Mayo healthcare venture getting stronger

Tom Murphy, managing director of PamexKeith Heneghan

Name: Tom Murphy

Company: Pamex

The pitch: healthcare distribution

‘Selling is enthusiasm transferred.” Pamex owner Tom Murphy is not sure who said this, but it is an ethos that has sustained his Mayo healthcare venture for two decades.

Murphy established Pamex in 1995, with the redundancy payout he received after losing his job in pharmaceutical sales.

Employing 11 people, the Castlebar company sells prescription pharmaceuticals and personal healthcare products, applying what Murphy calls ...