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70 jobs for Burnfoot
08.06.10
JUST over 70 skilled
manufacturing jobs have been pledged for Inishowen
following the announcement of a €3.6m research and
development investment in a Burnfoot company.
E&I Engineering is a manufacturer of electrical
switchgear and distribution products for the
building services sector. The group employs 249
people in Ireland and has manufacturing operations
in the United Arab Emirates. The investment will be
used to diversify the company's product-offering
allowing it to address new sectoral markets and
expand its geographical market reach.
The promised 71 new jobs will be created at the
company's Slab Road headquarters. It is anticipated
the jobs will be filled over the next three years.
Tánaiste Mary Coughlan said E&I Engineering was an
Enterprise Ireland 'scaling client'. Such clients
have the potential for rapid and steady growth to
quickly achieve international scale. |
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Meanwhile, Deputy Niall
Blaney said the investment was "a vote of confidence
in the workforce in Donegal" and would be a
significant boost to the area.
“The creation of 71 jobs is very welcome and it is
encouraging to see a company like E&I Engineering
expanding to this degree.
“The 71 jobs will be created over the next three
years, with support from Enterprise Ireland, and the
expansion will allow for the diversifying of the
company’s product. |
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“For a company that was
only established in 2003 it has achieved significant
success and I wish them well with their expansion
plans,” added the Fianna Fáil TD. |
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