Type
Business expansion
Country
Ireland
Region
Border, Midland and Western; West; West
Location of affected unit(s)
Galway
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacturing Of Furniture And Other Manufacturing
Other Manufacturing
32 - Other manufacturing

100 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
1 July 2010
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

US medical devices multinational Merit Medical is to create 100 new jobs through an €6.7m investment in its Galway operation. The company plans to enter the European surgical pre-pack business having operated in Galway since 1994. It manufactures guidewires and inflation devices which are used in hospitals. It currently employs 250 people in Galway city.


Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2010), Merit Medical, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 70702, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/70702.