ISSUE 6 - June 2022
MGS MFG Company invest further in Kildare The €7 million investment will see a 20,000ft extension to the plant located on the Kildare Innovation Campus, housing ISO class 8 cleanrooms, new offices, injection moulding machines, precision measurement laboratory and warehousing space. Established in Wisconsin, USA in 1982 initially as a small mould making shop, MGS MFG now spans 11 facilities around the world, employs more than 1200 people globally and completed the acquisition of Formteknik in Europe in early 2021. The Kildare plant, established in 2011, has continued to go from strength to strength over the last decade, employing 120 locally with plans to double this footprint to meet the new facility’s needs.
Sherry FitzGerald Brady O’Flaherty opens new office in Celbridge Sherry FitzGerald Brady O’Flaherty have opened their second office in Co. Kildare. Their new office in Celbridge compliments their existing flagship office in Maynooth, where they have consistently provided an excellent level of service to their Kildare customer base. The official opening was performed by Allan Shine CEO of County Kildare Chamber.
Auxilia Consultants and The Grey Matters Network Merge to form AuxiliaGroup AuxiliaGroup, a newly formed merger of Auxilia Consultants and The Grey Matters Network (GMn) delivers the power of 650 highly experienced professionals, providing solutions to its rapidly growing client base. The merged entity will combine strengths from both companies to benefit clients and associates alike. Prior to the merger, Auxilia Consultants were primarily a consultancy business while GMn were primarily a contract placement business, filling interim and contract roles with experienced professionals. AuxiliaGroup will offer clients the solutions to challenges facing companies globally today. Solutions include process improvement, strategic business planning, IT strategy review, talent sourcing, business performance analysis and implementing real business/operations solutions to improve efficiency with hands-on guidance and support.
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Chamber welcome best performing route option decision for Kildare - Meath Grid Upgrade County Kildare Chamber welcomed the emerging best performing route option for the grid upgrade by Eirgrid. This follows extensive consultation with Eirgrid and the County Kildare Chamber membership throughout 2021. The Kildare-Meath Grid Upgrade is a high-capacity underground cable connecting Dunstown substation near Two Mile House in Kildare and Woodland substation near Batterstown in Meath. Allan Shine, Chamber Chief Executive said, “ Option A (the Red Option) has been identified as the emerging best performing route option. The route option agreed upon will require extensive dialogue with both landowners, businesses and community groups. The upgrade will enable further growth in the mid-east region which is critical as we must meet the growing demands for electricity.
KILDARE gets its very first reverse vending machine in March at Dunnes Stores in Naas. This green initiative has been promoted by the Irish branch of Going Plastic-Free (GPF) which is based in Naas. “This is the first reverse vending machine in County Kildare and the dualpurpose machine accepts both plastic bottles and aluminium cans,” said Senator Vincent P Martin, who is also the founder and Chairperson of GPF. “A 10 cent voucher which can be spent in the local Dunnes Stores is given for each individual can or plastic bottle deposited in the machine,” he explained. The RVM rental and maintenance is being funded through grant aid from Naas MD in the form of unused property tax.
