Irish digital engineering company Tantek4D is to create 30 jobs over the next 18 months in areas such as automation, project management, AI, machine learning and geospatial surveying, and open its first office in the US.
The Sligo-based firm has built a reputation for innovative enterprises in the architectural, engineering, construction, and operations (AECO) industry, and the company has pioneered new software for 4D building information modelling (BIM) technology in construction.
Tantek4D has also aided large construction companies in implementing their digital transformation strategies through advances in their business operations, processes and structure.
The firm has offices in Sligo, Dublin and London, and in expanding to the US, it is signalling its aspirations to further deliver its services to international markets.
The announcement of the US office coincides with need to grow the headcount at its Irish offices to fulfil urgent demand for services nationwide, with numbers set to increase from 14 to 44.
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Tantek4D counts former Lotusworks CEO Fergal Broder as chairman and an investor, and has also announced the appointment of Denis Browne and Tom O'Callaghan as board members to assist and oversee its growth in 2022 and beyond.
Browne is the former regional operations director of Google Data Centres, and O'Callaghan is a consultant to Irish, UK and European organisations with extensive experience in the power and energy sector.
"We are really ramping up operations in Ireland - hiring more staff, and also expanding into international markets. The addition of a UK office gives us an opportunity to access a larger talent pool and drive our operations to the next level," said Conor Tansey, CEO of Tantek4d.
“It’s testament to the hard work our team have put in over the last number of years, and we feel that as a company, we are strategically positioned to develop real innovation to revamp internal workflows and push digital technologies that will revolutionise and disrupt the AECO industry.”
Commenting on the announcement, Minister for Business, Employment and Retail Damien English said: "Tantek4D are an impressive Irish SME with immense global ambition. Its growing success is a testament to the vision, hard work and resilience of Conor and Paul Tansey and their entire talented team working with them.
Tantek4D are realising their potential from the heart of Sligo town and are part of a growing cohort of businesses who are driving employment and economic activity as well as being embedded in our communities.”
Tantek4D has also partnered with American software development company Bentley Systems in the UK to help clients to accelerate project delivery and digitally enhance construction planning and operations.
Photo: (l-r) Conor Tansey, Damien English and Paul Tansey. (Pic: Carl Brennan)
