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Who We Are

In 1995, Art and Timmy McGann established the company to coordinate the logistics part of promotional activations. Both founders were working as Marketing professionals and identified the fact that BTL activity was taking up 60% of the effort but represented only 20% of the marketing budget and plan. Having consulted with a wide number of contacts and friends in Brand Management, a common difficulty was identified: the management of POS material and the logistical coordination of the support activities surrounding promotional activity. In other words, taking delivery of the materials, managing the stock control of constantly changing SKUs, picking and packing for JIT delivery of POS, kit packing and distribution nationwide. These were the challenges facing busy marketing departments every day.
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As the only business offering these services specifically for the marketing sector, the company, then called Tradewins, grew rapidly, moving into increasingly large warehouses and offices and many of the country’s major brands and companies became clients. With the experience of the founders, coming from different business segments, there was no challenge Tradewins would not tackle and pretty soon the business had expanded through acquisition and vertical integration into a company with over 600 permanent employees occupying large warehouse spaces and offering merchandising, design and print among the core competencies.

The business became The Marketing Hub in 2012 when the merchandising segment of the company was divested and since then many diversifications and company acquisitions have changed the shape of the business, adding a huge level of experience and creativity to the skills of the team and their ability to solve problems on behalf of the client. Additional ventures included the creation of on-line shops and fulfilment of online trading.

Since 2020 The Marketing Hub focused on the core business of specialist logistics moving from dedicated warehouse space to a 3PL (third party logistics) contract with Aramex, giving the ability to flex from 5,000 pallets to 10,000 pallets overnight and provide an infrastructure that can guarantee overnight delivery to any part of Ireland.

“The challenges of the client remain at the core of everything we do and the culture of The Marketing Hub is built around meeting these.”

What We Do

Our secure 3PL facility in Ballyboughal provides full POS storage, stock management, and real-time visibility through advanced control systems. Strategically located within the Aramex compound, we leverage a unique Third-Party Logistics (3PL) relationship with Aramex Ireland, seamlessly integrating with comprehensive freight and warehousing services across the nation.

Our status as a 3PL partner means you benefit directly from Aramex Ireland’s extensive network and advanced logistics infrastructure. From the inception of your initiative, through activation to the final delivery to your customers, our team has control over the implementation at every stage. This includes leveraging over 200,000 sq ft of warehousing, offering flexible and scalable storage, pick and pack, transportation and fulfilment services.

With our team embedded on-site, you gain faster communication, tighter coordination, and dramatically reduced lead times—delivering a smoother, more efficient operation from start to finish.