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  • Bright Purple have taken steps to announce the launch of its new Baltic operation, with the opening of an office in Vilnius in Lithuania. The board believes it’s an exciting development in its plans to Internationalise the business and although like others Bright Purple are feeling the effects of the Global economic slowdown, we believe it’s vitally important as a small Scottish firm to keep pushing on doors out with the UK and trying to position ourselves for the upturn when it comes and it will come. Risky strategy maybe, but essential definitely. Bright Purple are grateful to Charles Cormack and his excellent team at CCBaltic who have helped make this next stage in Bright Purple’s strategy a reality and opened our businesses eyes to the possibilities of the Baltic’s and Northern Europe.

    Nick Price, CEO, Bright Purple Resourcing Ltd

  •  OMEC was planning to establish a company presence in Baltic States, and was at an early stage of investigation. Than we approach CCB and they helped us identify the opportunities and helped with: market analysis; introductions to various companies and contacts; facilitation of discussions; and post deal support.  The assistance has been critical to our plans and contributed to the successful result of our new Latvian and Lithuanian operations."

    Piotr Bogobowicz, Open Management Education Center (OMEC), POLAND

  • I was extremely impressed with the way CCB had organized my recent visit to Lithuania and Latvia. The quality of the contacts and visits that CCB arranged and the opportunities these afforded were very impressive. I found the CCB staff both very efficient and friendly, they had a comprehensive knowledge of the educational and commercial environment within the Baltic states and were able to assist me in making the most of my trip. The itinerary was well planned and coordinated and CCB were a pleasure to work with and I look forward to a long and fruitful association with them.

         Rory Turner, Director International Fashion Institute School of Art, Design and Performance University of  Central Lancashire Preston England

  • I am writing to confirm that over the last few years Cormack Consultancy Baltic Ltd has been helping Sigma Capital Group plc to identify potential investment opportunities in the renewables sector in the Baltic region. In addition to helping us identify these opportunities, you have arranged numerous meetings in the Baltic region with parties who are involved in the renewables sector. We very much appreciate your work on our behalf.

 Mark Hogarth, Investment Director, Sigma Capital Group PLC

 

  • RGB commissioned CCB to help it with UK market access, they worked with us to develop the service we offered, to ensure it met the demands of the UK customer, they helped us to develop relevant marketing material, and then arranged for us to visit the UK and meet possible customers.  The meetings were very successful, with all companies genuinely keen to cooperate, and we are now developing the relationships we have made and winning business.  I would not hesitate to recommend CCB to any Baltic company who are seriously considering the UK market.

Ernestas Kapacinskas, Managing Director RGB

 

  • Aberdeen Business School, the largest faculty of Robert Gordon University, UK engaged Cormack Consultancy Baltics (CCB) in January 2011. We entered into the contract with them following only two meetings as we were immediately impressed with the professionalism they demonstrated and due to the breadth and depth of their contact network within the Baltic States. We requested that CCB provide a market intelligence report related to the strengths and aspirations of our organisation. This was provided speedily and accurately, with the appropriate focus on our operational capacity. We requested a visit to the Baltics to meet with key contacts identified through CCB and this was organised efficiently and speedily. An initial visit by two senior members of the Aberdeen Business School took place at the end of March 2011, with immediate follow-up possibilities in order for us to formulate a Business Strategy for the Baltics. We are very impressed with the service of CCB so far and see them as a key partner in achieving our aims.

Richard Barnes, Robert Gordon University Aberdeen

 

  • We have worked with CCB for over six months primarily in Lithuania. We have been delighted with the level of support from the local team in Lithuania. They are extremely professional, well organised and always go the extra mile to respond to their Client's needs. They have made many introductions for us, arranged lots of meetings and provided exemplary support to follow up actions from these meetings. The CCB team has been a real pleasure to work with.

Paul Rodgers, MD Ithaka

 

 

  • "RMJM have been working with CCB intensively over the last 12 months progressing a series of opportunities and initiatives in a number of geographical locations. They promote a collaborative and open working relationship and are very pro-active in their approach. We have found Charles and his team to be very well connected in the Baltic region and they have managed to put us in touch with all of the right people, at short notice, to quickly assess and determine the nature of opportunities that arise, bearing in mind the needs and requirements of our business. CCB are always very quick to react and have in place a very tight internal professional team, who work hard to deliver.RMJM are committed to working with CCB and we are looking forward to building our working relationship over the fothcoming months".

Alistair Brand, Managing Principal, RMJM Scotland

 

  • “We have been delighted by the level of service we have received from CCB, they helped us identify the opportunity, then approached key organizations and companies and introduced our product, and then brought us across to meet with potential distributors, within a week of our visit we had our first orders, and we now have four distributors and are in discussions with a number of others. I would be happy to recommend CCB to any company looking to access the Baltic markets”

Ian Gander, MD Magnatech Fuel Conditioning Systems

 

  • "While familiar with dealing with international business in other areas, we had not actively looked to take our science park business model into foreign markets. An opportunity aroes and Charles and his team at CCB were great in providing briefings, identifying specific targets in both Lithuania and Latvia, and most importantly, getting us in front of the key decision makers".

Malcolm Bateman, CEO Roslin Foundation.

 

  • "CCB has been actively involved in the promotion of Latvia to UK businesses for the past 8 years. The Investment and Development Agenct of Latvia (LIAA) has worked with CCB during this time on a number of projects around the attraction of of inward investment and also the facilitation of trade between Latvia and the UK. Prior to LIAA establishing a full time office in London we had an MOU with CCB. CCB and LIAA have worked together on a number of business promotion seminars in Scotland which have been well attended. We continue to work with CCB in a range of areas, and have always found them to be hard working and diligent, and would have no hesitation in recommending them to anu potential partner."

Andris Ozols, General Director LIAA

 

  • "We have had 2 years co-operation experience with CCB and can frankly admt that this company is one of the most professional and open-minded consultancy companies I have been working with so far. They have helped us secure work from a number of UK companies".

Maris Pazars, SIA Interaktivo Tehnolgiju Grupa

 

  • "We are pursuing a number of energy and property projects in the Baltic States and have been working closely with CCB over the past few years. They have always proved knowledgeable about local circumstances and have an excellent network of contacts. The staff are very pro-active and helpful and it is extremely beneficial to have access to such a good local resource".

John Birchmore, MD of Shrews Ltd. 

                     

  • "I found the recent CC Baltic organised trade mission to Latvia and Lithuania to be extremely well run and organised.  My Company discussed with CCB prior to the mission what we were looking for and the CCB team delivered.  Indeed they exceeded my expectations with their ability to organise appointments with key decision makers at the highest level both in public bodies, government (National and Local) and corporations. CCB prepared the ground for the trade mission very well, with incisive briefings on the economy and the country.  Their locally based teams were always on hand to assist and I received a personal briefing prior to every appointment.  Whilst it is too early to say if any contracts will be signed, I can say that of the appointments made by CCB for my Company then 73% have real potential. On top of all of the above the mission was great fun!"

Geoff Fenlon, The ICC.

 

  • “CCB have made all the difference in our sales efforts in the Baltic States.  They were able to identify the key decision makers and arrange and facilitate meetings with them.  They were also able to utilise their knowledge of the markets to help us position our products and achieve sales.  I would strongly recommend any company looking to export products or services to consider the Baltic States, and to work with CCB.”

Nick Rankin, CEO Mobiqa Ltd

 

  • "Having been challenged to investigate the International Market, BC Consultants were introduced to CCB who have been developing their business in the Baltics over a number of years.What we found to be invaluable was the excellent market research carried out on our behalf, which gave us the confidence to undertake a development visit to Latvia. There we were well supported by CCB staff who ensured our meetings were appropriate to our business and beneficial.This relationship with CCB has provided tangible benefits to our organisation and we will continue to work with Charles to assist in growing our International business."

Deirdre McKendry, Managing Director, BC Consultants
A wholly owned subsidiary company of Borders College

 

  • “Charles Cormack was involved in developing opportunities for us in Eastern Europe. He was able to quickly get a handle on our business, and from that was able to identify potential partners for us. He conducted all the initial meetings, and then presented us with a short list of suitable partners, he then worked with us to try and structure a deal, and get the business moving.”

Craig Douglas CEO Caravan Sitefinder

 

  • “The Cormack Consultancy  provided an outstanding service and value for money for Napier University in supporting our aims to investigate partnerships to further expand our activities into Central and Eastern Europe. We are delighted with the return on our investment to date and intend to use their services in the future to further support our strategic plans in this region."

Ed Craig, Director of European Projects, Napier University

 

  • “BitWise was planning to establish a company presence in Eastern Europe, and was at an early stage of investigation. Charles highlighted the potential of various countries including the Baltic states.  These consultancy services helped with: market analysis; introductions to various companies and contacts; facilitation of discussions; and post deal support.  The assistance has been critical to our plans and contributed to the successful result of our new Estonian operations."

Douglas Eadie, BitWise Ltd.

 

  • “Working with Charles Cormack has enabled HelpMeGo.To to develop our business fast and effectively. He has worked collaboratively with us on our business model, execution of business strategy and business development. It is testimony to their success that we are, as a small company, about to expand into new markets whilst still growing our core business rapidly”

Sholto Ramsay, CEO Helpmego.to Ltd

 

  • The assistance and advise we got for the arrangement of  the trade mission to Edinburgh was excellent and exceeded all our expectations. We will certainly  expand our co-operation with CCB in  the future and I will suggest to use its services also to Latvian companies and our partners.

            Guntis Rubīns, Head of the U.K. Representative Office of the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia