Scotland-based engineering and manufacturing solutions enterprise EnerMech has officially opened its first facility in Athlone.
Located at IDA Ireland’s Business and Technology Park in Athlone, the company has been delivering specialist services from the base for the past year, including providing its services to a large semiconductor project for a leading north American company.
In addition to growth in core markets, the Athlone base supports the company’s global diversification, as it eyes expansion in infrastructure, renewables, power, energy, and high-tech industrial sectors.
The base is also home to the company’s first ISO-certified cleanroom, which enables high-purity welding and pipework manufacture, a key element in the semi-conductor, pharmaceutical and food industries.
Chief executive Christian Brown said: “The launch celebrations mark the end of a successful first year for EnerMech in Ireland. Our new facility opens a number of doors for us, as we look to deliver more projects from this base as well as build on our existing work across a diverse mix of end markets.
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“Coming together with IDA Ireland, the Irish government, and clients to officially launch the site is a proud moment for the company and staff.”
The company plans to bring the total employed at the base to 170 over the next three years. There are already 110 employees locally, including five local apprentices on a pipefitting apprentice scheme.
EnerMech’s Athlone base development involved a total investment of €9.2m, including taxpayer funded state aid from IDA Ireland.
IDA chief executive Martin Shanahan commented: “This investment is strongly aligned to IDA Ireland’s strategic pillars of impact and regional development.”
Trade minister Dara Calleary added: “EnerMech’s new facility in Athlone is well positioned to serve the thriving engineering, biopharma and med tech clusters in the region and beyond.
"These roles, across a range of specialist engineering disciplines, will provide a fantastic opportunity for the highly skilled and talented workforce our country has to offer.”
Image: L to R: Adrian Kenny, EnerMech, Minister of State Dara Calleary, Christian Brown, EnerMech and Eileen Sharpe, IDA Ireland at EnerMech’s announcement of 170 jobs and a €9m investment at its Athlone facility. Photo credit: Aengus McMahon
