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Manufacturing Manufacturing Of Furniture And Other Manufacturing Other Manufacturing 32.5 - Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies
105 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
6 September 2016
Employment effect (start)
6 September 2016
Foreseen end date
1 January 2020
Description
Bio-medical firm Beckman Coulter is seeking to add 105 staff to its workforce at its manufacturing facility in Co. Clare. The company closed one of its plants in Galway in 2015, with the loss of 140 jobs. Beckman is now seeking to expand its Clare facility and to have 105 more staff by 2020. The company provides an average salary of €54,000, making it an attractive option for employees. It currently employs 315 people at the plant near Tulla village.
Sources
6 September 2016: The Irish Times
6 September 2016: Silicon Republic.com
Citation
Eurofound (2016), Beckman Coulter, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 88473, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/88473.
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