Crown, one of the world’s largest material handling companies, further expands its European warehouse product range by launching its new RT 4000 Series at LOGISTICA 2015 in Utrecht, Netherlands. The
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The Irish Exporters Association recently held the 15th Export Industry Awards which attracted 500 guests and recognised companies throughout the country leading the way in exports. The “Oscars of the
ShoreTel, a leading provider of IP phone systems and unified communications solutions, and Phone Pulse, the Irish IP telephony specialist, today announce a deal worth €290,000 with Irish legal firm
Alternative Heat has today announced the creation of 23 manufacturing jobs at it’s plant located in Northern Ireland. The company specialises in the design, supply, installation, commissioning and service of renewable heating
Digital Realty is to spend €150m on expanding its data centre at Profile Park in west Dublin. The expansion will double the size of its existing 10,000 square foot facility. Last
Chinese ICT company Huawei is to open a new research and development office at the IFSC in Dublin, which is expected to hire up to 50 people by next year. Huawei currently
Swiss bank, Credit Suisse, is on course to become the first international bank to set up a major trading floor in Dublin. The Swiss bank wants to move 40 traders and
Glanbia has announced that it has acquired ThinkThin, a US firm that specialises in protein bars, for $217 million. ThinkThin will become part of Glanbia’s Performance Nutrition division once the deal is
Pharmaceuticals company Roche is pulling out of four of its facilities worlwide, including its site in Clare, with 240 jobs set to go unless a replacement firm is found.
DataCentres Ireland returned to the RDS this week for its fourth year. Industry and Business Magazine were a media sponsor which meant we got the opportunity to chat with innovative
Irish aircraft leasing firm Avolon saw profits rise 33 percent to $58m in the third quarter of the year as the company benefited from a mix of lease revenue and
The Pratt family behind the Avoca chain of luxury retail outlets and cafés have agreed to sell US catering group Aramark for a price rumoured to be upwards of €60
The American engineering group Caterpillar is to cut 100 permanent and agency jobs in it’s Northern Ireland plant. This news comes after two other manufacturers; Schrader Electronics and Invista also announced
Apple has committed a €1 million fund to promote the development of ocean energy in Ireland. The fund will help developers who receive a Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) grant to test
The world’s two largest brewers have agreed a £71bn tie-up, creating a new global drinks giant. The move came after AB InBev secured a $12bn spin-off deal that will see Molson Coors,
The Taoiseach, the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation and IDA Ireland, the foreign direct investment agency of the Irish Government, welcome today’s significant announcement that Apple will be expanding its
Indeed, the world’s leading job site, today announced expansion plans for its Dublin-based headquarters for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), adding 300 new employees in the next two
AvantCard, one of Ireland largest credit card company is to cut nearly a quarter of it’s workforce at it’s Carrick-on-Shannon office in Co. Leitrim. The company has struggled to attract
Shareholders in Tullow Oil received a considerable boost today as Maersk Oil ventured into the world of East African oil through a partial acquisition of drilling licenses in the region.
As part of a €28m investment, Viridian Group, is to create 35 IT jobs over the next three years in its Belfast office. Viridian, the parent company of Energia, says
Dundalk-based Blueacre Technology has secured a role in a €4.5m EU research project developing next-generation surgical devices with eight other companies from Europe. Openmind is the name of a new
The Hogan family, which owns 50 percent of catering services company Kylemore Services Group (KSG), has made a €6.54m offer to Irish distribution group DCC to acquire its 50 percent
Kingspan, the building materials firm, has reported sales of €2 billion for the first nine months of the year. The sales are up 44 percent on the same time last
Kennedy Wilson, the US property investment group, has acquired four offices in Dublin for €24.9 million. Kennedy Wilson acquired Bank of Ireland’s
Virgin Media said its total number of subscribers in Ireland reached 1.1 million at the end of the third quarter,
Software company IBM has announced Dublin and Hursley as two new bases for its ‘studio’ project. The studio consists of designers,
Affidea, a Diagnostic healthcare provider, is to create 100 jobs over the next 18 months as part of a new €15
Dealz, the discount retailer, is to create 400 new jobs as part of a new €6 million investment in Ireland. The
The Clarion Hotel Limerick has been put up for sale by its receiver Kieran Wallace of KPMG with a guide
Good news today with the creation of 320 new jobs for Dublin by six North American high growth companies. The
Pharmaceutical giant, Almac has bought out Arran Chemicals, a privately-owned company based in Athlone. The Northern Ireland company currently employs 57
Allergan’s revenue has almost doubled as demand for the company’s branded pharmaceuticals and medical-aesthetics products soared. Shares in the Dublin- based
Medtronic, a medical device company, is closing its customer care centre in Dublin, creating a major doubt over the 175
Glanbia is in advanced discussions about a $140m project to expand cheese and whey production at its New Mexico plant. The
The Russian news organisation RT (Russia Today) will open a digital hub in Dublin. The hub, a first for RT,
The Irish distribution group, DCC, has completed the the acquisition of Butagaz, a French liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) supplier, in a deal
Ryanair has announced a half year profit of €1.4 billion for the six months to the end of September. That
Team Horizon, the global life-science services firm with an expert focus on pharma and biopharma manufacturing processes, has won the
According to Investec’s monthly Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) the manufacturing industry experienced growth for the 29th month in a row.
Leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organisation, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) today announced the creation of over 80
The short-break holiday company, Center Parcs, has formally submitted a planning application to Longford Co Council. The UK firm applied
Seabrook, an Irish manufacturing and business software consultancy firm, has partnered with Siemens in a project worth €1m. The partnership will
Aer Lingus made an operating profit of €45m between 18 August and 30 September, according to Q3 results. This period
The 400 staff in the Deutsche Bank Dublin-based offices have not been offered any guarantee that cuts would not take
Global restaurant and boulangerie, Le Pain Quotidien, opens the doors of it’s first Irish location today. The launch today in
Industrial IT solutions provider, SolutionsPT, has partnered with ecom the world’s leading manufacturer of mobile computing devices which are designed
A Chilean renewable energy joint venture involving Eddie O’Connor’s Mainstream Renewable Power (MRP) will invest $600 million (€544 million) in
According to Fianna Fail TD Robert Troy, Bord ná Mona requires a strategy for an alternative energy supply. This news comes
Pre-tax profits at McAfee Ireland increased by 7 percent to €25m last year. Accounts show that Cork-based McAfee Ireland’s revenues
Volkswagen today posted its first quarterly loss in at least 15 years. The German group reported a third-quarter operating loss
100 positions are to be created in Dublin by US jobs and recruitment website Glassdoor. Glassdoor allows employees to post
Dunnes Stores experienced the largest growth of any Irish supermarket in the last three months. The retailer increased its sales
Independent Solutions Provider, ATS has acquired Integrated Automation Pty Ltd. Integrated Automation, based in Melbourne, is specialised in system integration,
Building materials group Grafton has agreed a deal to buy Isero, a specialist distributor of tools and fixings in the
The Dublin-based food data-mining start-up firm, Nuritas, has raised just under €3m from a range of global investors. These include
Largo Foods founder Ray Coyle has this week agreed to sell his final shareholding in the company he established 33
Aldi Ireland is to recruit 400 new staff and also raise its minimum pay rate to €11.50 an hour. The
Pfizer is to create approximately 130 jobs across three manufacturing sites in Ireland; Grange Castle in Dublin and Little Island
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