Leading global companies are currently operating Irish manufacturing facilities in each of the four high-value sectors that IDA Ireland has focused on, Capital and Skills Intensive Operations, Production of High Value Products, Pilot/Short Production Runs and Demand Fulfillment Operations
Why Ireland for High-Value Manufacturing?
Ireland was their chosen location because of our:
- Proximity to major European markets and long experience in supplying international markets
- Availability of strategic sites
- Plant engineering and large-scale construction expertise
- Excellent reputation as a centre of manufacturing excellence, logistics planning and advanced manufacturing management practices (e.g. Lean, Six Sigma, Kaisen and Kanban)
- Experience and skills to manage outsourced production on an international scale
- Strong track record in product enhancement, innovation and development
- Experienced manufacturing operations management
- Skilled, flexible workforce with multilingual skills
- Minimum restrictive work practices and ability to use temporary workers when needed
- Strong legal framework for protection and exploitation of Intellectual Property
- Excellent record in FDA compliance