Tipperary employment boost with new jobs on the horizon for Cahir

Fifteen new jobs are to be created in Cahir by Horizon Offsite.

The new jobs were announced on Monday by The Minister for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection, Pat Breen T.D. .He announced a total of forty two new jobs for  Cahir, Nenagn and Upperchurch . 

  Making the announcement in Nenagh, Minister Breen said: “I warmly welcome these 42 Local Enterprise Office supported jobs by three Tipperary companies. In a challenging business environment, LEO clients have contributed substantially to economic development  throughout the country and I want to pay tribute to the company owners and their teams on their performance to date.

Speaking at the jobs announcement, Joe Mac Grath, Chief Executive of Tipperary County Council said,  

“ These new jobs are a fantastic boost for Tipperary and a great example of how small and developing businesses are contributing to regional jobs growth and balanced economic recovery”. 

Rita Guinan with Local Enterprise Office Tipperary said: “Helping small businesses start and grow is at the very heart of what Local Enterprise Offices do and this jobs announcement is very positive for Tipperary.  mpanies realise their global ambition.”

Horizon Offsite  which announced fifteen new jobs  is located at  Cahir Business Park,  

 Horizon Offsite Ltd, established in 2017, designs and manufactures offsite light gauge steel building system structures, such as fully structural internal panels and floors. The company exports 95% of its production to the UK for group housing and apartment projects and recently completed a light steel data storage centre in Malta.  Through continuous investment in research and development, the company plans to enter new markets in Europe and the Far East, by 2020. In May 2018, the company won a Regional Award at the annual National Enterprise Awards and has received a Business Expansion Grant through Local Enterprise Office Tipperary and the company is announcing 15 jobs (recruitment already underway).

                    The announcement was welcomed by Deputy Mattie McGrath.

“This is fantastic news for the county but it will be especially welcomed at the local level where the real impact is felt in terms of economic gains” he said.

He called on the government to renew the policy it has adopted over the last number of years toward the LEADER Programme and the Local Action Groups.

“We have known for some time now that cuts to the funding for the LEADER programme in Tipperary were the second highest in the Country for 2015-2020.

There was a dramatic reduction from €25.3 million for the 2007-2013 period to €10.1 million over the following five years.

This represented a staggering loss of €15.2 million for the county.” he said.

Think of what could have been achieved in terms of job creation if that funding had still been available”he said.