SEKO Logistics has expanded its presence in Ireland with the opening of its own office and warehouse facility at Dublin Airport.

According to SEKO, it previously operated in Ireland through an agency partnership but it will now be able to directly serve multinational customers in one of Europe’s fastest-growing economies, with an estimated GDP growth of 5.6% in 2018 compared to 2.1% for the European Union overall. SEKO now also has a platform to expand further in the retail, high-tech and medical device sectors.

“The amount of trade in and out of Ireland – accelerated by the strength of the Irish economy and the level of inward investment – makes Ireland the next logical step in SEKO’s strategic investment development plan,” said Michael Daly, managing director of SEKO Logistics in Ireland. “Ireland is especially important to UK, European and US brands and that’s why we are investing in our own facility and staff to give SEKO customers in Ireland and around the world the service, technology, visibility and support they need to optimize the potential of this dynamic country. We want to be fully invested here and recognized as a long-term partner.”

SEKO Logistics has recently invested in new facilities in key markets such as the UK, Hong Kong, Mexico City, New York and Chicago.

“This is a natural extension of our growth in Europe and across our global network.” said Keith O’Brien, chief operating officer of Europe, the Middle East and Africa at SEKO Logistics. “In the last 12 months, we’ve opened major new facilities in London and Amsterdam, entered into a key strategic partnership with Hermes Germany and invested significantly to increase our presence in the US, Greater China and Mexico. This is helping us to keep pace with our customers’ growth in these markets and will continue in 2019 as we proactively seek more opportunities to grow.”