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career development opportunities and it is very easy to sell the sunny infrastructure, Waterford Port
for the team who have had the southeast. The combination of and Rosslare Europort are a short
opportunity to grow their roles and a relocation to this area together distance away while the recent
responsibility as the operations have with the opportunity to work with and ongoing upgrades to the road
grown. Danone can be very appealing and network, including the New Ross
gives us a choice of very strong bypass along the southern corridor,
“Enterprise Ireland have been
consistently supportive – open and candidates. We have found a but also between Wexford and
engaged, helping to meet our needs. number of people who may have Dublin, have made all journey times
They are keen to try to help make come from Wexford originally but much shorter.
things happen. This approach has who have had experience of working Liam sums it up: “I enjoy working
paid off with a series of significant in supply chain management or here, I enjoy the area and I enjoy the
investments.” production abroad. For them the work that I do with Danone. We’re
chance to return to Wexford while in a high-growth environment
While some of the milk products also advancing their career is a at the moment, adding jobs and
packaged by Danone in Wexford dream come true.” adding facilities and we have huge
are sold around Ireland, a significant He points out that, within an hour, support from the local authority
proportion of the factory’s output is there are graduates coming out of [Wexford County Council].
destined for the export sector and Waterford IT and IT Carlow while, For any company looking to
it currently services 19 different not much further than that, Cork invest in Ireland, you have
markets. These include the and Dublin are producing people an opportunity here in
United Kingdom, Germany, the with the right skills and an interest Wexford to connect
Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Italy, in Wexford. with and become an
Belgium, and - increasingly - further important part of
afield destinations such as Vietnam, “When you look at Wexford as the community.”
Hong Kong and mainland China. a place to live, you have all the
benefits and all the advantages
The company constantly focuses on of urban life, without the
research and development, ensuring disadvantages of a big city, from
that it continues to innovate and the point of view of traffic or high
expand.
property costs.”
Liam puts much of the success down ‘‘
to the quality of personnel working Not to mention the amenities, he When you
in Danone, both from the local says. “You’re in the southeast and
area and from elsewhere in Ireland, have access to mountains and rivers look at Wexford
many of whom have located to the and beaches. If you’re moving with a
Wexford region in pursuit of good family there are great schools and as a place to live,
employment and quality of life. a great sense of community, all
those things that add up to you have all the
“We have a very good team of quality of life. You can get
people here in Wexford. We a really good calibre of benefits and all
consistently attract high-calibre person who just wants
people – many of whom are from to drive 20 minutes to the advantages of
Wexford or who are located within work.”
an hour’s drive of the facility.
Meanwhile, urban life, without the
“As we add more people we can in terms of
go further afield to secure specific disadvantages of a big city,
skill sets or expertise. What is
often appealing to people who are from the point of view of
considering a career opportunity
with us is their attitude toward our traffic or high property costs
location. If they are moving from ’’
a city or a more urban situation
they love the location of the facility Liam Carmody, Wexford Site Director, Danone

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