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BUSINESS DIRECTORY
AMBASSADOR WELCOME NOTE 3
It has been a real pleasure for the Embassy to work alongside our
partner agencies, Enterprise Ireland and Bord Bia, in helping to
produce this Directory. It has been a real collaborative effort and
I warmly thank all those Irish companies and entrepreneurs who
supported this initiative. The result is I hope a resource which will
prove invaluable for all those committed to the strengthening
of the Irish-Hungarian economic relationship.
Pat Kelly
Ambassador of Ireland to Hungary
TEAM IRELAND
6 TEAM IRELAND
EMBASSY OF IRELAND
Relations between Ireland and Hungary are
excellent. Ireland and Hungary work closely
together as partners in the European Union,
share interests in common, and enjoy growing
economic, cultural, and people-to-people ties.
There is a flourishing two-way trade relation-
ADDRESS ship, worth € 1.5 billion in 2017.
Bank Center,
Szabadság Tér 7,
1054 Budapest Located in Budapest, the mission of the Em-
bassy of Ireland is to grow and deepen bilat-
TELEPHONE
+36-1-301-4960
eral relations with Hungary in all areas, includ-
ing economy and trade. The Embassy works
WEBSITE closely with Enterprise Ireland, the agency
https://www.dfa.ie/hungary
responsible for the development and growth
CONTACT of Irish enterprises in world markets, and Bord
Méabh Ní Drisceoil Bia, the Irish Food Board. The Embassy collab-
TITLE
orates with these and other Irish state agen-
Deputy Head of Mission cies to promote Ireland’s trade and invest-
ment objectives, promote Irish exports, food,
TELEPHONE
+22 564 2224
culture, heritage and traditions. The Embassy
cooperates with the agencies to support Irish
E-MAIL companies looking to enter or expand in the
budapestembassy@dfa.ie
Hungarian market, and to implement the
TWITTER & FACEBOOK Government of Ireland’s strategy, Ireland Con-
@irlembbudapest nected: Trading and Investing in a Dynamic
World.
BORD BIA
Bord Bia (The Irish Food Board) is the Irish
government agency charged with the pro-
motion, trade development and marketing of
the Irish food, drink and horticulture industry.
Bord Bia’s mission is to drive through market
insight and, in partnership with industry, the
commercial success of a world class Irish food, AREA OF BUSINESS
Irish governmental agency
drink and horticulture industry.
ADDRESS
Bord Bia works in partnership with industry ul. Mysia 5, 00-496 Warszawa
to increase the sales and exports of Irish food, TELEPHONE
drink and horticulture by developing long- +48 22 564 2224
term relationships between Irish companies
WEBSITE
and trade buyers. Bord Bia operates pro- www.bordbia.ie
grammes to develop and foster contact be-
tween buyers and Irish companies, including CONTACT
Judith Clinton
participation at international trade exhibitions,
and co-coordinating inward buying visits. TITLE
Regional Manager CEE
Bord Bia has its Head Office in Dublin and TELEPHONE
thirteen strategically located offices in key +48 22 564 2224
export markets. The offices are located in
E-MAIL
Amsterdam, Dubai, Frankfurt, London, Ma- judith.clinton@bordbia.ie
drid, Milan, Moscow, New York, Paris, Singa-
pore, Stockholm, Warsaw and Shanghai.
ENTERPRISE IRELAND
COMPANY NAME All our services are geared toward helping Irish
ENTERPRISE IRELAND companies win international sales.
(Hungary)
Our range of services is extensive, from funding,
AREA OF BUSINESS: to making introductions in key international
Irish Government Trade markets. For companies wishing to set up in
and Technology Agency Hungary, Enterprise Ireland provides introduc-
tions to specialist expertise such as legal, re-
TELEPHONE NUMBER:
cruitment, public relations, taxation or access
+36 1 301 4950
to translation services.
WEBSITE
www.enterprise-ireland.com CONTACT
Katarina Kovacs, Market Advisor
CEO OR HEAD:
Katarina Kovacs E-MAIL
Market Advisor katarina.kovacs@enterprise-ireland.com
YEAR OF ESTABLISHMENT
1992
TEAM IRELAND 9
IRISH-HUNGARIAN
BUSINESS CIRCLE
YEAR OF ESTABLISHMENT
2005
CEO OR HEAD
Matty Ryan
TITLE
President
E-MAIL
m.ryan@ihbc.hu
MARKET
OVERVIEW
12 WHY DO BUSINESS IN HUNGARY?
Open Economy
According to the KOF Index of Globalisation
2017 (www.kof.ethz.ch), which reflects the ex-
tent of economic, social and political global-
isation, Hungary is the 10th most globalised
country in the world. The World Bank Group’s
Doing Business 2018 reports that it takes only
seven days to set up a company in Hungary.
EU Membership
Hungary joined the EU in 2004 and is part of
the EU Single Market with no barriers to trade
with other EU members. The country also ben-
efits from inflow of EU structural funds and
adopted EU rules and regulations. According
to the European Payment Report 2018, the
payment morale in Hungary is one of the best
in Europe.
Easy Access
There are daily direct flights between Budapest
and Dublin. A very good road and railway net-
work plus an excellent public transport system
can get you anywhere around Hungary when
you come to visit your business partners. Time
in Hungary is just one hour ahead of Ireland. .
14 WHY DO BUSINESS IN HUNGARY?
Taxation
4%
GOODS & SERVICES
growth
in 2017 over
€ 1.5 billion
IN HUNGARY
trips
to Hungary
IE-HU Value of goods imports
€ 195.8 M
in 2017
Growth
IN EXPORT
IE-HU Value of goods exports
€488.7 M
of goods
9.5%
MAIN INDUSTRIES
ICT
Machinery
Automotive
industry
Tourism
electric
machinery and
equipment
Chemicals Food
processing
Pharmaceuticals
Metallurgy
WHY DO BUSINESS IN HUNGARY?
You can make the most of the for- You can take ad- You can count on Hun-
eign trade focused foreign policy of vantage of the most gary’s highly developed
the Hungarian Government. Part- competitive corpo- telecommunications
nership with investors is a nation- rate income tax in system. Hungary has
al priority in Hungary. Nearly 300 the EU with 9% flat GSM 900/ 1,800 MHz
successful investment projects, rate in Hungary, and mobile fre quencies
more than 58,000 newly created the continuously providing 100% phys-
jobs and approximately EUR 10 bil- decreasing taxes on ical coverage, and
lion in investment volume between employment. widespread 4G mobile
2014 and 2017 managed coverage all over the
by the Hungarian Invest- You can rely on globally ac- countr y. Hungar y is
ment Promotion Agency knowledged human capital at on the verge of 5G, as
(HIPA) is a track record to a competitive cost. The com- in connection with the
build on. bination of the world famous vehicle test track in Za-
Hungarian creativity and the laegerszeg, 5G services
You can benefit from dual education system based will be launched in pilot
the strategic geograph- on the German model is here mode in the future.
ic location and the highly for you.
developed logistics and According to the re-
telecoms infrastructure. markable IBM Global
Laying at the crossroads of three TEN-T corri- Location Trends 2018 report, Hungary
dors, having the third highest road density in is one of the best countries for foreign
Europe, direct train connections to all signif- direct investments (FDI). The 17,500
icant harbours and terminals in Europe and new jobs created in Hungary in 2017
the 5x Best Airport in the Eastern European is the 7th best result globally per one
region, Hungary is a true hub for logistics million inhabitants. Another import-
and transportation. ant milestone is
Based on the Global Best to Invest the number of the
We c an of fer you in- projects: the reg-
2018 report of the prestigious Site
centives based on your istered number of
Selection magazine, Hungary was
needs. As the Hungarian 121 new projects is
named as the best country for in-
economy has started to a record for Hun-
vestment, and also achieved No.
move from the “Made in gary since IBM-PLI
1 ranking for investment volume
Hungary” period towards started monitoring
per capita in the Eastern Europe
the “Invented in Hungary” these data in 2002.
& Central Asia region. In the same
period, the taxation and report, HIPA was awarded as the
incentive system related Best Investment Promotion Agen-
to R&D activities have cy in Eastern Europe and Central
been modified with the Asia based on its survey with
aim to make Hungary the 1000+ participants.
innovation hub of CEE.
HOW CAN HIPA SUPPORT
YOUR INVESTMENT PROJECT?
BEFORE ….one-stop-shop
YOU MAKE A DECISION management
WE OFFER YOU… consultancy services
to address your
….tailor-made incentive business needs.
offers and information ….reference visits
packages on the at companies that are
business environment, already established
labour market, tax regulations, etc. in Hungary.
Operating under the supervision of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Hun-
garian Investment Promotion Agency (HIPA) provides foreign investors with professional
management consultancy services in a one-stop-shop service model, free of charge.
HIPA prepares tailor-made incentive offers and information packages on the business
environment, including labour market and taxation system, organises meetings with
HR and real estate agencies, law firms or other consultants, based on the partner’s
needs. HIPA assists investors in location search and evaluation activities, organises
site visits and reference visits at companies that are already established in Hungary.
PLEASE CONTACT US
Address: 1055 Budapest, Honvéd utca 20.
Customer service: investment@hipa.hu
Telephone: +36 1 872 6520
Web: www.hipa.hu
BUSINESS
DIRECTORY
22 CONSULTING GROWTH FINANCE
TELEPHONE NUMBER
+36 30 544 2880
E-MAIL
i.gyuracz@absolvo.hu
HR CONSULTING 23
ARTHUR HUNT
TELEPHONE
CONTACT POINT +36 1 361 3612
Krisztina Perlaki
COMPANY E-MAIL
TITLE arthurhunt@arthurhunt.hu
Administration Manager CEE
WEBSITE
TELEPHONE NUMBER www.arthur-hunt.com
+36 30 468 9811
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
E-MAIL 15
perlaky@arthur-hunt.hu CEO OR HEAD
Éva Gombás
YEAR OF ESTABLISHMENT
1991
24 AVIATION
E-MAIL
joshea@aslairlines.com
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT 25
CONTACT PONT
Oliver Kocs
TITLE
Sales Manager
TELEPHONE NUMBER
+36 30 919 4442
E-MAIL
oliver.kocs@atollgroup.eu
26 AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS
TELEPHONE
+36 70 431 5490
EMAIL
miklos.rosta@axiom.co.hu
CATERING/ TOURISM 27
YEAR OF ESTABLISHMENT
1994
28 CONSTRUCTION
BRATTON REALTY
SERVICES KFT
CEO OR HEAD
Stephen Saracco
YEAR OF ESTABLISHMENT
2015
IRISH DANCE TUITION & PERFORMANCE 29
CATHERINE GALLAGHER’S
IRISH DANCE
CBRE HUNGARY
TELEPHONE NUMBER
+36 30 534 1744
E-MAIL
tim.osullivan@cbre.com
INTERNATIONAL REAL ESTATE 31
CEO OR HEAD
Christopher Clarke
YEAR OF ESTABLISHMENT
2011
32 THEATRE AND DANCE
COINCIDANCE BALLETT
THEATRE / CREAWAVE KFT.
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
Available for company events and functions
15-20 with shows and performances.
CEO OR HEAD
Norbert Potornai CONTACT PONT
General Manager, Györgyi Takács
Júlia Gyulai
artistic director TITLE
Function Manager
YEAR OF ESTABLISHMENT
2008 TELEPHONE NUMBER
+36 20 434 1519
E-MAIL
gyorgyi_takacs@yahoo.com
LOGISCTICS 33
COMBILIFT LTD
CORBALLIS CONSULTING
E-MAIL
timothy.kelly@corballis.ie
BUSINESS PROCESS OUTSOURCING 35
TELEPHONE
+36 70 457 7149
E-MAIL
simone.olivo@cpl.ie
36 ARTS MANAGEMENT
CHRISTOPHER DANIELS
PERFORMANCE ARTS
MANAGEMENT LTD.
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
Sole proprietary
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Christopher Daniels
YEAR OF ESTABLISHMENT
2015
BUILDING MATERIALS 37
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
CONTACT POINT 100+
Klara Lepp
CEO OR HEAD
TITLE Ottó Magera
Corporate Affairs Specialist
YEAR OF ESTABLISHMENT
TELEPHONE 2015
+36 30 501 2084
E-MAIL
klara.lepp@hu.crh.com
38 MANAGEMENT CONSULTING
DELOITTE HUNGARY
Ó NÉILL MANAGEMENT
SERVICES KFT.
For the past fifteen years, he has been wor- AREA OF BUSINESS
king in Hungary, mostly with senior executives Management Coaching
of major multinationals. He was also a Visiting and Consultation
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
In recent years an increasing amount of his 2
time has been taken up with coaching those
who have been displaced in the job market or YEAR OF ESTABLISHMENT
2004
are seeking new opportunities. .
CONTACT POINT
Dónal Ó Néill
TITLE
Director
TELEPHONE
+36 30 507 2154
E-MAIL
donal.o.neill@gmail.com
40 WEDDING & EVENT PLANNER
DREAM WEDDINGS
BUDAPEST
TELEPHONE NUMBER
+36 70 312 3210
E-MAIL
info@dreamweddingsbudapest.com
CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY 41
EASI UPLIFTS
HUNGÁRIA KFT.
CEO OR HEAD
Fergus James McArdle
YEAR OF ESTABLISHMENT
2010
42 WASTE MANAGEMENT
ECOREC HUNGÁRIA
COMPANY E-MAIL
CONTACT PONT
robert.uveg@hu.crh.com
Róbert Üveg
WEBSITE
TITLE
www.ecorec.hu
Managing Director
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
TELEPHONE NUMBER
2 employees
+36 30 979 9328
CEO OR HEAD
Róbert Üveg E-MAIL
robert.uveg@hu.crh.com
YEAR OF ESTABLISHMENT
2005
ART / EDUCATION 43
EMERALD SHOE
FOUNDATION
CONTACT POINT
ADDRESS
Gabor Zimboran
Budapest 1027 Juranyi utca 1-3.
TITLE
TELEPHONE
Curator
+36 30 211 6319
TELEPHONE
COMPANY EMAIL
+36 30 211 6319
irtancakademia@gmail.com
E-MAIL
WEBSITE
gabor.zimboran@gmail.com
www.irtancakademia.hu
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
volunteers only
CEO OR HEAD
Gabor Zimboran, curator
YEAR OF ESTABLISHMENT
2009
44 ELECTRONICS
EPS GLOBAL
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
250 globally
CEO OR HEAD
Mick Mc Carthy
YEAR OF ESTABLISHMENT
1999
CORPORATE SERVICES 45
EUROPA DESIGN
E-MAIL
feuertag@europadesign.hu
46 MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDER
FIRSTMED
E-MAIL
crow@firstmedcenter.com
FINANCIAL ADVICE 47
CEO OR HEAD
Duncan Graham
YEAR OF ESTABLISHMENT
2012
48 NON PROFIT
GRANDHOUSE
INTERNATIONAL CLUB
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
1
CEO OR HEAD
Dr Albert Royaards
YEAR OF ESTABLISHMENT
2012
LEGAL SERVICE 49
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
CONTACT POINT 1 employee (trainee)
Dr. Tünde Harron and 1 attorney in co-opera-
tion with our firm
TITLE
Attorney at law, CEO OR HEAD
Head of the office Dr. Tünde Harron
E-MAIL
harron.tunde@harron.hu
50 MANAGEMENT ANALYST
HOWARD MAXWELL
MANAGEMENT
ANALYST
Mr. Maxwell is originally from Dublin and arrived
in Budapest in March 2016.He lived and worked
in New York prior to coming to Budapest. He
is an analyst - his areas of expertise are project
AREA OF BUSINESS management, work flow process, collections,
Management Analyst accounts receivable and accounts payable.
ADDRESS While here he has worked as a consultant with
Hegedűs Gyula utca 15. Morgan Stanley and Computacenter.
Apt 1-1` Budapest 1136
He is always looking for new opportunities
TELEPHONE
+36 70 228 8454
COMPANY E-MAIL
max_ny_us@yahoo.com
ELECTRICAL WHOLESALE 51
TITLE
Division Responsible
E-MAIL
kocsis.zoltan@mile-kft.hu
52 RELOCATION/GLOBAL MOBILITY
E-MAIL
stuart.mcalister@interrelo.com
TELECOMMUNICATION AND IT 53
INVITECH
MEGOLDÁSOK ZRT.
CEO OR HEAD
David Blunck
YEAR OF ESTABLISHMENT
Over 20 years ago
54 PUBLISHING AND COMMUNICATIONS
TELEPHONE
+36 30 660 2405 CONTACT PONT
Mary Murphy
COMPANY E-MAIL
mary@irjjol.com TITLE
Owner/Director
WEBSITE
www.irjjol.com TELEPHONE
+36 30 660 2405
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
1 E-MAIL
mary@irjjol.com
CEO OR HEAD
Mary Murphy
YEAR OF ESTABLISHMENT
2007
HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY 55
CEO OR HEAD
Charles Griffin
YEAR OF ESTABLISHMENT
2009
56 LEGAL
JALSOVSZKY
TELEPHONE
+36 1 889 2800
E-MAIL
rszeberin@jalsovszky.com
FMCG / ALCOHOL 57
CEO OR HEAD
Tamas Singlar
YEAR OF ESTABLISHMENT
1993
58 FINANCIAL SERVICES
TITLE
CEO
TELEPHONE
+36 1 483 6230
E-MAIL
matrai.karoly@kelerkszf.hu
MANUFACTURING AND SALES 59
KINGSPAN
KERESKEDELMI KFT.
ADDRESS
The Insulated Panel 2367 Újhartyán, Horka dűlő 1.
TELEPHONE
An insulated panel is a multi-layered, prema- +36 29 573 400
nufactured composite building component,
which is most frequently build up from a core COMPANY EMAIL
:ajanlat@kingspan.com
with high thermal insulation capacity and two
layers of structural board. The core and the WEBSITE
surrounding boards make an integrated build- www.kingspan.com/hu/hu-hu
ing block that resists even the most extreme NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
conditions. 260
E-MAIL
elod.estok@kingspan.com
60 PUBLIC RELATIONS
LIBERTY COMMUNICATES
TELEPHONE
+353 87 356 1722
E-MAIL
shane@libertycommunicates.ie
BUSINESS CONSULTING / ADVISORY 61
MARK DOWNEY
ENTREPRENEUR
CEO OR HEAD
Mark Downey
YEAR OF ESTABLISHMENT
2000
62 MANUFACTURING
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
300
YEAR OF ESTABLISHMENT
Ireland: 1986
Hungary: 2004
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING 63
M-SOLUTION LTD.
TELEPHONE
+36 20 491 3930
E-MAIL
gergely.szijjarto@msolution.hu
64 CORPORATE SERVICES
TELEPHONE
+357 22 772240
E-MAIL
tpassiadou@mutual-trust.com
HEALTH CARE 65
OPTIMA IMPLANT
KÖZPONT KFT.
COMPANY E-MAIL
Optimadent’s philosophy is simple: every pa- info@optimadent.hu
tient deserves good dental health and treat- WEBSITE
ment options they can choose from. www.optimadent.hu
We believe in tooth preservation and strive to NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
ensure that even the most demanding treat- 25
ments should be possible and pain-free. CEO OR HEAD
Dr Gabriella Nyíri chief dentist
The team’s expertise in all aspects of Dentist- YEAR OF ESTABLISHMENT
ry means that patients can throw away their 2007
dentures, stop hiding behind their smile and
eat well without thinking about it.
CONTACT PONT
Brigitta Németh-Tavasz
TITLE
Operativ and marketing manager
TELEPHONE
+36 30 884 1163
E-MAIL
tavasz.brigitta@optimadent.hu
66 SUSTAINABLE BIOPRODUCTS
YEAR OF ESTABLISHMENT
2008
MARKETING 67
PARTY BOOTH
TELEPHONE
CONTACT PONT +36 30 476 0676
John Galvin +36 30 940 8075
TITLE COMPANY E-MAIL
Owner hello@partybooth.hu
TELEPHONE WEBSITE
+36 30 476 0676 www.partybooth.hu/en
E-MAIL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
john@partybooth.hu 4
CEO OR HEAD
John Galvin
YEAR OF ESTABLISHMENT
2015
68 SAFETY WORKWEAR AND PPE
PORTWEST LTD.
E-MAIL
Lucy@portwest.com
AUTOMOTIVE, MEDICAL, ELECTRONICS 69
WEBSITE
CONTACT PONT www.ppiadhesiveproducts.com
Milan Pancik
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
TITLE 200
Automotive Specialist
CEO OR HEAD
TELEPHONE Dermot O`Callaghan
+42 1 91 881 1080
YEAR OF ESTABLISHMENT
E-MAIL 1970
mpancik@ppi.sk
70 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS
KÖNYVIZSGÁLÓ KFT.
YEAR OF ESTABLISHMENT
1990
AIRLINE 71
RYANAIR DAC
SAGARI LTD
YEAR OF ESTABLISHMENT
10
NON PROFIT 73
SMILING HOSPITAL
FOUNDATION
COMPANY E-MAIL
CONTACT POINT albert@mosolygokorhaz.hu
Dr Albert Royaards
WEBSITE
TITLE www.mosolygokorhaz.hu
President of Board
of Trustees NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
2
TELEPHONE
+36 1 302 0060 CEO OR HEAD
Dr Albert Royaards
E-MAIL
royaards@hu.inter.net YEAR OF ESTABLISHMENT
2004
74 HUMAN RESOURCES CONSULTING
SPENGLERFOX
ANNUAL TURNOVER
8 million EUR
CEO OR HEAD
Jens Friedrich, CEO
YEAR OF ESTABLISHMENT
2003
BUSINESS SERVICES 75
TRM TRANSLATIONS
(TRM KFT)
CEO OR HEAD
Mr Istvan A Fulop
YEAR OF ESTABLISHMENT
2004
76 CORPORATE SERVICES
VISTRA CORPORATE
SERVICES KFT
WOODBROOK GROUP,
HUNGARY
CONTACT POINT
Michael Doherty
TITLE
CEO
TELEPHONE
+36 1 803 6500
E-MAIL
officebudapest@
woodbrookgroup.com
78 IT
YEAR OF ESTABLISHMET
2013
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