A DONEGAL company will create 71 jobs following a €3.6 million investment in research and development.
EI Engineering Ireland will add the new positions, which are skilled manufacturing roles, at its headquarters in Burnfoot, Co Donegal, over the next three years.
The company manufactures electrical switchgear and distribution products for the building services sector. The funding will be used to develop the firm’s existing product range and expand into new markets.
“As we expand over the next two years, we intend to focus on three major areas to ensure ongoing growth and success for EI Engineering. The first will be focused RD activity, targeting both our existing sectors and the renewable energy sector,” said managing director Philip O’Doherty. “We also intend to expand our geographic sales into mainland Europe and the third focus will be on cost competitiveness, to be achieved through a lean manufacturing programme, which will allow us to continue to grow efficiently.”
EI Engineering employs 249 people in Ireland, and also has operations in the United Arab Emirates. The investment is being supported by Enterprise Ireland. The news comes as part of a series of job announcements in the past few weeks.
On Thursday Irish-owned aircraft maintenance firm Eirtech Aviation said it planned to create 71 jobs at Dublin airport over the next three years. Audi Ireland is making a €1.4 million investment in a new service centre in south Dublin. The centre will employ up to 30 people when it opens in July.
