New jobs to be created in Kildare thanks to multi-million euro investment by British company

UK plastic packaging company Nampak are set to create more than two dozen jobs in Kildare as part of a new multi-million euro expansion following an agreement with Glanbia.

The agreement, worth around £7m (€10m) a year, will create up to 25 new jobs in the area. Nampak is urging anyone interested to come along to a jobs fair at Clanard Court Hotel, Dublin Road, Athy, on 8th March 2016. The event starts at 14:00 and will finish at 18:30 and will be an opportunity to discuss potential job roles available at the site.  These include; Production Operators, Warehouse Operatives, Shift Engineers and Human Resource Coordinators.

Nampak Plastics already has nine sites across the UK, seven of which have in-plant facilities and, at the largest of these, CO2 emissions relative to resin usage have been reduced by 8.5% in the last three years. An in-plant site will reduce the quantities of low-density polyethylene film required for packaging processes, and it means transportation of bottles is also eliminated, saving on CO2 emissions. Nampak estimates that the new arrangement will remove the need for 40 truck deliveries per week, and will save around 250 tonnes of carbon every year.

Eric Collins, Managing Director of Nampak Plastics Europe, commented: “We are delighted to announce a long-term agreement with Glanbia. We’re now on the lookout for talented local workers to come and join our exciting new venture.”

Nampak has claimed numerous environmental awards on both a national and international scale, such as winning Green Product of the Year at the British Engineering Excellence Awards in 2013 and being awarded silver for sustainability at the WorldStar Awards in the same year.