The Island of Jersey will be unveiling its capabilities as a leading destination for outsourcing offshore IT solutions at a major trade fair in London at the end of this month.

Eight Jersey firms will be representing the Island at Internet World, the award-winning trade fair which is a leading digital and internet exhibition. These companies are being brought together and supported for the first time by Jersey Enterprise, the government initiative designed to help the Jersey economy to grow and diversify by giving support and advice to businesses from both in and outside the Island.

Senator Philip Ozouf, Jersey’s Minster for Economic Development, said: “Although only around a tenth of the size of greater London, but with a robust and world renowned financial services sector, Jersey already commands an enviable position in the outsourced IT solutions market. Jersey has a unique skills set in the IT support sector borne out of recent strong economic growth and the success experienced by our finance industry. These skills and Jersey’s IT infrastructure will also be of benefit to businesses from many different sectors, worldwide.

“Jersey is open for business and Jersey Enterprise welcomes enquiries from companies looking to see what Jersey companies and their highly skilled workforce can do for them and also from businesses wishing to relocate and establish headquarters in Jersey” 

The business-to-business event, which is being held at Earls Court from 29 April – 1 May, attracted more than 12,000 delegates last year, and is expected to attract the same number again. 

The businesses that have been supported by Jersey Enterprise and looking to develop links are:

·         Basel Global

·         Cronus Consultancy Ltd

·         Evolution

·         Foreshore

·         Indigo Lighthouse

·         Itex

·         The Idea Works

·         Web Reality

Phil Balderson, Managing Director of WebReality, said: “Internet World is the biggest event in the UK internet industry’s calendar and is an opportunity to show what a fantastic deal Jersey offers to UK-based buyers of internet services. Our mature finance and online retail sectors have given us a solid infrastructure and a quite extraordinary body of knowledge and expertise across a wide range of disciplines. We’re very excited about the new business possibilities.”

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Notes to Editors:

For further information or to arrange interviews, please contact Bee Taylor on 01534 735253, 07797 737611  or email bee@directinput.je 

Jersey businesses taking part:

Foreshore     

Andrew Jarrett

Sales and Marketing Director

www.foreshore.net

Web Reality  

Phil Balderson

Managing Director

www.webreality.co.uk

Indigo Lighthouse   

Alan Cox

Chief Executive

www.indigolighthouse.com

Basel Global 

Grant Twine

Associate Director

www.baselglobal.com

Cronus Consultancy Limited         

David Cochrane

Director

www.cronus.biz

The Idea Works        

Martyn Aubert

Creative Director

www.theideaworks.com

Itex     

Christopher Eaton MBA

Sales and Marketing Director

 www.itexoffshore.com 

Evolution      

Mark Stewart

Sales Director

www.evolve-online.com
 

Jersey Enterprise

Wayne Gallichan, Director for International Trade for Economic Development, will be in attendance for 29 / 30 April. Please contact Bee Taylor to arrange interviews: 07797 737611, 01534 735253

Jersey Enterprise is the government initiative designed to help the Jersey economy to grow and diversify by giving support and advice to businesses both in and outside the Island. To find out more about business and investment opportunities, drop into the Enterprise Centre at Jubilee Wharf, 24 Esplanade, St Helier; call 01534 448140 or visit www.jersey.com/enterprise. 
 

Internet World

Internet World is the leading event for UK’s internet industry, with 300 companies exhibiting and over 200 hours of free seminars and keynote speeches.
 
All the stands are located in dedicated zones with seminar streams covering key areas including Search, Email, Web 2.0, IPTV, Online Advertising, eCommerce, Mobile Marketing, Connectivity, Content Management, Analytics, Usability, Affiliate Marketing.
 
The event was awarded best business exhibition at the 2007 Event Awards and is designed to educate business decision makers on the latest developments in the market and introduce them to the suppliers who can help them implement their online strategies.