Ireland’s Condron concrete works to expand, creating 20 new jobs

Breedon Group, a leading vertically integrated construction materials group in Great Britain and Ireland, has opened a new concrete tile production factory in Lisburn, Northern Ireland.

Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has announced that Omagh, Northern Ireland-based engineering company Telestack is undertaking a £3.1 million (€3.65 million) expansion, creating 40 new skilled jobs.

Telestack specialises in the design, manufacture and installation of a range of mobile bulk material handling systems which are sold globally via a network of dealers and agents.

Following improvements in the British and Irish construction sectors, Ireland-based producer of bricks Lagan Brick will re-open a plant in Kingscourt in County Cavan, creating 30 new jobs in the area.

The company said brick manufacturing is anticipated to start at the new facility over the summer of 2015.

While 20 of the jobs will be generated immediately, ten will be created when the second kiln is in operation to achieve the company’s aim of having extra capacity of 8 million bricks in the long ru

A £3 million investment has enabled carbon capture specialist O.C.O Technology to expand its production facilities in Leeds, delivering a 50% increase in carbon negative aggregates it can now produce.