Griffner Coillte

Type
Business expansion
Country
Ireland
Region
Ireland; Eastern and Midland; Midland
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Manufacturing
(16 - 17) Manufacture of wood and paper materials
16 - Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials
16 - Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials
250 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
4 October 2003
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Up to 250 jobs will be created in Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, over the next 3 years in a joint venture between Coillte and an Austrian company, Griffner Haus. Each has a 50% stake in Griffner Coillte, which will design, manufactures and market timber-framed buildings. At the moment the company employs 18 people, and this is set to rise in the first year to 60, with full production envisaged within 3 years, with 250 people. It will employ skilled and semi-skilled workers, including carpenters, in production and construction, alongside office staff.

Sources

  • 4 October 2003: The Irish Times

Citation

Eurofound (2003), Griffner Coillte, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 60259, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/60259.