Straker to establish European Headquarters in Tralee with the creation of 25 new jobs

On Tuesday, 1st June 2010, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation, Batt O’Keeffe TD announced that Straker, an emerging leader in the field of web localisation, is to establish its European Headquarters and Customer Support Hub in Tralee, with the creation of 25 high-value jobs. The investment is supported by the Irish Government with the aid of IDA Ireland.

David Sowerby Director, Straker Europe, said, ‘We looked at a number of options for our European headquarters, but with Ireland widely recognised as the centre for Localisation globally it was one of the first locations we considered. Export driven growth is a major focus for most organizations in the new economic climate and with the Internet forming the major launching point for entry into new markets the demand for our technology and translation services is increasing rapidly. The combined factors of a readily available and skilled workforce and access to the talent pool and research capability at the Institute of Technology made the Southwest a good area for servicing our increasingly global customer base.'

You can read the IDA Press Release here.