Company cleans up with £1m UAE deal

Company cleans up with £1m UAE deal

17 June 2015

A CARRYDUFF firm is celebrating after achieving £1m in sales to the United Arab Emirates.

Kitchenmaster has been manufacturing high quality cleaning and hygiene products for over 30 years and is taking advantage of the rapid growth in luxury hotels, restaurants and tourism in the middle eastern country.

Jacqui Walsh, sales director with Kitchenmaster, said the firm has invested significant time and effort in recent years to grow market presence across Europe and the Middle East.

“The United Arab Emirates, with the rapid growth of its luxury hotels, eating establishments and thriving tourism industry, offered valuable business opportunities for us and so we established an office in Dubai to capitalise on that potential,” she said.

“With five staff now employed in Dubai, this strategy has paid dividends for us and we’re delighted with our record sales performance in the region.”

Kitchenmaster has benefited from a range of Invest NI support with its 

research and development, marketing 

activities, recruiting additional staff as well as exploring new geographic markets and potential customers through trade missions.

“We now have a portfolio of products targeting a range of markets and a comprehensive network of distributors and customers across the globe,” continued Jacqui. 

“Our aim is to maintain a competitive position in the Middle East and we plan to double the size of our Dubai operation over the next 18 months as part of continued international expansion plans.”