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Full coverage: Manufacturing

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

“A record year,” or “no longer in a position to pay”? Co-op locked in redundancy terms row

The mid-size dairy processor Arrabawn and Siptu took their dispute over exit pay to the Labour Court on the week the business reported strong results. The court has now made a recommendation.

Thomas Hubert
30th Jun, 2022 - 2 min read

Lasers, 3D printing, and an electric car: The ninth decade of an Irish inventor

Dublin-born billionaire engineer David McMurtry is working with the next generation – including an Irishwoman – on the future of all these things. In exclusive interviews, he and the executives leading Renishaw's latest projects talk past, present and future.

John Reynolds
30th Jun, 2022 - 15 min read
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