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Full coverage: Manufacturing

Hunger for green cement boosts Ecocem’s performance

Revenue and profits surged in 2022 at the Irish low-carbon cement manufacturer backed by Dermot Desmond and Bill Gates.

Thomas Hubert
2nd Jan, 2024 - 3 min read

“This platform should exist”: Oisin Hanrahan on his next move with Keychain

Oisin Hanrahan built and sold Handy and ran the Nasdaq-listed Angi. Now he’s back in start-up mode with Keychain and is trying to solve the outsourcing woes of brands and manufacturers.

Jonathan Keane
20th Dec, 2023 - 6 min read

When growth stops: How Killeen Engineering Fabrication came unstuck

Killeen Engineering Fabrication built, installed and maintained high-end gates to residential properties and it secured between 50% and 100% of the costs upfront. So, why has it collapsed into liquidation with the potential loss of 50 jobs?

Ian Kehoe
28th Nov, 2023 - 4 min read

Stephen Kinsella: Manufacturing a manufacturing problem?

The short term woes of pharma companies mask a sector that is performing well, and performing well for Ireland.

Stephen Kinsella
16th Nov, 2023 - 5 min read

Inside the French contactless ID maker valued at €75m by its Irish owner

The Paris-listed Paragon ID manufacturer of passports, transport cards and smart retail tags is going private. The buy-out offer was launched from a low-key office suite in Sandyford.

Thomas Hubert
25th Sep, 2023 - 7 min read

How the Wilsons built a global industrial firm in Ballydehob before selling it to a Swedish giant

Frank and Gráinne Wilson built Ceramicx from scratch to sales of €10 million in 31 years. Frank Wilson talks about the deal and what is next.

Tom Lyons
28th Jul, 2023 - 6 min read

“One thing I wasn’t going to accept was failure. If you put 100 per cent into something, you can make it happen”

Storage and warehouses are second nature to the Moffett family. From a base in rural Monaghan, a third generation is eying a new global opportunity.

Tom Lyons
13th Jul, 2023 - 11 min read

Irish shareholder’s offer values French secure ID manufacturer at €75m

Paris-listed Paragon ID aims to compete with China in the race to add chips to everything from passports to retail product tags. Its Irish majority shareholder is now taking it private.

Thomas Hubert
7th Jul, 2023 - 2 min read

Smurfit Kappa results: When inflation is high, better to be vertically integrated

Smurfit Kappa shares popped six per cent today as it unveiled its 2022 first-half results. It's a business that finds itself fairly well-suited to times of inflation.

Sean Keyes
27th Jul, 2022 - 3 min read

Nappy rash: An Irish company’s travails in the competitive global baby wipe market

Waterwipes is the number one baby wipe sold on Amazon in the US and Europe, but the Louth-based company behind the brand has found itself in a bit of a mess as decisions go against it in Europe and Britain.

Tom Lyons
7th Jul, 2022 - 5 min read
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