Hammerkit expands at Liverpool Science Park
Cloud technology specialist, Hammerkit, has opened an office in Liverpool Science Park after raising more than £1m funding.
The Finnish company first came to Liverpool in September 2010 and took up the LSP’s soft landing offering for foreign companies following an introduction via Liverpool Vision.
Hammerkit went on to secure funding and experience significant growth, and has now moved into a 530 sq ft office. The funding was provided by the North West Fund for Venture Capital, managed by EV and the North West Fund 4 Digital & Creative, managed by AXM, as well as Veraventure, a Helsinki-based institutional investor.
Hammerkit provides its ‘Cloudstore’ service to global PR agencies, offering repeatable solutions based on web formats. Their unique approach to web production is based on format-thinking and is similar to the approach taken for the development of successful TV shows like X-Factor and Pop Idol.
CEO of Hammerkit, Mark Sorsa-Leslie, said: “As a growing business we are extremely grateful for the flexible and professional approach of the team at Liverpool Science Park. They have allowed us to grow our presence in Liverpool and this location is perfect for us due to the availability of talent, the proximity to MediaCityUK and the other like-minded businesses in the region.”
Hammerkit’s Cloudstore product has been piloted with global PR agencies Edelman in Latin America and Hill and Knowlton Strategies in Europe and continues to gather pace internationally. Mark continues: “The key cities in terms of clients are London and New York and we will be opening a New York office in the spring. The historic links between Liverpool and New York are very important, but I see Liverpool as the Barcelona of England – creative, design-minded and ambitious. That’s why it is a great location for us.”
Chris Musson, CEO at Liverpool Science Park, said: “We have been working with Hammerkit for a number of years and have been with them every step since the first introduction from Liverpool Vision in 2010. A company like Hammerkit coming to Liverpool Science Park and settling here demonstrates this is a good city to grow knowledge-based businesses and this is largely down to excellent support networks for foreign businesses that may not have any contacts here.
“Now Hammerkit has provided a successful example of a foreign company putting down roots, making the transition from our soft landing offering to fully-fledged office space, we hope to see more companies from outside the UK follow suit.”
Hammerkit is currently recruiting for a number of roles for its Liverpool office including production, sales and administration and is turning its attention to the surrounding Liverpool universities for local talent.
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