A Cumbrian firm is launching a new business – in Japan.
Createc, based in Cockermouth, has announced this morning that it has set up Createc East-Asia GK, based in Tokyo.
Createc works in civil nuclear, defence, rail, aerospace, security and medical sectors across the globe and says it employs technical experts and an agile engineering team to help businesses find solutions.
It has worked for 10 years in East Asia, including many first-of-a-kind operations supporting decommissioning at Fukushima Daiichi following the 2011 nuclear disaster.
Chief executive Matt Mellor said; “As one of the first UK companies to respond to the crisis at Fukushima, we’re incredibly proud to have developed our relationships in Japan to this point.
“It’s exciting to see these innovative companies leveraging our cutting edge capabilities in imaging, sensing and robotics to solve some of the most challenging problems both within the nuclear industry, and beyond.
“At Createc, we succeed when our technologies go out into the world and make things better. The launch of Createc East-Asia GK is another sign that this is happening.”
The new business will be led locally by managing director, Katsunori Koarai, and from the UK by sales director, Mark Sharpe.
Koarai San said: “The new business will radically transform the level of local support and partnership we provide to our existing customers and remove many of the barriers of international trade, making things more efficient and providing a better overall experience.
“Having worked alongside both Matt and Mark for many years on projects at Fukushima Daiichi, I’m very excited to be leading this new venture from Japan.”
Mark added: “This is just the beginning for Createc East Asia. We want to work closely with customers across the region to understand the problems we can help solve using our specialist technical capabilities, in both the nuclear and non-nuclear sectors.
“We also want to help UK businesses supplying innovative technology solutions overcome the challenges of international trade with Japan, becoming a trade partner for businesses we believe in.”
