Protime WFM Ltd establishes UK presence at msp

Manchester Science Parks (msp) has welcomed Protime WFM Ltd to its Manchester International Innovation Centre (MIIC) on its Corridor site as the international company establishes its first UK base.  

Protime was founded in 1995 and has become the European market leader in time tracking and workforce management software. The company has offices in Belgium, Holland and France and employs around 110 staff.

The UK office will be lead by business unit director, Stephen Coetzer. Commenting on the move to the UK, Stephen said: “Over the past 15 years, Protime has built up a strong presence in the UK market through a partner network with our product suite already installed in over 250 sites across the UK.

“We  develop all our own software so with the demand for our product suite already clearly established, it makes sense for us to market it direct to the UK market with the addition of our own full consultancy and support service.

“As we offer a Software as a Service (SaaS) model, our customers are also getting the most cost effective solution, paying only for what they use without any mark-ups from partner organisations.”

Protime decided to locate in the North West and at msp after working with UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) and Manchester inward investment agency, MIDAS.

Protime  managing partner, Peter s’Jongers said: “When deciding where to locate in the UK we worked with UKTI and were very impressed with growth of the innovation economy in the North West and the fact that Manchester is considered to have the second fastest growing IT sector outside London.

“We then worked with MIDAS to find suitable office space and found msp’s soft landing facility at the MIIC to be the obvious choice due to its location, excellent management team and range of business development services geared towards making our introduction to the UK and North West business community as smooth as possible.

“We are keen to explore possible collaborations with other msp tenants and benefit from its wide business network.”

The company, a Microsoft Certified Gold Partner, aims to provide a companywide 12 per cent annual portfolio growth through the UK division.  

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