Trailstone Group has announced plans to open a new office in Sligo, creating up to 20 new jobs over the next three years.
The company, which provides risk management, asset optimisation and energy trading services to owners of renewable energy assets, said it recruit graduates from Atlantic Technological University Sligo, formerly IT Sligo.
The Sligo office will be Trailstone's seventh globally, with other locations in the US, UK and Germany. The investment is supported by Irish taxpayers through state aid from IDA Ireland.
"With the Irish government’s robust support of renewable energy and the proximity to top technical universities, Sligo is a perfect place for us to expand and further our mission of making sustainable energy sustainable," said John Redpath, CEO of Trailstone.
Enterprise minister Leo Varadkar said the specialised roles would provide great opportunities for Atlantic TU graduates and others in the area.
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"Trailstone’s work in the sustainability software space is more important now than ever. We need to leave the planet in a better condition than we found it," he said. "Renewable energy has a really important role to play, which is why we’ve committed to transforming our electricity grid to 80% renewables."
The Trailstone office will be located within the Sligo Innovation Centre, which is home to 20 IDA clients.
Elsewhere, international building services engineering consultancy Norman Disney & Young has announced plans to expands its Irish operation and build its technical and leadership team by adding up to 20 staff.
NDY is part of the Tetra Tech High Performance Buildings Group, a collective of building services engineering firms with over 2,000 expert technical staff Worldwide and operations in Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Europe and throughout North America.
NDY says it will recruit in core engineering disciplines such as mechanical and electrical and in specialist engineering disciplines such as sustainability and digital engineering.
NDY's Irish operation is focused on securing landmark projects throughout Europe, and the company is currently engaged by several building developers and global tech clients to deliver mechanical, electrical, smart buildings, and sustainability consulting on their new Irish and European projects.
One such project aims to be one of the first SmartScore Platinum buildings in Ireland.
NDY regional director Mike Arnold commented: "Along with driving the uptake of smart buildings technologies, we are helping our clients in Ireland and Europe to be world leaders in decarbonisation of their buildings. We need to bring the best local expertise to support their ambitions.
"I see a real desire in the local market to deliver better buildings. With our combination of international experience and locally recruited talent, it is exciting to be designing the next generation of buildings in Ireland with sustainability and user experience taking centre stage.”
Photo (l-r): Trailstone executives Marc Evans and Kevin Vesey, and IDA Ireland's Michelle Conaghan. (Pic: James Connelly)
