Irene Rafferty, Norman McNellis, Mark McPhillips, Michael Galvin and Niamh Galvin, IWS

Workspace technology solutions company opens Northern Irish office

National Business Machines plans £1.8m investment in Belfast
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Irene Rafferty, Norman McNellis, Mark McPhillips, Michael Galvin and Niamh Galvin, IWS

1 November 2022

IT and workplace technology solutions provider National Business Machines (NBM), has launched a new subsidiary for the Northern Irish market: Innovative Workplace Solutions (IWS).

As the largest premier partner of Xerox products and services in Ireland, NBM and IWS plan to invest £1.8 million into developing a network of customers over the next three years. Eleven full time staff will be in place by the end of this year and further recruitment is planned for 2023.

The launch of IWS’ Belfast innovation centre comes following three years of continued investment. 2019 saw a €750,000 investment into the expansion of NBM, largely focused on infrastructure and personnel, 2021 saw the business grow with seven new starters, including three senior hires, and 2022 brings expansion into Northern Ireland, providing both companies the opportunity to grow their business and deliver the exceptional service to new and existing customers.

Managing cirector and founder of NBM Michael Galvin said: “Growing and expanding our offering to help customers create smarter workplaces with the launch of IWS in Northern Ireland is a big moment for us. Since we started back in 1985 and have been in business for nearly 38 years, it has been our ambition to provide the best innovative IT solutions and workplace technology solutions in Ireland. Now as the largest premier partner of Xerox products and services, our solid reputation across Ireland, and our loyal customer base, our new subsidiary business, IWS, means that we can continue this ambition across Northern Ireland.”

IWS is led by previous managing director of Xerox Ireland Mark McPhillips, who has worked alongside NBM for some time as well as Norman McNellis as commercial director, former production business manager for Xerox Ireland. Three members of the NBM Cork office will also sit on the board of management.

McPhillips said: “Northern Ireland represents a fantastic growth opportunity for us. The entrepreneurial spirit, innovation, and sheer level of business talent in Northern Ireland makes it an ideal place for us to set up our IWS headquarters. We look forward to embedding ourselves in the local community and building positive working relationships across a wide range of sectors.”

“Our focus is on helping organisations work smarter, more efficiently and more effectively through the deployment of innovative IT services and workplace technology solutions. We talk about creating ‘the workspace of tomorrow’ through innovative technology. We know businesses must create modern, efficient, and secure workspaces for their people – in both their physical and virtual offices.”

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