Located in Dublin, the new office headed by Regional Sales Manager Robert Redmond, will provide customers with local support, sales and precision test facilities.
The company will also extend its support to customers in Northern Ireland.
Chris Jones, Managing Director of Micro-Epsilon UK & Ireland said: “Manufacturing is one of the high performing segments of the Irish economy, with clusters of world class manufacturing operations in sectors such as electronics, food production, medical technology and biopharmaceuticals. Our new premises in Dublin, which will be closely supported and facilitated by the Micro-Epsilon UK team, will allow us to better serve our customer base in Ireland with faster response times, a better quality service and the ability to place orders directly with an Irish company.”
Ireland’s level of employment in high-technology manufacturing, as a share of total employment, is now the highest in the EU, with 29% of manufacturing jobs in high technology sectors, according to IBEC. This is four times the EU average. Overall, there are 260,000 people employed in the Irish manufacturing sector, accounting for more than 12% of total employment in the economy.
Jones continues: “The high-tech nature of the manufacturing industry in Ireland perfectly matches our own product portfolio of advanced sensor and measurement solutions. We can now provide machine builders and systems integrators based in Ireland with improved local sales, test and support services.”
Robert Redmond adds: “I am incredibly grateful to begin this journey with Micro-Epsilon Ireland. As an industry leader in precision measurement systems, Micro-Epsilon is at the forefront of innovation, and I am truly honoured to be part of the team bringing their cutting-edge products to the Irish market.”
“With an extensive range of sensor solutions that address a diverse array of applications, every day presents new challenges and opportunities, something that excites me greatly. I look forward to delivering effective solutions that not only provide real value to our customers but also foster strong, lasting relationships along the way.”
The news follows after several employment expansions into the Irish region such as Eli Lilly and Company's $1bn expansion into Limerick that saw 150 extra jobs being created.
