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Transportation / Storage Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation, Postal And Courier Activities Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation 52 - Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation
400 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
15 May 2024
Employment effect (start)
15 May 2024
Foreseen end date
Description
Logistics company Primeline Group is to create 400 new jobs in county Meath as it opens a new €50 million distribution hub.
Hiring has already begun for the new roles and they will include IT, operations and sales, including systems IT, general operatives, operations managers, supervisors and various types of drivers.
Primeline is one of Ireland’s largest independent logistics providers and makes over 25,000 deliveries to more than 7,500 outlets around Ireland each week. The company has customers across various sectors such as pharmaceuticals, car manufacturers, and food and beverage companies. Primeline Group currently employs 1,100 people across Ireland and the UK.
Eurofound (2024), Primeline Group, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 201231, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/201231.
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