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Ger Healy, Managing Director, Pipelife.
MANAGING DIRECTOR GER HEALY EXPLAINS HOW PIPELIFE IRELAND’S ACQUISITION OF CORK PLASTICS WILL EXPAND THE COMPANY’S PORTFOLIO AND MARKET PRESENCE IN IRELAND AND THE UK… The best of both worlds
P ipelife is Ireland’s leading manufacturer and provider of plastic piping systems. Specialising in the extrusion of polyethylene (PE) pipes, the company offers products for the heating and plumbing, water pressure, electricity cable ducting, gas, and agricultural sectors, and has expanded its product lines with the acquisition of Cork Plastics in 2021. “Cork
P&H: What were the main reasons for the acquisition? GH: Cork Plastic’s product ranges were very complementary to Pipelife Irelands existing product ranges, with the additional advantage of providing a very solid sales presence in underground sewage and above-ground soil products. The Cork Plastics range of roofline products was also of particular interest to Pipelife’s parent company, Wienerberger, with its bricks, façade, and roof tiles business. P&H: What does Pipeline Ireland aim to achieve with the business takeover? GH: The main objectives are to expand Pipelife’s footprint in both Ireland and the UK by consolidating with an established successful business, while simultaneously expanding our product offering into new categories, thus enhancing Pipelife’s overall appeal to its existing customer base that is broadly similar to Cork Plastics’. With a significant investment now underway to future-proof the
Plastics, together with its sister company in the UK, Floplast, represented a great opportunity for Pipelife to expand its product portfolio and market presence in both countries,” says Ger Healy. Pipelife Ireland’s managing director tells Ireland’s Plumbing & Heating Magazine how the acquisition will help the company offer industry-leading products and services to the building sector.
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