TPi January 2016

business & market news

Combilift breaks ground on €40mn manufacturing facility

course, which started this year at the Monaghan Institute.

double its current €150mn turnover by 2020.

Combilift Ltd, a supplier of four-way forklifts and other materials handling equipment to a wide variety of industry sectors, has formally inaugurated the construction process of its new €40mn, 46,000m² manufacturing facility and global headquarters in Monaghan, Ireland. In the presence of local dignitaries and Combilift’s workforce of 350, managing director Martin McVicar and technical director Robert Moffett turned the first sod on the 40-hectare site that will house a multi-function facility including a dedicated R&D building, purpose-built testing area and adjoining administration offices. The facility is larger than originally announced, and the expansion will position Combilift to

This traineeship, together with a recently approved Apprenticeship for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) Technicians, starting in 2016, will ensure the supply of locally qualified personnel. Combilift is best known for its wide range of multi-directional forklifts, Aisle-Master articulated trucks and material handling solutions such as the Combilift Straddle Carrier, designed to handle large containers and over-sized loads.

The initial phase to level the site was expected to last for ten weeks, and 200 personnel will be employed throughout the construction period of 18 months. A further 200 jobs are set to be created in the next five years, mainly for skilled technicians and design engineers. Mr McVicar commented, “We are delighted to break ground on our new facility which shows our commitment to manufacturing in Monaghan as well as to the regional economy.”

Combilift Ltd – Ireland info@combilift.com www.combilift.com

Combilift is also a workplace partner for the Assembly Technician Traineeship

Building work started in August

Flowexpo 2016 Flowexpo, an international trade fair for valves, fittings and water treatment systems, will take place from 31 March to 2 April 2016, at the Pazhou Poly World Trade Expo Center, Guangzhou, China. The exhibition is estimated to cover an area of 15,000m 2 , with around 300 exhibitors. 10,000 visitors are expected,

diaphragm valves, reducing valves, isolating valves, actuators, regulators, valve bodies, valve fittings, fluid equip- ment, process equipment, pumps, com- pressors, vacuum equipment, sealing, instruments and pressure vessels. Guangzhou FlowExpo Co, Ltd – China info@flowexpo.asia www.flowexpo.asia

including 8 per cent of overseas visitors from more than 40 countries and regions. The range of exhibits will include valves and pipe fittings, ball valves, butterfly valves, gate valves, electromagnetic valves, relief valves, drain valves, blowoff valves, stop valves, plunger valves, plug valves, check valves, throttle valves,

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