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Information / Communication Information Service Activities Digital Infrastructure Services 63.11 - Data Processing, Hosting And Related Activities
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
3 July 2023
Employment effect (start)
3 July 2023
Foreseen end date
3 August 2025
Description
Dublin-headquartered data-centre engineering company Winthrop Technologies is to create 200 jobs in Ireland over the next two years.
The new positions that are being created include multidisciplinary engineering positions, project management, quality surveying as well as environmental, health and safety jobs. There will also be 30 graduate positions included as part of its graduate programme. Next to new roles in Ireland, Winthrop also aims to expand and create 180 new roles across its locations in Europe to cater to the demand from projects there.
Winthrop technologies currently operates across nine European countries and recently commenced operations in Belgium. The company currently employs 730 people.
Eurofound (2023), Winthrop Technologies, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 200232, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/200232.
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