'We used to lose one deal after another but you learn more from that': Paul Hourican on growing PFH

Paul Hourican started PFH Technologies in 1985 with a £5,000 loan from a leasing company. Last year it saw revenues of €175m.

Paul Hourican Founder, PFH Technology Group. Picture. John Allen

Paul Hourican has always had an entrepreneurial streak, which the founder of Cork IT infrastructure and cloud services provider PFH Technologies, attributes to being the youngest of 12 siblings.

“That’s quite a competitive environment, so you have to be entrepreneurial to survive,” he said.