Two firms to create 54 jobs in Sligo

Up to 54 jobs will be created in Sligo with the expansion of two companies in Tubbercurry.

Up to 54 jobs will be created in Sligo with the expansion of two companies in Tubbercurry .

Plastics company 2R Kunststofftechnik will create 24 jobs over five years, resulting in the doubling of employment to 48 people.

Reed Executive, a British recruitment company, is expanding its administration centre to add 30 jobs over three years.

2R Kunststofftechnik, is a family owned company and includes BMW, Mercedes and Volkswagen among its customers.

Reed was set up in Ireland in 1997 and has a number of specialist recruitment divisions in Dublin and Cork, in addition to the Tubbercurry Centre; it  employs 30 in Ireland.

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