GW Plastics

Type
Business expansion
Country
Ireland
Region
Ireland; Northern and Western; Border
Location of affected unit(s)
Sligo
Sector
Manufacturing
(22 - 23) Manufacture of rubber, plastic and non-metallic minerals
22.2 - Manufacture of plastic products
22.2 - Manufacture of plastic products
230 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
22 February 2019
Employment effect (start)
22 February 2019
Foreseen end date

Description

Pharma industry company, GW Plastics, has announced plans to create 230 new jobs in Sligo. The new jobs are in the areas of production, quality, regulatory, and engineering. The job expansion in Sligo is enabled by new funding of €5.7 million from the company's American owners. The jobs measures are also supported by the Irish Government through IDA Ireland. 

GW Plastics has been based in Sligo since 1988, formerly called Avenue Mould Solutions.  As of February 2019, the company employs more than 1,200 worldwide.

Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2019), GW Plastics, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 97171, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/97171.