There are certain types of companies that populate provincial Ireland. Family owned and family run, they are the major employers in regions not populated by tech multinationals. They employ locally, are export orientated and are far more sophisticated and research focused than many people give them credit for. Gem Plastics is one of those businesses. Founded in Cavan in 1988 as a manufacturer of blow moulded industrial packaging products, it now operates from a state-of-the-art 10,000 square meter facility close to Cavan town, producing high-performance plastic containers. Owned by the Milligan family, it employs 84 people. And it has just…

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