Type
Business expansion
Country
Ireland
Region
Border, Midland and Western; Midland; Midland
Location of affected unit(s)
Athlone
Sector
Transportation / Storage
Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation, Postal And Courier Activities
Postal And Courier Activities
53 - Postal and courier activities

120 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
27 November 2019
Employment effect (start)
27 November 2019
Foreseen end date

Description

Courier company DPD Ireland is creating 120 new jobs in Athlone, County Westmeath. The new DPD positions are for drivers, sortation staff, night staff and administrative staff. The company is investing €2 million in its central sortation hub in Athlone. The total investment in the Athlone centre is now €38 million. 

Currently, the company employs 1,720 workers in the country. DPD Ireland has witnessed an expansion in business in recent years and is expecting a busy Christmas season, with up to 170,000 parcels processed per day.


Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2019), DPD, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 99171, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/99171.