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Utilities Water Supply; Sewerage, Waste Management And Remediation Activities Water Collection, Treatment And Supply 36.0 - Water collection, treatment and supply
300 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
20 January 2016
Employment effect (start)
20 January 2016
Foreseen end date
20 January 2021
Description
Environmental services company Veolia is to hire 300 new staff over the next five years.
Veolia already employs 500 people in Ireland, and the new jobs are across all of the company's divisions, such as water infrastructure and biomass energy. The new roles are described as being part of the 'circular economy'
Veolia recently sealed a €450m contract to operate Mayo Renewable Power, which is the country's largest independent biomass power plant.
Sources
20 January 2016: RTE
20 January 2016: Silicon Republic.com
20 January 2016: Irish Examiner
Citation
Eurofound (2016), Veolia Ireland, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 86216, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/86216.
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