The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Northern Ireland; West and South of Northern Ireland;
Location of affected unit(s)
Newry
Sector
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Rubber And Plastic Products And Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products Manufacture Of Rubber And Plastic Products 22.23 - Manufacture of builders’ ware of plastic
140 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
30 August 2019
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 August 2024
Description
Bathroom manufacturing company Connex Offsite announced the creation of 140 new jobs over the coming five years. The business expansion derives from a GBP 2.5 million (€2.8 million) investment, which also covered the refurbishment of a facility that extends for almost 6,000 square metres. The new employees will help meet the increased demand for the company's modular bathrooms. These are constructed offsite as one unit in order to cut down production time and costs on the construction site, and they are typically used in such buildings like hotels and student accommodation.
The company currently employs 25 staff and a further 19 subcontractors.
Eurofound (2019), Connex Offsite, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 98435, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/98435.
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