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February 2010 – Pioneering Irish Telecoms Firm Opens Office in Sydney

Vilicom, a leading mobile engineering consultancy firm headquartered in Ireland, has opened an office in Sydney. Vilicom is no stranger to global markets having earned its stripes delivering mobile network solutions over the past decade in various markets including UK, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, and India. It has also operated offices in London and Riyadh.

This development will enable the firm to more effectively leverage existing expertise, build stronger relationships locally, and grow its service offering in the region.

"New market entry is central to our medium term strategic plan. Our team has carefully researched a number of markets and prioritised Australia based on the potential identified; we are staffing up our local operations accordingly”, said Oliver Farrell, CEO.

Graham Steele, Head of Business Development, will manage the operation from new Vilicom offices at Darling Park. Graham noted that “Australia is an exciting market, and Vilicom has a lot of expertise to offer in Network Consulting, Network Quality and Site Solutions. With major changes expected in the mobile industry and its infrastructure requirements, Vilicom will be well positioned to maximise resulting opportunities”.

Graham is joined by Paul O’Byrne, Engineering Manager, and a veteran of the Vilicom Site Solutions Business Team. Graham and Paul will recruit additional team members.

Vilicom Engineering Ltd. specialises in design, testing, optimisation, analysis and strategy for radio frequency (RF) and cellular networks. This ISO accredited firm was set up in 1999 and provides leading-edge wireless engineering solutions for all types of networks in various global markets.

September 2009: Engineers Ireland Re-approves Vilicom's Professional Development Programme

Vilicom’s Continuous Professional Development Programme (CPD) is vital to ensuring engineering excellence in an industry that is continuously adapts and changes. The firm has been awarded an extension to its CPD accreditation for the maximum of three years following an audit by Engineers Ireland. The Engineers Ireland CPD Accredited Employer standard denotes an organisation which has good systems and practices to allow its engineering staff to grow, learn and develop, throughout their career.

Commenting on the award, Dr. John Butler, Chartered Engineer and CPD & HR Director said, “Engineers Ireland congratulates Vilicom Engineering on their retention of the CPD Accredited Employer standard, a sign of their continued commitment to professional development. The Vilicom business model identifies CPD policies and strategies as key factors in maintaining profitability, driving growth and delivering on their vision to create novel and diverse solutions for customers. We see Vilicom’s strategic investment in its engineering professionals and technical staff as an excellent example of how indigenous companies can effectively harness their most talented minds to bring about innovative, business benefits.”

Grace Kenny, HR Manager added, "Vilicom’s success has been built on the skill and dedication of its people and the company places a high value on lifelong learning. Over the coming years we look forward to further extending and developing this programme to greatly enhance the services we give to customers."

July 2009: Vilicom Certification to Integrated Management System Re-approved

Vilicom Engineering Ltd., a leading engineering consultancy for the world’s communications networks, has had it’s certification to the three major ISO and OHSAS standards re-approved following a regular audit review by NQA.

The ISO9001, ISO14001 and OHSAS18001 certifications were originally awarded by NQA to Vilicom in 2003, 2006 and 2007 respectively, and the current audit process took place in January 2009 with final certification in March 2009.

During the audit, NQA closely examined the company's Integrated Management System through work practice assessments, document verification and one-on-one interviews.

"The Integrated Management System incorporates quality, health, safety and environmental controls for our operations in Vilicom Engineering," said Oliver Farrell CEO of Vilicom. "These certifications recognize that we have established and implemented world-class systems, procedures and standards covering all aspects of our business."

According to the audit results, the company successfully satisfied the requirements of the new ISO 9001:2008 (Quality Management Systems), ISO 14001:2004 (Environmental Management Systems) and OHSAS 18001:2007 (Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems).

"These awards demonstrate Vilicom’s continuing commitment to world class service and will further reinforce customer confidence in our services. Our customers can be confident that we have the knowledge and systems in place not only for control, but also processes to ensure that we actively take steps to continually improve our performance," continued Farrell.

"It also proves that we have skilled and qualified personnel dedicated to productivity, quality and safety, and I'd like to thank everyone in our team who contributed to this significant achievement."