Invest in Waterford

Welcome to Invest in Waterford

County Waterford is a prime business location which is reflected in the range of high profile national and international companies with a presence in the county. It offers to a wide range of sectors including retail, healthcare, bio-pharmacy, pharmaceuticals, shared services and tourism.

Ireland is one of the most favored locations for investment in Europe and the World. According to the World Bank Report "Doing Business 2009" Ireland ranks fifth out of 181 economies surveyed in terms of ease of starting up a business. The 2008-2012 Business Environment Ranking of the Economist Intelligence Unit placed Ireland 11th globally out of 82 countries, naming it as one of the most attractive business locations in the world.

Waterford can offer an environment in which businesses can build on their successes and go from strength-to-strength.

The advantages of doing business in Waterford include:

• Availability of skilled labour
• A thriving RD&I sector, with strong Government support for productive collaboration between industry and academia
• Strategic clusters of leading global companies in Life Sciences, ICT, Engineering, Services, Digital Media, and Consumer Brands
• Low corporation tax with additional tax incentives available for specific functions
• Ireland has had a 25% R&D Tax Credit scheme since 2004 (in addition to a tax deduction at 12.5% for R&D expenditure in Ireland).
• A strong legal framework for development, exploitation and protection of Intellectual Property rights
• Excellent quality of life for workers - which means good staff retention
• Availability of property including sites, offices and retail units
• Availability of sites served by transportation links, gas, electricity and water
• Excellent road, sea and air access
• Strategic location with easy access to the EMEA region
• High quality energy and telecommunications infrastructure
• A can-do approach to business of Waterford County Council and other agencies such as IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland, FÁS, County Enterprise Board and Waterford Leader Partnership.

 
Evidence of the attractiveness of County Waterford as a place to do businesses is reflected in the range of high profile national and international companies with a presence in the County. With this website we present the advantages the County offers to a range of sectors including; retail, healthcare, bio-pharma and pharmaceuticals, shared services and tourism. We also seek to help workers to return to County Waterford by providing them with practical advice and asking them to express their interest in living and working in the County by registering their skills.

Invest in Waterford is an initiative by Waterford County Council to invite companies to take advantage of what County Waterford has to offer as an excellent business location. We hope you find the information contained in this website useful. If you require further information please contact us. We will be glad to help.

County Waterford is open for business.

Ray O’Dwyer
County Manager
Waterford County Council