Equator expansion begins with Ireland Link

14 February 2014


Branding and packaging agency Equator Design has completed the purchase of Link Design Studios in Dublin, as the first step in a planned global acquisition and business expansion programme.

Equator already has six international offices, including the US, Australia and China as well as its European operations, and its latest acquisition establishes a foothold in southern Ireland, with an established Eire customer base.

Link Design will now operate under the global Equator brand name and introduce a suite of Equator’s established specialist services, including photography, to complement its ‘concept to shelf solution’ offering.

Under the new agreement the Link Design Studios team members, including founding directors Tom Fitzpatrick and Gary Orr, have all been retained and Equator will be creating three additional jobs in Ireland as it further expands its operations.

According to Equator, a three to five year growth plan aims to take the company beyond £20 million turnover, which will represent an “ambitious” 120% growth from its current £9.1 million revenue.

Equator board director Mark Cook says: “Looking ahead, our expansion plans include further inroads in the North American marketplace, with a second Chicago office scheduled for 2014, and we will also be broadening our portfolio by moving into new market sectors, both by organic growth and the acquisition of talented design outfits with outstanding expertise.”

The Dublin move follows Equator’s merger in April 2012 with Manchester based GJ Design. In Design Week’s Top 100 Consultancies survey in June 2013, Equator rose from 64th to 12th place in the publication’s rankings.

www.equator-design.com



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