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Utilities Electricity, Gas, Steam And Air Conditioning Supply Electricity, Gas, Steam And Air Conditioning Supply 35 - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
225 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
15 December 2022
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2023
Foreseen end date
Description
Irish-owned energy company, Hanley Energy, is to create 225 new jobs in the northeast of the country. The positions are part of an expansion to include a new manufacturing facility in county Monaghan and the development of an existing facility in county Louth. Recruitment for the new roles will begin in the first quarter of 2023. The new roles will include electrical and mechanical engineers, apprenticeships, general operatives and production staff.
The company, which has its European headquarters in county Meath, employs 650 people worldwide, including in Germany, Sweden, Australia, South Africa and the United States.
Eurofound (2022), Hanley Energy, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 108161, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/108161.
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