Oxigen, the company which won the Westmeath County Council tender for handling domestic waste in the county, has created seven new full time jobs since the start of the year bringing total staff in the county to 12.
The company, which is one of the largest waste service in Ireland, is hoping that further jobs will be created as more and more people in the county become aware of Oxigen. The 12 full time jobs which have already been established include six jobs in collections and one in sales. The remaining five positions have resulted from the retention of staff at civic amenity sites in Mullingar and Athlone which Oxigen has also taken over responsibility for.
On top of that four occasional positions have been created to tackle leafleting and stickering. These positions were active from the start of the year until a few weeks ago and it is hoped that as Oxigen becomes more established in County Westmeath that these workers can be re-employed - and in the not too distant future.
Oxigen, which has some 23 years experience in the sector is celebrating the securement of the county council contract by offering customers a two for one special offer on tags. Customers can purchase two recycling bin tags for only €4 and two waste bins tags for only €8. However, those keen to avail of these discounted prices should snap tags up at their nearest participating shop now as the offer ends in June. Oxigen can be contacted by calling its Midlands office on (044 ) 9344344 or log on to www.oxigen.ie
John Brick, head of domestic sales, said, “We are very pleased to have secured this contract in Westmeath and will endeavour to do our absolute best to ensure all our customers receive a first class service.
“It is also heartening that we are doing a bit to help reduce the county's dole queue and certainly hope we can do much more in the area of job creation in the months and years to come. The staff we have working for us in Westmeath are second to none and we appreciate all their hard work.”
The company, based on family values since its creation by Sean Doyle in 1987, now employs more than 300 people and manages the waste streams of 100,000 domestic, commercial, and industrial customers throughout Ireland.
