PROTRAINING Accelerates Expansion with UK Branch

Read our Press Release on the launch of PROTRAINING UK.

PROTRAINING, a Professional Training and Team Building consultancy headquartered in the UAE, is expanding its presence in the European continent with a newly established branch in the city of Newcastle Upon Tyne in the UK. This UK branch will be managed by Ian Murray, Managing Director of PROTRAINING UK, who was the former Operations Director at PROTRAINING UAE. Along with a representative office in Istanbul, Turkey, PROTRAINING now boasts of two fully functional offices to meet the growing demand for high quality business training solutions across Europe.

“I’m truly delighted to be bringing this exciting business model not just to the UK, but home to Newcastle. The city has changed a lot since I last lived here, and it’s a fantastic place for PROTRAINING to start to build its presence in the UK market – with real strengths in professional services,” said Ian Murray, MD PROTRAINING UK. As the exponents of ‘Experiential Learning’, PROTRAINING offers in-house designed business simulations as well as international training solutions sourced from the most reputed global training organizations.

Patricia O’Sullivan, Managing Partner and Founder of the PROTRAINING Group said, “We have been delivering high quality training solutions for more than a decade now and have sustained a solid portfolio of loyal clients from across the MENA region, who return to us time and time again to solve their performance challenges, or to be part of their future business plans. Expanding into the UK was not only the next step, but also a key component of the business vision we have for PROTRAINING. Furthermore, having management staff that is experienced in the local business environment is an important element of our business strategy, this will enable us to positively shape the experience of our clients.” Patricia has also been extremely impressed by the expansion support provided by Invest Newcastle, a service delivered by NewcastleGateshead Initiative on behalf of Newcastle City Council. The Land:In Soft Landing Programme, is a free service designed to make it easy to enter the UK and European market and is exclusively for overseas businesses wanting to establish a long-term presence in the city.

Catherine Walker, Inward Investment Director at Invest Newcastle said, “PROTRAINING is the latest in a succession of international businesses who have chosen Newcastle to expand or enter the UK market, further positioning Newcastle to compete alongside other major global cities as a modern, innovative and business-savvy location. Our soft-landing programme is designed to give overseas companies looking to expand or relocate into the City access to essential support services. Not only does it provide very practical help, it extends a welcome into the local business community, helping them feel at home and well-networked.” 

PROTRAINING was officially launched in Newcastle with a Business Breakfast event at St. James Park – Newcastle United Football Ground on Friday, 29th September, 2017.