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Microchip Technology leaps up Ireland’s 2023 Best Employers League Table
Microchip Technology Inc. has been ranked number 15 in a list of the top 150 employers in Ireland for 2023. The Irish Independent selected the list from data that was collected from employees representing more than 1,000 companies based in Ireland. The research examined aspects that included everything from wages and work- life balance, to the potential for professional development, as well as the ongoing reputation of the employer.
Microchip said that he has leapt 88 places from
ranking number 103 in 2022 to number 15 in this year’s survey.
Michael Malinas, Microchip Technology’s vice president EMEA, said: “This significant advance is ample evidence that the $20 million commitment we made only two years to not only establish a
thriving business in Ireland, but to ensuring it was an attractive place to work will continue to pay dividends, not only for Microchip Technology and our customers, but to our valued employees.” The team of Microchip employees working across operations in Dublin, Cork and Ennis, has grown rapidly, from less than 200 in 2021 to more than 350 today.
Mr Malinas said the $20m Development Centre launched by Microchip Technology in Cork in 2021 has proven to be the expected catalyst to the company’s success in the region. “By partnering closely with some of Ireland’s leading universities, the Development Centre has become a thriving core of semi-conductor knowledge, skill and state-of-the-art development that rivals any in the world,” Mr Malinas said. “The engineering expertise now flourishing at
Zeus Packaging adds NI label printer James Hamilton to its portfolio
Dublin-based Zeus Group has announced the acquisition of James Hamilton Group, a leading Northern Irish print and packaging business. With annual sales of €18 million and a dedicated team of over 120 employees, James Hamilton Group is a provider of comprehensive packaging, label production, office supplies, and personal protective equipment solutions across multiple sectors including retail, food & beverage production, logistics and distribution. This acquisition forms the next part of Zeus Group’s 2023 growth
strategy that is expected to see group revenues surpass €500 million. Keith Ockenden, chief executive of Zeus Group, said: “We are tremendously excited about the prospects of this acquisition of one of Northern Ireland’s oldest packaging businesses. “By harnessing the synergies between Zeus and James Hamilton Group across the island of Ireland, we can offer a more comprehensive range of solutions and manufacturing capabilities. Our commitment is to deliver exceptional value to our customers while driving innovation and sustainable practices.” Mr Ockenden said that by joining forces with James Hamilton Group, Zeus will expand its current offering in the food and retail packaging sector, leveraging the combined purchasing power and unlocking operational efficiencies across its combined operations in Northern Ireland.
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the centre has similarly proven to be a rich, and readily accessible repository for regional technical support.” To find out more about Microchip’s job
opportunities in Ireland visit: https://wd5.
myworkdaysite.com/recruiting/microchiphr/ External?q=ireland.
Four manufacturing leaders inducted into Hall of Fame
Four industry veterans have been named as the second tranche of inductees into the Northern Ireland Manufacturing Hall of Fame, which recognises stalwarts who have made an exceptional contribution to manufacturing and engineering. The honour was bestowed on the quartet at a leadership summit in
Derry’s Guildhall, held as the culmination of NI Manufacturing Month The inductees are John Bosco O’Hagan, founder and group chairman of Specialist Group; Walter Watson, founder of Walter Watson Ltd; Mark Hutchinson, chief executive of Hutchinson Engineering; and George Fleming, chairman and founder of Fleming Agri Products. As part of the Hall of Fame selection criteria, inductees need to have
started or grown a Northern Irish business significantly and sustainably over the last two decades at least; enhanced the region’s manufacturing reputation through sectoral or product development; are highly respected by peers, employees and communities in which their businesses operate; or contributes to community initiatives or charitable or sporting causes. Manufacturing NI chief executive Stephen Kelly said: “John Bosco,
Walter, Mark and George are talented and compassionate leaders who have worked tirelessly to create and sustain jobs, ensure their products and services remain innovative and at the cutting edge, and have helped put Northern Ireland’s manufacturing sector on the global map.”
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