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29th November 2016 • Volume 23, Issue 41 • Leader House, North Street, Swords, Co. Dublin. K67 P5W4. • Tel: 01 8•400•200 • info@northcountyleader.ie • www.northcountyleader.ie
More Jobs For Balbriggan Grimme, the giant German agricultural machinery manufacturing company, turned the sod on a new distribution centre at Stephenstown Industrial Estate, Balbriggan last week. The company will now move from their existing plant in Ballyboughal to Stephenstown. CEO of Balbriggan Chamber, Sean Corrigan greeted the representatives of Grimme to Balbriggan and said that the importance of an agricultural machinery company, like Grimme setting up in Balbriggan, in Ireland’s Market Garden was of enormous significance. In June 2013, Grimme Ireland Equipment Ltd moved to their current premises in
By Patrick Finnegan Ballyboughal. This move proved positive, as the company’s business continued to grow, rapidly becoming a team of three technicians, one apprentice, two parts personnel, and an accounts manager. Over the next year, manager of Grimme Ireland, Cecil Morgan and his new team soon realised they
would quickly outgrow their current site once again. Approximately eighteen months ago, the search for new, larger premises began and after discussions with our German management team, it was decided that they should purchase land and build a purpose built premises accommodating the company and its future growth. After discussions and negotiations with the County Council, a site located on an industrial area near to the Balbriggan bypass, less than half a mile from the M1 motorway at junction 5 was found and
Christmas Kicks Off In Balbriggan Pictured here is part of the great crowds that turned out to see the arrival of Santa and Christmas Lights being turned on in the town. Inset: Pictured is the lucky lad who's name was pulled from a hat to do the official switching on of the lights. See page 4 for Santa's arrival at Millfield on Saturday.
proved to be the perfect area for the new project. Work started on the new building on Wednesday, 23rd November last. The purposed built is a 1200
square metre building which will incorporate a dedicated Parts area, a four bay Service Department and feature all the modern services and facilities
customers expect from Grimme. The sod turning, marking the start of this new 2.23 acre venture was attended by local Continued on page 12
Fingal County Council was voted 'Overall winner of Chambers Ireland Local Authority of the Year 2016' Pictured are Guy Thompson (President Fingal Dublin Chamber), Tont Lambert (CEO, Fingal Dublin Chamber), Ed Hearne (Director od Economic Development, Fingal County Council), Siobhan Kinsella (Vice President Chambers Ireland), Paul Reid (Chief Executive Fingal County Council), County Mayor, Cllr Darragh Butler, Minister of State for Housing and Urban Renewal, Damien English, Ian Talbot (CEO Chambers Ireland) and Michael Dawson
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Fingal County Council was named ‘Local Authority of the Year’ at the Chambers Ireland Excellence in Local Government Awards. The 13th annual Awards ceremony was held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Northwood, in association with the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government and showcases and celebrates the best of Local Government in Ireland. In addition, the Council also won the Heritage and Built Environment Award for Swords Castle: Digging History. They received citations for nine awards and won the Heritage and Built Environment Award for Swords Castle. The Council were then awarded the overall Local Authority of the Year Award. The categories in which they received citations included, Supporting Active Communities, Local Authority Innovation, Sustaining the Arts, Festival of the Year, Outstanding Customer Service, Enhancing the Urban Environment, Heritage & Built Environment (winners), Disability Services Provision and Commemorations and Centenaries. Ian Talbot, Chief Executive, Chambers Ireland said, “I want to congratulate Fingal County Council, the sixteen category winners, the many shortlisted organisations, but also just as importantly, the people who made all these projects and activities happen.” Continued on page 12
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