A company located in IDA Ireland’s Business and Technology Park in Athlone has confirmed its intention to create approximately 170 new jobs over a three year period.
EnerMech officially opened its first facility in Ireland on Thursday last, its Athlone base cementing the integrated solutions specialist’s commitment to the area and an intended growth drive across new sectors and geographies.
Bringing its five decades of engineering and manufacturing experience to bear, EnerMech has already delivered several campaigns from the site, including providing its services to a large semiconductor project for a world-leading North American company.
Located in IDA Ireland’s Business and Technology Park in Athlone, the company has been delivering its range of specialist services from its base for the past year. This project is supported by the Irish Government through IDA Ireland.
Christian Brown, Chief Executive Officer at EnerMech, stated that the formal opening of the EnerMech at its Athlone base marked the end of a successful first year for the company.
“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.
“This healthy mix of business progression demonstrates our multi-discipline capabilities are being more widely recognised and valued in new ways across the board.
“Coming together with IDA Ireland the Irish government, and clients to officially launch the site is a proud moment for the company and staff,” Mr Brown stated.
His positive view was echoed by Martin Shanahan, CEO of IDA Ireland, who noted that the establishment of EnerMech was a further employment boost for the region.
“The establishment by EnerMech, a global integrated solutions specialist, in Athlone is terrific news for the Midlands region and beyond. This investment is strongly aligned to IDA Ireland’s strategic pillars of Impact and Regional Development. I wish EnerMech every success with this investment,” Mr Shanhan remarked.
Building on the long-term sustainability of its business in the region, the company now employs over 110 employees locally, including five local apprentices on the Pipefitting Apprentice Scheme, delivering a broad spectrum of capabilities across specialist engineering disciplines to support project construction and delivery. These numbers are expected to rise to a further 60 full-time job opportunities including a further 10 apprentice openings in the near future.
In addition to growth in core markets, the move further supports the company’s global diversification drive as it eyes expansion in infrastructure, renewables, power, energy, and hi-tech industrial sectors, a key growth area for EnerMech across the globe. The Ireland base is another step forward for the company in this goal, as the facility is home to the company’s first ISO-certified cleanroom. This additional capability supports high purity welding and pipework manufacture, a key element in the semi-conductor, pharmaceutical and food industries.
