PCH International, a world class supply chain management company focused on the consumer electronics, personal computers, medical devices and telecommunications industries http://www.pchintl.com/ http://www.pchintl.com/Newsroom/action-plan-for-jobs-2013.aspx PCH International Founder and CEO Liam Casey has been appointed by the Irish Government as one of six leading businesspeople to join the Action Plan for Jobs Implementation and Monitoring Group, which will help to implement seven "disruptive reforms" planned for 2013. The aim of the group is to assist in making Ireland more attractive and competitive for jobs and investment. http://www.pchintl.com/Newsroom/action-plan-for-jobs-2013.aspx http://www.pchintl.com/Newsroom/center-product-design-development-engineering.aspx The Opening of the New Facility will create at least 50 New Jobs PCH International is delighted to announce the opening of the company's new US headquarters, located in 135 Mississippi Street in San Francisco's Design District. PCH expects that the new 30,000 square foot facility will create at least 50 new jobs across a variety of roles, including product design, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, firmware design, operations and business development. http://www.pchintl.com/Newsroom/center-product-design-development-engineering.aspx http://www.pchintl.com/Newsroom/full-year-results.aspx PCH International (a global product development and supply chain management Group headquartered in Cork, Ireland), today announced its full year results for 2011. The Group reported a 72% increase in turnover to US$710m (€ 510.1m), driven by strong demand for accessories for smartphones, tablets and eReaders. Gross profit for the year totaled $70.7m (€ 50.8m), an increase of 46.6% year-on-year, translating to a net profit of $17.9m (€ 12.9m). EBITDA totaled a record $24.5m (€ 17.6m) which represented a 37.9% year-on-year increase. http://www.pchintl.com/Newsroom/full-year-results.aspx http://www.pchintl.com/Newsroom/weight-loss-coach.aspx PCH is delighted to announce a major partnership with Intuitive Automata as part of our Accelerator program. The partnership will allow Intuitive Automata to use PCH's world-class services to design, manufacture and ship Autom™ , the weight loss coach robot. The PCH Accelerator program offers Autom™ the same supply chain management services that are used by the world's top brands and will help the company to cater for huge consumer demand. http://www.pchintl.com/Newsroom/weight-loss-coach.aspx http://www.pchintl.com/Newsroom/contour-hands-free-camera.aspx PCH International is delighted to announce a major partnership with U.S.-based Contour, Inc., the company that makes it easy to capture and share action video with its hands-free video cameras, apps and accessories. The two companies join forces to make Contour products easier to buy anywhere in the world and to help bring the latest Contour products to market, faster. http://www.pchintl.com/Newsroom/contour-hands-free-camera.aspx http://www.pchintl.com/accelerator/techcrunch-disrupt-san-francisco-jack-dorsey.aspx.aspx Speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco, Jack Dorsey, CEO and Founder of Twitter and Square, said he never wanted to be an entrepreneur. He wanted to be an artist specifically a surrealist "because they open your eyes to see things differently". http://www.pchintl.com/accelerator/techcrunch-disrupt-san-francisco-jack-dorsey.aspx.aspx http://www.pchintl.com/Newsroom/accelerator-sports-watch-for-ios-android-smartphones.aspx PCH International is delighted to announce a partnership with MetaWatch as part of its Accelerator program, coinciding with the launch of the MetaWatch STRATA, the first smart sports watch to be compatible with both IOS6 and Android smartphones. http://www.pchintl.com/Newsroom/accelerator-sports-watch-for-ios-android-smartphones.aspx http://www.pchintl.com/newsroom/sustainable-packaging-design-services.aspx PCH International today announced the expansion of its sustainable packaging design services with the opening of a Sustainable Packaging Design Centre of Excellence. "PCH works with the world's best brands and start-ups. We know that beautiful packaging can entice people to purchase a product, and our aim is to offer consumers the most impressive out-of-box experience. PCH is now designing solutions to ensure this packaging is 100% sustainable, with minimal carbon footprint and a full Life Cycle Assessment," said PCH founder and CEO Liam Casey. "We look at the entire packaging life cycle and how to make it completely environmentally friendly: from material sourcing, to packaging design, manufacturing, transport, and final disposal." http://www.pchintl.com/newsroom/sustainable-packaging-design-services.aspx http://www.pchintl.com/stakeholder-engagement.aspx Little Bird Mutual-Aid Hotline for Migrant Workers, Efficient use of resources, Social responsibilities, Fundraising and charity work and No Shark Fin Policy http://www.pchintl.com/stakeholder-engagement.aspx http://www.pchintl.com/insights/cfo-Imelda-hurley-seven-habits-effective-people.aspx In the following article Imelda Hurley, Chief Financial Officer at PCH International, discusses Stephen Covey's influential book 'The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People' and how the habits can be turned into successful business practice. http://www.pchintl.com/insights/cfo-Imelda-hurley-seven-habits-effective-people.aspx http://www.pchintl.com/Newsroom/pch-partnership-littlebits-accelerator.aspx PCH International is delighted to announce a major partnership with littleBits (at littleBits.cc), the electronic building blocks company that is revolutionizing how children and adults interact with electronics. As part of the PCH Accelerator program, PCH will begin producing littleBits from August 2012. PCH Accelerator assists start-ups, rapidly and efficiently developing their hardware product concepts to commercial readiness. http://www.pchintl.com/Newsroom/pch-partnership-littlebits-accelerator.aspx http://www.pchintl.com/Newsroom/tns-distribution-event-customers-vendors-london.aspx TNS Distribution, a PCH Solutions company, hosted its London Beacon Event on Wednesday 30 May at the Marylebone Hotel in London. Leading vendor partners at the event included Puma, Lunatik, Jivo Technology, Orla Kiely, Marware, iHome, Snow Lizard, Switcheasy, Klipsch, Decalgirl, Marware, Stem Innovation, Level 8, Lunatik, G-Form, Gumdrop, iCentre, Lightwedge, Bobblbee, Lark and Techlink with clients such as Amazon UK, Amazon Kindle, Elkjop, iBood, Compu-b, 2moso, Comet, Game, Firebox,KRCS, Stormfront, Tesco and WH Smith. http://www.pchintl.com/Newsroom/tns-distribution-event-customers-vendors-london.aspx http://www.pchintl.com/newsroom/pch-expands-low-carbon-energy-efficent-facility.aspx Irish-headquartered company doubles staff in Shenzhen, China to cater for increasing global demand http://www.pchintl.com/newsroom/pch-expands-low-carbon-energy-efficent-facility.aspx http://www.pchintl.com/newsroom/pch-expands-product-development-services-california.aspx PCH International, an Irish-headquartered product development and global supply chain solutions company, is delighted to announce the expansion of our product development and engineering services in the US market with the agreement to acquire Lime Lab Inc. http://www.pchintl.com/newsroom/pch-expands-product-development-services-california.aspx http://www.pchintl.com/newsroom/ireland-marketing-champion-liam-casey.aspx Liam Casey, CEO and founder of Cork-based supply chain management company PCH International Ltd., has been awarded "All-Ireland Marketing Champion 2012" by The Marketing Institute of Ireland http://www.pchintl.com/newsroom/ireland-marketing-champion-liam-casey.aspx http://www.pchintl.com/newsroom/pch-joins-electronic-industry-citizenship-coalition.aspx PCH International has been approved to become an applicant member of the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition Inc. (EICC), a worldwide coalition of electronics companies aimed at improving social, economic, and environmental performance in the global electronics supply chain. http://www.pchintl.com/newsroom/pch-joins-electronic-industry-citizenship-coalition.aspx http://www.pchintl.com/newsroom/enterprise-ireland-start-up-ambassador.aspx Enterprise Ireland has announced the appointment of Liam Casey as its Start-up Ambassador for the Greater China region. The appointment forms part of measure 4.3 of the Government's Action Plan for Jobs 2012 to "Appoint new International Start-Up Ambassadors and consider new ways to involve the private sector, including Diaspora, in developing champions to extend knowledge of Ireland's unique offering in this are". Enterprise Ireland previously announced the appointment of Dylan Collins for the UK market and Paul Kenny for the Middle East. http://www.pchintl.com/newsroom/enterprise-ireland-start-up-ambassador.aspx