Wirral Life May 2018 | Page 86

WIRRAL TECH COMPANY EXPANDS INTO LIVERPOOL Hoylake based software developer, Livepoint, have announced ambitious expansion plans after opening a new office in the Cain’s Brewery Works located in the Baltic Triangle, Liverpool. The technology firm is the latest arrival to the thriving creative and digital scene which is rivalling on Shoreditch as a bid to be the UK’s tech hub. Livepoint are best kno wn for their software, Swiftcase, described as the ‘Swiss army knife of business workflow management’. It has been revolutionising a variety of businesses by allowing the power of the latest emerging technology to simplify, automate and synchronise business processes. Business benefit from dramatically increased workflow whilst significantly reducing errors. Their Development Manager, Craig McCarthy, will be running the Liverpool branch. Craig said “It’s very satisfying to see success of a product that we’ve put so much effort into over the years. I live here in Liverpool & love the buzz in the Baltic Triangle at the moment so feel that the Swiftcase team will fit in perfectly.” 86 wirrallife.com Managing Director, Adam Sykes said “It’s tremendously exciting to be joining this new wave of creative energy at Brewery Works. Cain’s is an iconic symbol of Liverpool’s industrial heritage and its reinvention into a bustling commercial hub for business has been an enormous success.” Basing themselves in the heart of the tech region has another benefit as they are creating employment opportunities to assist with their expansion. Director, Nik Ellis said “We’re really keen to attract the very best talent. We have nurtured a amazing ethos within Swiftcase; buzzy, creative and highly flexible so have great synergy with the culture in the Baltic”. To celebrate this growth they have launched a 64-bit Challenge - a distance challenge that’s free & open to any company to engage their teams in a bit of competition, boost fitness and raise some money for charity: www.64bit- challenge.com For more information, visit www.swiftcase.co.uk.