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Pipelife has completed the first phase of a significant investment in new equipment, personnel and services at its Cork plant.
THE FIRST PHASE OF AN INVESTMENT PLAN TOTALLING MORE THAN €30M WAS COMPLETED AT THE PLASTIC PIPING SYSTEM MANUFACTURER’S CORK SITE IN JUNE… Pipelife’s major investment demonstrates commitment to Irish market
Pipelife Ireland Solutions Limited is a leading national manufacturer and provider of plastic piping systems,
grown its presence significantly in the Irish, UK and continental European markets. Demonstrating its long-term commitment to the Irish market, Pipelife Ireland completed the first phase of an investment plan for its Cork manufacturing operation in June this year. Representing an investment of €15m, phase one entailed replacement and upgrades of the entire water cooling and raw material distribution networks across the plant. Included were upgrades to offices, canteens, locker rooms and toilets; the installation and commissioning of six new high-speed, automated extrusion
lines for PVC, ABS and PP products; and completion of a new purpose-built Renewables Academy for training installers, architects, specifiers and merchants. INVESTMENT In the coming months, Pipelife will be installing four further high- speed, automated extrusion lines and the continuing investment plan will also see all older extrusion lines replaced by the end of 2027, bringing the total investment in the Cork plant to over €30m. By this stage, the company will have 28 high-speed, automated extrusion lines operating in its
specialising in the extrusion of polyethylene and PVC pipes. It offers industry-leading products for the heating and plumbing, water pressure, electricity, cable ducting, gas and agricultural sectors. In recent years, Pipelife’s Irish operation has expanded into renewable heating products and services, complementing its traditional focus on plumbing and heating pipes and fittings. In addition, it also specialises in sewage, soil, rainwater and roofline products, and has
“This investment in its people and equipment will ensure that Pipelife is positioned to remain a long-term Irish producer of ‘Guaranteed Irish’ piping systems for the Irish market.”
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