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Manufacturing (32) Other manufacturing 32 - Other manufacturing 32 - Other manufacturing
230 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
29 June 2004
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
US medical technology company, Merit Medical Systems Inc. plans to recruit an additional 230 staff at its Galway base over the next five years. Merit currently employs 170 people in Galway. It makes devices used to diagnose and treat heart disease, including catheters, guidewires, needles, safety products and drug infusion devices.
Sources
30 June 2004: The Irish Times
Citation
Eurofound (2004), Merit Medical Systems Inc (Ireland), Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 60405, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/60405.