SCOTTISH health and safety IT provider SHE Software has opened its first office in the United States.
The East Kilbride based firm has invested £3 million in an office in downtown Chicago and has already secured two US clients, a construction machinery provider and a global athletic brand.
The US expansion follows the opening of the company’s New Zealand office 18 months ago.
SHE Software produces the Assure programme which allows companies to track, manage and report on health, safety and compliance work.
CEO Matthew Elson will head up the US operation which will start with five new employees, with plans to recruit a further ten people over the next 12 months.
He said: “The funding boost we received earlier this year has allowed us to secure a foothold in North America and begin the all-important hiring process to build our team out there.
“We are seeing more enquiries from the US and following a successful market test in 2017, we feel that now is the right time for us to target America. It will be a challenge but we firmly believe that with a strong team in place, we can comfortably meet our US business objectives.”
SHE Software has also launched an international partner programme to help clients improve safety performance, which currently has the backing of Capita Real Estate and Infrastructure in the UK, Fusion 5 in New Zealand and Evolved Safety in the United States.
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