Glanua Group managing director Karl Zimmerer: 'This is the start of a new chapter for Glanua.' Photograph: Corporate Photographers, DublinLimerick-based waste-to-energy firm has rebranded as Glanua and said it is looking to add 250 jobs over the next five years as it looks to capitalise on the “increased importance of sustainability”.
In a statement on Monday, the company said that the newly formed Glanua Group will be headquartered in Loughrea, Co Galway, with its four subsidiaries Glan Agua Ireland, Glan Agua UK, Hydro International and MEIC being renamed Glanua Ireland, Glanua UK, Glanua Industrial and Glanua Civils respectively.
The group, which employs 320 people in Ireland and the UK, is also “seeking to fill 100 engineering and environmental roles”, said managing director Karl Zimmerer, with a further 150 jobs to be added over the next five years.“This is the start of a new chapter for Glanua and it is a positive development for Loughrea, for Galway and for Ireland’s ambition to be a lead country in the provision of sustainable and critical engineering solutions,” he said.