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Universal Sourcing Services International is a marketing company that specialises in the sourcing of promotional ideas and gifts for all leading FMCG brands and retail chains direct from the Far East. USSI was established in 1998 by Seamus Greaney. Seamus cut his teeth running the families’ supermarket business in the West of Ireland from 1983-1998. Where he was totally responsible for the total running of the business from 1989-1998. From that business, Seamus inherited traits which are the main blueprint for the success of USSI:

- Personal service and lead times are guaranteed

- Best quality and pricing that will not be beaten

From our retail history. We understand food and drink brands better than most. Since 1998 USSi have imported over 10 million assorted premia items for all leading brands and retailers and bakeries into the EU. USSi have created promotional ideas over the years for five of the top ten leading FMCG companies in the latest world listings in 2017 including Coca Cola, Diageo, Unilever, Mondelez, PepsiCo.

 

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Our Team

seamus greaney
Mr. Dogsbody
"The pessimist sees the dificulty in every opportunity whilst the Optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty"

Tainiste (prime minister) major prankster and messer lover of the following in no particular order Good Guinness, Chelsea ,Mayo GAA The Beatles, T-Bone Steak. Has been known to dress up in all kinds of garb from balaclavas to David Bowie (RIP) to Fred Flinstone. His prankish behaviour got his comeuppance when he showed up at his friends wedding as the only one in a black tie outfit except it wasn’t a black tie wedding.

elizabeth greaney
Mrs. Money

No2 our  minister of finance minds the “Mula “ /“spondulicks” purse strings (money)to keep the ship afloat. A lover of the finer things in life loves handbags and Coffee mornings, Wine, Shopping, sun holidays and  Kebabs especially after wine. Recently appointed no 1 fan on Facebook.

becky linn
Mrs. Ring

Helps run our China office for over 18 years. She arranges all our Halloween brack rings loves Dim Sum, Chinese tea which is of course best served with an Irish Halloween brack. Becky takes care of all our shipping and she makes sure that all our goods are sent out on the “fast boat from China not the slow one “!!

 

shane irwin
Mr. Ideas

The creative one. Here is Shane dreaming up the next big idea”. We bounce everything off him except fashion ideas and hairdos. Lover of the following in spades Black stuff aka Guinness Clare hurling Liverpool Chicken Tikka masala. His favourite movie tune is “you can leave you hat on” from the Full Monty” we can see why.

cooper
Mr. Fixit

Based in China. We call him “YJC”or his likeness to a “young Jackie Chan”. He helps USSI with our sourcing and QCs visiting factories to make sure our products “ Do what they say on the tin”   Says his likes are basketball  and poker having observed him in Las Vegas he indeed is quite the poker shark. Also quite handy at “beer pong” says his dislikes are rain and traffic he definitely will love Ireland so.

miss selfie
Ms. Selfie

USSI  Sales person of the year Lover of Tayto wagon wheels Sambuca shots all in the same sitting. Loves partying and taking over 200 photos on a night  out with 199 of them are usually of herself . Still looking for Mr Right and is prepared to go to China to find him