Donegal firm announces 67 jobs

E&I Engineering has announced 67 jobs in Burnfoot, Co Donegal.

E&I Engineering has announced 67 jobs in Burnfoot, Co Donegal.

The company, which makes electrical switchgear and busbar trunking, employs 230 people in the Donegal area.

The 67 new jobs have been created as part of a €6 million investment comprising of research and development, training and capital expenditure.

The company recently opened an office in Dubai as a result of Taoiseach Bertie Ahern's trade mission to the United Arab Emirates in January this year.

It has been involved in the development of Wembley Stadium, Canary Wharf and Heathrow Terminal 5.

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