Fifty new jobs Galvone Industrial Estate as the private sector potentially expands into regeneration areas

Fifty new jobs Galvone Industrial Estate as the private sector potentially expands into regeneration areas

The American manufacturing company Clenn Construction are creating fifty new jobs Galvone, Limerick. The company focuses on building and manufacturing modular houses, and are thrilled to be entering the Irish market for the first time, now that the Limerick City and County Council confirmed the plans.

The enterprise will become operational in 2018, initially creating fifty new jobs Galvone, with the potential for expansion and the creation of an estimated 300 to 400 direct and indirect jobs over the next three to five years.The jobs will be in the assembly of timber frame housing sections and the company will be looking for employees with a range of skills including roofing, tiling, plumbing as well as groundworks and machine operatives.

The fifty new jobs Galvone, Clenn Construction are looking to fill will be in the assembly of timber frame housing sections and the company will be looking for employees with a range of skills including roofing, tiling, plumbing as well as groundworks and machine operatives.As part of the announcement, Limerick City and County Council is looking at the skillset which will be required by the company and will work with Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board and the Department of Employment and Social Protection to identify potential employees.

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As part of the announcement, Limerick City and County Council is looking at the skillset which will be required by the company and will work with Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board and the Department of Employment and Social Protection to identify potential employees.This approach mirrors that which is being applied to the film and hospitality sectors in Limerick, which have proved to be hugely successful. Members of both the Limerick City and County Council as well as Clenn Construction have high hopes for the business entering Galvone.

This approach mirrors that which is being applied to the film and hospitality sectors in Limerick, which have proved to be hugely successful. Members of both the Limerick City and County Council as well as Clenn Construction have high hopes for the business entering Galvone.Mayor of the City and County of Limerick, Cllr Stephen Keary said: “This is great news for the Southside of Limerick. New businesses and new jobs are always very welcome to Limerick and these jobs show a commitment by Limerick City and County Council in helping to make Limerick an attractive location for companies wishing to invest.”

Mayor of the City and County of Limerick, Cllr Stephen Keary said: “This is great news for the Southside of Limerick. New businesses and new jobs are always very welcome to Limerick and these jobs show a commitment by Limerick City and County Council in helping to make Limerick an attractive location for companies wishing to invest.”Patrick Benn from

Patrick Benn from Clenn Construction said: “We’re delighted to be able to work with Limerick City and County Council to set up a base in Limerick. One of the reasons we chose Limerick was because one of the founders of the company was from the city before emigrating to America.”

“Clenn Construction is an expert in this sector and we will be hoping to replicate our success here in Limerick. We are hiring people with a range of skills, initially 50 people, but this will grow as we expand into the Irish and European markets.”
The investment follows a series of meetings and negotiations between Limerick City and County Council and the company, which were initiated during a council delegation to Boston last year, led by the then mayor Kieran O’Hanlon.

Dr. Pat Daly, Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Economic Development with Limerick City and County Council said: “The confirmation of these jobs show our commitment to helping to secure investment and job opportunities for the people of Limerick. By locating these jobs in the heart of one of Limerick’s regeneration areas, it also highlights our commitment to improving the economic fortunes of the south side of the city.”

Carmel Kirby Director of Social Development with Limerick City and County Council said: “We’re particularly delighted that private sector companies are choosing Glavine Industrial Estate as the location for investment. It shows that Limerick continues to reverberate with international companies as the ideal location for businesses to expand and attract the right talent to facilitate their needs.”

“Continuing to engage with private sector employers, focusing on projects of scale, and citywide catalysts for economic development, aligned with the Limerick 2030 strategy, is one of the key recommendations of the Limerick Regeneration Implementation Framework Plan, with Limerick City and County Council actively pursuing prospective employers for the region.”

Sean McGlynn, Regeneration Programme Manager with Limerick City and County Council added: “This announcement will have a direct impact on communities in the Southside, raising the economic profile of the area. We already have a collective partnership approach to training, skills development, and job creation, with Limerick City and County Council working closely with all stakeholders in the region, and this has resulted in a new wave of economic momentum for the city.”

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