial roles from 1997 to 2011. Mary is the longest ever serving female member of Dáil Éireann. Most recently, Mary has been appointed as Chancellor of Limerick University, Ireland. Her fellow Director Brendan possesses over 30 years international experience as a senior executive in the Diagnostics industry. His experience extends to the areas of marketing, sales, licensing, acquisitions, fundraising and investor relations in addition to general management. Drawing on this vast experience, today the group as an entity consists of five core business units within three main divisions, providing an all-encompassing partnership approach for manufacturing organisations across the globe. Having initially established a successful business model in Ireland for Pharmed, specialists in Pharmacy distribution, the firm naturally expanded the operation to Pharmed UK and has grown from strength to strength in this market, representing a large number of global brands in the pharmacy and natural health sectors. Through organic growth, Pharmaforce was established and is now one of the leading specialists in contract outsourcing, personnel management, recruitment and training for the Group. On the medical side, Accuscience, is renowned for expertise in capital equipment and consumable supplies across the hospital and primary care sectors. Ahead of the game in technology, laboratory, blood transfusion and tracking, med- surgical supplies, all Accuscience products are backed by an award winning 24/7/365 technical service and support. Medilink, based in Belfast, are specialists in emergency room management and out of hospital equipment and service. Finally, the group offers clients Neurotechnics. Based in the UK, the Neurotechnics team are specialists in neurosurgical and orthopaedic services offering clinicians cutting edge products in line with fast moving enhancements in surgical techniques. With vast experience of the healthcare sector, the group and its companies has a clear understanding of the needs of their customers and subsequently develops individual commercial strategies that meet these needs, offering a competitive advantage over others. The Pharmed Group operates a Total Quality Management system and has received full certification for all quality standards required, thus allowing the Group to provide clients with the highest possible level of service and products that meets their needs. Alongside the Groups commitment to the industry as a whole, being based in Ireland also offers the group a number of exciting opportunities to provide clients with true excellence. Many of the world’s most successful companies have chosen Ireland as a destination for their business because of the country’s pro- business environment. This includes leading technology companies such as Google and Facebook in addition to leading pharmaceutical and start-up companies. Additionally, Ireland is a member of the Eurozone which has been described as the largest and most affluent economy in the world according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Staff are also a key factor behind the firm’s success with the added advantage of a strong emphasis on education and up-skilling in the UK and Ireland, lending to an opportunity for the Group to hire truly exceptional staff who are fully committed to providing the Group’s clients with the very highest possible standards of support and service. According to CEO, Mr. Declan Devine, “… One of the main reasons behind the success of the group is the strategic, forward thinking of the Directors, Senior Management and their teams who between them, have a wealth of combined industry experience….” To retain these exceptional employees and ensure that GBA17004