Cavan As a Business Location
Industry
Indigenous
Cavan has been primarily dependent on indigenous development as its main source of wealth and job creation and much success has been achieved on this front. Some key Irish owned industries located in the County include:
- Quinn Group (Construction, Insurance, and Hotel operations) www.quinn-group.com;
- Lakeland Dairies (dairy products) - www.lakeland.ie ;
- Glanbia (dairy products) - www.glanbia.ie ;
- Kingspan Group (insulated panels) www.kingspan.com;
- Liffey Meats (Meat Processing) www.liffeymeats.ie ;
- Midland International/Flair (bathroom accessories) www.flairshowers.com ;
- Gem Plastics (plastic containers) www.gemplastics.ie ;
- P.Elliot & Co (construction) www.pelliott.com
- Carton Bros (poultry products) www.cartongroup.ie
- Foamalite (PVC foam sheeting) www.foamalite.ie
- Gleneagle woodcrafts (pine furnishings) www.gleneaglewoodcrafts.com
- Terra (drinks manufacturer) www.terra.ie ;
- Univet (Vetinarary pharmaceuticals) www.univet.net
Foreign Direct Investment
Examples of some of the International companies that have found Cavan to be an effective location:
- Wellman International - manufacture of polyster fibre ( www.wellman-intl.com) ;
- Abbott Laboratories - manufacture of infact nutritional products (www.abbott.ie) ;
- Gypsum Industries (building materials) www.gypsum.ie
- Kingscourt Bricks (bricks) www.lagangroup.co.uk
- Pauwels Trafo - electrical transformers (www.pauwels.com) ; and
- Boxmore Plastics - plastics ( www.boxmoreplastics.com)
IDA Ireland is the main state enterprise agency charged with promoting the County as a location for overseas firms. www.idaireland.com . Local office - tel 00-353-49-4368820
Enterprise Ireland is focused on the development of Irish owned companies. www.enterprise-ireland.com . Local regional office - Finnabair Ind. Est, Dundalk - Tel: 00353-42-9354400
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