Dublin software firm to double its workforce

A DUBLIN-based software company is to double its workforce as it expands internationally.

Celtrino said it is taking advantage of growing customer demand for “smarter electronic business processes” and wants to expand its business into new industry and international markets.

Established since 1990, Celtrino provides software for pricing, ordering, delivering, accounts payable and accounts receivable. It employs 25 people and as part of the expansion it will take on a further 25 staff.

Among its 600 customers are Musgrave Group, BWG Foods, Unilever, Campbell Catering, Beaumex, HSE, Pat the Baker, Londis Group and Gala Retail Services.

Ken Halpin, managing director of Celtrino, is calling on the Government to take more of an initiative and to implement greater adoption of e-invoicing and the rollout of electronic supply chain administration to support our “smart economy”.

He said Ireland has the opportunity to follow what only six of the 27 member states of the EU have done and make it mandatory for public sector organisations to trade electronically with constituent private sectors.

One recent study conducted by the European Commission estimates that companies using electronic and automated invoice processes can achieve savings of 80% over their postal counterparts.

“Our experience is that manyorganisations now see the business case for deploying an automated system to handle the huge volumes ofpaper-based commercial transactions that take place on a daily basis both within and between companies,” he said.