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02/10/2017

PennEngineering Develops New Facility In Galway

PennEngineering® has developed a new, 80,000² ft facility located in Galway on the west coast.

The new facility will become the primary manufacturing site for all PEM clinch products sold in Europe. In addition to the existing onsite manufacturing facilities, the site has a Research and Development Centre and an Application Engineering Centre, offering full custom fastener and installation design and test capabilities. The new facility will make the Galway site a 'centre-of-excellence' focusing on developing innovative solutions for the European market.

An Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation Frances Fitzgerald TD said: "I warmly welcome the investment by PennEngineering in a new 80,000² ft. facility which will make Galway a centre-of-excellence within the company. Since its arrival in Galway in 2001, Penn Engineering® has gone from strength to strength. The Government and agencies in my department are working hard to attract highly innovative and high-quality foreign direct investment.

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"Expanding the manufacturing sector and driving regional development such as this are key priorities for the Government. I look forward to a mutually beneficial relationship in the coming years."

Minister of State, Sean Kyne said: "I am delighted to see PennEngineering establish this centre-of-excellence in Galway. It is a sure sign of the success of the company which is celebrating its 75th anniversary and it is a tribute to the commitment and dedication of the team here in Galway. As Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment, I am particularly heartened to learn that the new facility has been built to the highest environmental considerations with the very latest sustainability and ecological technologies. I wish the team the very best with the new facility and continued success on the international stage."

IDA Ireland CEO, Martin Shanahan said: "It's great to see a well-established company like PennEngineering expand its operations in Galway with the development of this fine new facility. It demonstrates a strong commitment by the company to Galway and to its 200 staff. I wish Mary Ann, Liam and their team continued success as they officially open this new facility and celebrate their 75th anniversary."

(CD)

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