County Meath

• Steeped in History, Ireland’s Royal County • Our People are highly educated, well travelled and internationally

focused, a young population • Vibrant suburbs/towns, excellent lifestyle and sporting facilities • Strong and proud County sense of identity and community • World class education opportunities • Highly synchronised co-operation and collaboration between

Community, Business and Local and National Government to build a 21st century Smart County

Welcome to Trim

• Home of Trim Castle • Trim Castle was the location in 1995 for the making of the Braveheart

movie, directed by and starring Mel Gibson • Home of European Commission Food and Veterinary Office • Home of Headquarters of OPW • Heart of the Boyne valley • Excellent lifestyle • Excellent Education opportunities • Excellent housing

Meath – the 21st Century Smart County

WHY INVEST IN MEATH?

USP

LOCATION

WORK FORCE

STANDARD OF LIVING

AVAILABLE UNITS

Our people County Meath has a Gifted Young Population

• Our treasure – our smart young people • Attractive easily accessible locations • High quality business environment • Very close to Dublin Airport and Port • Excellent road infrastructure with 4 motorways bisecting the county • Quality serviced land banks with close proximity to Dublin Airport • Quality affordable housing • High quality recreation and hospitality opportunities

World Class Education opportunities

• The Centre for European Schooling in Dunshaughlin, is the accredited European school in Ireland, and is one of only 13 such schools in Europe, and offers the European Baccalaureate and a multilingual and multicultural education

• Meath is located beside world class Universities and Institutes • Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin, Dublin City

University, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, National University of Ireland- Maynooth, National College of Art and Design, Dublin Institute of Technology, Blanchardstown Institute of Technology, Dundalk Institute of Technology

Meath is located right beside Dublin Airport

• Meath is located much nearer to the Airport than South Dublin, (apologies to Ross O’Carroll Kelly)

• 370 flights to London each week, the 2nd busiest International Air route in the world

• 440 flights to EU and EEA capitals each week • Daily flights to the Middle East with connections to Australia, China and

India • 170 direct flights to US and Canada each week • US pre-clearance at the airport • A new office development called Dublin Airport Central could be the new

home for the European Medicines Agency, which is re-locating from London as a result of Brexit

Excellent Infrastructure

• Meath has excellent motorways network, train and bus infrastructure • Meath is an hour from Belfast City Centre and only 23kilometeres

Dublin City Centre • Meath is easily accessed from Dublin Port • Business Parks and Housing at affordable prices

Excellent Sporting Opportunities

• Excellent GAA Clubs throughout the County • 5 Horse racing tracks, including beach horse racing at Laytown • Irelands International Baseball centre at Ashbourne • Rugby • Soccer • Cricket/ Athletics • Golf courses • Clay Pidgeon Shooting

Culture and Arts

• Solstice Centre Navan • Hinterland Festival Trim • Salmon of Knowledge Festival Trim • Le Cheile Festival Oldcastle • Traditional Music Festival Ashbourne

World famous History and Heritage

• Hill of Tara • Newgrange • Knowth • Lough Crew • Trim Castle • Battle of the Boyne site • 1916 Battle of Ashbourne • Slane Castle

Beautiful and vibrant towns in County Meath

• 20 towns • Ashbourne, Athboy, Ballivor, Bettystown/Laytown, Clonee, Drogheda

Environs, Duleek, Dunboyne, Dunshaughlin, Enfield, Gormanston/Stamullen, Kells, Kilbride, Kilcock, Maynooth Environs, Navan, Oldcastle, Ratoath, Slane, Trim.

Meath gives a warm welcome to newcomers to the County, from within Ireland, Europe or International

• The Failte Isteach initiative in Ashbourne welcomes and supports non-English speakers to become competent and skilled in the use of the language of commerce and science across the world

• Very supportive Chambers of Commerce

Excellent Housing at lower prices than Dublin City • 3-5 bedroom high quality family homes available at reasonable prices • Excellent Primary and Second level schools • Easily accessible 3rd and 4th level world class education and research

centres

Tayto Park

• Ireland only Theme Park on 50 acres with 750,000 attendees per year • Undergoing major development at present

Boyne Valley Food Series Hugh Maguire Craft Butcher

Award winning

MAKE IT MEATH

• MEATH COUNTY COUNCIL’S SOCIAL MEDIA PROMOTION OF COUNTY MEATH

Invest in Meath and join the following winning companies • LOGOS…from Meath Chambers Brochure

Meath Chambers Future

Do we want to join the Premier League?

Meath Chambers

• Founded in April 2016 • Founder members: • Ashbourne Chamber • Kells Chamber • Navan Chamber • South East Meath Chamber • Trim Chamber

Meath in the Premier League

• The Meath Chambers Board is made up of two people from each of five Chambers in the County.

• Ashbourne, Kells, Trim, Navan and South East Meath • Meath Chambers is leading the way and is a major influence • Working well with County Council and all agencies

Meath in the Premier League

•Stronger together with one voice •More competitive •More influential •Delivering for the whole of County Meath

Cutting and Leading Edge

• Meath Chamber has a inventory of Property available for Irish and International companies locating to County Meath

• Availability of appropriate land and buildings • Advice guidance and assistance – Building the fabric of Meath

Enterprises • Effectively influencing decision makers and business leaders • Giving Meath a high positive profile • Enhancing and generating business opportunities

Familiarisation IDA visit to County Meath in October • Meath Chambers in partnership with Meath County Council will host

the IDA on a familiarisation trip to County Meath • Partnering IDA and Enterprise Ireland is smart and essential • Complimenting and working effectively with Meath County Council is

paying serious dividends and we will do a lot more together • New models of economic and social development are being created • Meath Chambers creates space for strategic reflection accelerating

the economic and well being of all in County Meath

Meath Chambers helps Business

• Promotes Meath at local, regional, national and international level • Connects the past, the present and the future in order to work

together for a vibrant strong economy serving citizens • Supports the transformation of Business in the county • Old structures are dissolving, perspectives of the past are changing • New models of economic and social development are emerging • Meath Chambers puts Meath at the centre of development • We are the Meath family and a proud European family

Meath Chambers travels and meets people

• Meath Chambers travels internationally to meet companies and investors

• China, UK, Germany and United States with more to come • Meath Chambers is available to meet investors on the home turf with

a developing network of ambassadors for Meath • Meath Chambers needs a fulltime CEO and administrative support

team to be a truly effective voice for Meath Business and Enterprise • An expansive program of work will be delivered though a 3 year

Strategic Plan and annual Service Plan

Ashbourne

• Large Companies include:

• PCO Pharmaceuticals • Primeline • Largo Foods • Tayto Park • Thesaurus Software • Saica Packaging • Caffreys International

Kells

• Large Companies include: • Glanbia • Smurfit Kappa • Hogans Farm • Arc Royal • FitzGeralds of Kells • Wellman International • Sheridans Cheesemakers • Kells Stainless

Navan

• Large Companies include • Generali • Tara Mines Boliden • Epicom • Lir Chocolates • Irish Country Meats • Welch Allyn • Xtratherm • Sherlock Furniture

South East Meath

• Large Companies include: • Shire • Facebook • Aramark – Avoca • Bracetown Business Park • Kepak • Tattersalls • CityNorth Business Park • MIPS • Coca Cola International Services • Pickerings Lifts • Indaver

Trim

• Bru Brewery • OPW • Trimfold • Barchester Healthcare • European Commision

Business Associations in County Meath • Athboy Business Association

• Duleek Business Group

• Dunboyne Business Association

• Oldcastle Business Association

Why join a Chamber

• To collaborate with like minded colleagues and business • To critically explore through discussion solutions for Meath Business

and Enterprise • To develop enhance and support business and entrepreneurs across

the county • To test out practical solutions and explore new ideas • To enhance knowledge transfer by providing a safe place and site to

explore the future for business and enterprise

Networking

• Creating Networks to discuss relevant key economic and social issues of our time focusing on the contribution of business and enterprise

• Addressing proactively the conditions and potentialities of business and enterprise

• Being a medium to highlight and present the view of business • Facilitating connections both private and political focusing on the

reality for business and enterprises. • Telling the story of business and enterprise and celebrating

participation

Join us for events

Increase the profile of your company and County • Be a Premier League Player • Lead from the front • Drive transformation • Be fit for purpose • Be an influencer and a leader. • Be proactive not reactive • Be part of the Design Team • Be part of the future of County Meath

County Chambers Deliver

• Be part of this new energy that delivers Meath into a serious leadership role

• Be futures focused • Lets do it together in a cohesive effective manner • Its really important for our County and our place • Its vital for our communities • The generations yet to come will drive us further forward • Its our time and it must happen on our watch

Focus for the future

Yes we can – Is Feidir Linn- Lets continue this journey together- Lets put Meath into the Premier League – The best County in which to succeed in

Thanks to the Speakers this evening

Thanks to everybody for attending this evening

• Thanks to Trim Chamber for all help with this evening

• Thanks to LEO for all their help this evening • Thanks to Meath County Council