| Website | pchintl.com |
| Blog | pchintl.com/newsr... |
| @pch_intl | |
| Category | Consumer Electronics/Devices |
| Phone | +353 21 733 7400 |
| pr@pchintl.com | |
| Employees | 1,500 |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Description | Supply chain management services |
| Lime Lab, 6/12 | |
| TNS Distribution, 6/11 |
| TOTAL | $77M |
| FUNDING TOTAL | $77M |
| Series A, 9/08 Lightspeed Venture Partners Norwest Venture Partners Focus Ventures | $21M |
| Series B, 2/11 Lightspeed Venture Partners Norwest Venture Partners Focus Ventures Cross Creek Capital Triangle Peak Partners | $26M |
| Series C, 6/11 Northbrooks Investments J. Christopher Burch Norwest Venture Partners Triangle Peak Partners Cross Creek Capital Fung Capital USA | $30M |
PCH International offers transparent, sustainable product development and supply chain management services to a diverse range of clients, from Fortune 500s to innovative startups.
PCH customers are located all over the world, from the technology giants of Silicon Valley to smaller startup companies. PCH has established 10 regional offices and employs more than 5,000 staff of 16 different nationalities with people based in Ireland, China, USA, Singapore, South Africa, Japan and South Korea.
History
PCH was founded in Cork, Ireland, by CEO Liam Casey in 1996. The company headquarters are today located in Cork while operational headquarters are in Shenzhen, South China with a US headquarters in San Francisco.
The development of PCH saw a criss-cross of activity across the globe from Donoughmore, Co. Cork in Ireland to Shenzhen, Guangdong Province in China. The journey saw Liam Casey start his career in fashion retail with Tricot Marine, moving to the United States to work for a trading company, before finally landing in Shenzhen, China. The company was named after the Pacific Coast Highway, in memory of Casey’s time living in California. During his time in the United States, Casey worked for a trading company that imported from China. After visiting the country and witnessing the quality and work ethic of Chinese manufacturers, he spotted an opportunity to match Chinese manufacturing with western markets.[1] In 2007, Liam Casey was named Ernst & Young Irish Entrepreneur of the Year achieving a major milestone in the development of PCH.[2]
Services
PCH offers a complete package of bespoke product development and commerce solutions[3] that can be fully customised to meet the requirements of clients’ global business strategies. Many Fortune 500 companies and leading global organisations use PCH’s Enterprise Solutions to assist with their complex configuration, fulfillment and distribution and e-commerce requirements.
PCH’s services span the entire supply chain including product development, sourcing and manufacturing, inventory management and postponement, packaging and fulfillment and retail distribution services. In addition, PCH China Direct, assists companies looking to introduce their goods into China or expand existing operations.
PCH Accelerator
PCH Accelerator is a program designed to assists start-up companies, rapidly and efficiently developing qualified hardware product concepts to commercial readiness. In return for equity in the company participants in the program benefit from the PCH’s skills, resources and processes.
PCH Accelerator uses the same model that has led to the success of many large companies, and tailors the same services for early hardware start-ups. Through a rigorous application process, select entrepreneurs with world-class ideas are offered access to PCH’s expertise, mentoring and coaching.
The Program was launched at Techcrunch, a leading technology media event, in May 2011 with the pilot product Lark, the silent alarm and sleep sensor,. Since then the program has helped launch numerous products and startups including:
• October 2012: Intuitive Automat’s Autom Robot • September 2012: Contour’s +2 Hands Free Camera • August 2012: The MetaWatch Strata • July 2012: littleBits
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