Compliance & Risks ranked Second in Deloitte Technology Fast 50


21 November 2012

Cork, Ireland — Compliance & Risks, one of the world’s most trusted compliance knowledge management companies, today announced that it ranked number 2 in the 2012 Deloitte Technology Fast 50, a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in Ireland.  Rankings are based on average percentage revenue growth over five years.

Joe Skulski, CEO, Compliance & Risks, credits the win with the company’s focus on faster, more profitable growth.  He said, "This accolade from Deloitte’s is a great tribute to the efforts our company is making to expand both our current client base and service offerings. 

“Thousands of users from sectors such as electronics, energy, medical devices, textiles and toys, work with us to better manage their compliance requirements for current and new product and market growth.”

The Fast 50 programme, now in its thirteenth year in Ireland, ranks the fastest growing technology companies in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. This year, there are 15 companies from Northern Ireland in the ranking. The average growth rate of the Fast 50 companies named in this year’s ranking is 556%.

Announcing the winners of the Technology Fast 50 programme, Richard Howard, Partner with Deloitte, Dublin said: “Each year, we are considerably enthused by the resilience and tenacity of the indigenous technology sector as they demonstrate high levels of growth amidst challenging economic times. One of the key drivers of this growth has been their ability to capitalise on international markets. Many Irish companies now have an increased focus on international expansion as a way to drive sustainable growth. The indigenous technology sector has been a trailblazer in this regard – some of our most successful technology companies have long been internationalising their IP and reaping the rewards. It’s encouraging to observe that so many of our Fast 50 winning companies are seeking to exploit both local and global markets to their best advantage.”

The awards took place in the Guinness Storehouse on Friday 16 November.  Dr Chris Horn, co-founder and former CEO Iona Technologies, was keynote speaker at the event. Details of the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 ranking list are available to download at www.fast50.ie.      

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 Editor’s Notes:

 About Compliance and Risks

Founded in 2000, Irish-owned Compliance and Risks is one of the most trusted names in compliance knowledge management.  Working across more than 120 countries, the company provides innovative online tools and consulting services that deliver timely and accurate global regulatory intelligence to empower business compliance and success. The company is headquartered in Cork with offices and staff in California, New York, London and Brussels.

 About Compliance-to-Product (C2P)

C2P (Compliance-to-Product), is a web-based global regulatory tracking and impact assessment capture tool developed by Compliance and Risks.  It contains almost 14,000 global regulations / Standards and other documents across key policy areas such as WEEE, RoHS, REACH, product safety, toys, textiles, batteries, energy efficiency, labelling, import/export, and packaging.

All topics are updated on a daily basis providing compliance news and alerts, key dates, deadlines, exceptions, and exemptions, along with commentary from regional experts in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.

Website: www.complianceandrisks.com.

For further information please contact:

Niamh Shanahan, + 353 (0)87 2272637, email: n.shanahan@complianceandrisks.com 

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