University of Limerick-based firm Avvio.com this week attended a networking event for Irish and UK software and services companies at the Embassy of Ireland (UK) at Grosvenor Place, London.Organised by Enterprise Ireland, the dinner was hosted by the Irish Ambassador David Cooney and attended by the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Mary Coughlan. According to David Collins (formerly of Clare-based Lynch Hotels), Commercial Director, Avvio.com, “The aim of the event was to provide an opportunity for Irish companies to consolidate relationships with important existing or potential partners, increase business with these customers, and to develop new opportunities for business by networking with other companies in attendance.”
Avvio is the leading provider of online reservation and marketing software for hotels and serviced accommodation providers, working with over 700 hotel clients worldwide. In Ireland alone, the firm delivers online results for well-known hotels, including Ashford Castle, Dromoland Castle, The Merrion Hotel, The K Club, The Dylan and Moran Hotels. Founded in 2002 by two Limerick brothers, Brian & Frank Reeves, Avvio is on course to increase its turnover eight-fold in three years and has grown to employ over 40 staff in their offices in Limerick, Dublin & Germany. Going forward, the company has aggressive plans to increase their market share in the UK & Asian market, through direct sales and strategic partnerships.
The company’s suite of software products, Avvio Suite, yielded in excess of EUR45million in accommodation bookings for clients in 2007.
Pictured (above) at a networking event at the Embassy of Ireland in London, (L-R) Paddy Mahony, Marlin Apartments (Avvio.com client); Tánaiste and the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Mary Coughlan T.D.; and David Collins, Commercial Director, Avvio.com
