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Ciarán Hancock

Dublin

Business Editor, The Irish Times [email protected]

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  • PwC Ireland boss focused on getting tech to do some heavy lifting

    3 weeks ago | irishtimes.com | Ciarán Hancock

    “The future is technology and you’ve got to lean in and embrace that,” says Enda McDonagh, managing partner of PwC Ireland, one of the Big Four accounting firms in the State. We’re speaking in his office overlooking the Liffey in Dublin’s north Docklands. The impressive double aspect view stretches down to Liberty Hall on one side and up towards Capital Dock the other way. “It’s a great view all right, but I usually have my back to it working on the computer,” he says.

  • Cork packaging group Zeus acquires two businesses and sees path to €1bn in annual revenues

    3 weeks ago | irishtimes.com | Ciarán Hancock

    Cork-based packaging group Zeus has completed bolt-on acquisitions in England and Spain that will add €20 million to its annual revenues, which will be in excess of €500 million this year. The Irish company has closed the acquisition of Empire Tapes, a Rotherham-based manufacturer of specialist adhesive tapes, and Rio Tinto Plásticos, a Spanish distributor and manufacturer of sustainable packaging products.

  • ‘The Japanese want to see you have the attention to detail, customer service and quality they expect. You have to deliver’

    4 weeks ago | irishtimes.com | Ciarán Hancock

    At 7.55am most weekday mornings, about 60 staff at the Seating Matters’ manufacturing facility in Limavady, Co Derry meet for 45 minutes with the family owners and management. The factory makes therapeutic seating for people with disabilities. It’s part training session to sharpen skills and knowledge, and partly a platform for both sides to air any issues from the previous day.

  • Freshly Chopped founder Brian Lee to launch Irish fitness racing brand

    1 month ago | irishtimes.com | Ciarán Hancock

    Irish entrepreneur Brian Lee has established a new business, Tryka, offering a hybrid fitness race league that would be run across a number of events over the course of 12 months. The fitness racing brand has been founded with €500,000 in backing from Mr Lee and other investors. It plans to host its inaugural event indoors in the RDS on October 11th and 12th with registration set to open in the coming weeks.

  • Construction Industry Federation chooses Andrew Brownlee as new chief

    1 month ago | irishtimes.com | Ciarán Hancock

    The Construction Industry Federation (CIF) has chosen Andrew Brownlee as its new director general. He will succeed Hubert Fitzpatrick in the role, and will take up the post later this year. Mr Brownlee is currently the chief executive of Solas, the Further Education and Training (FET) Authority. His selection follows a recruitment process in recent weeks.

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