ABEC Begins Operations at European Centre of Excellence
Bethlehem, PA USA and Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland – October 8, 2015
ABEC today announced the opening of its new facility in Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland. ABEC acquired the 8,000m2 facility earlier this year and has completed refurbishment works and started operations. ABEC is now producing engineered process equipment for biopharmaceutical manufacturing at the site, as well as delivering direct services and support to customers in Ireland and Europe.
ABEC currently has over 50 employees at the site and continues recruitment for a range of engineering, design, manufacturing and customer support personnel. ABEC also recently completed the previously announced acquisition of Kell Stainless Ltd. in Kells, Co. Meath, bringing the total number of employees in Ireland to well over 100.
Commenting on today’s announcement ABEC’s CEO Scott Pickering said: “We are pleased to be directly serving customers from our facilities in Ireland, and would like to thank the IDA, our contractors, Co. Cork, and the people of Fermoy for their support in reaching this milestone.”
Since 1974, ABEC has been a global leader in delivering integrated process solutions and services for manufacturing in the biopharmaceutical industry. A majority of the world’s pharmaceutical and biotech companies are ABEC customers; with many of today’s leading therapies manufactured by processes and equipment engineered, manufactured, installed and serviced by ABEC. ABEC’s unique value is based on long experience, complete in-house capabilities, a custom flexible approach, and long-term credibility. Whether adding capacity or improving existing facilities, ABEC’s turn-key solutions and support services reduce overall cost and time to market while delivering maximum productivity. To learn more about ABEC, visit, http://www.cn.abec.com, http://www.abecsingleuse.com, email info@cn.abec.com and follow us on LinkedIn.
For more information contact:
Emily Smith, Marketing Coordinator, ABEC, esmith@cn.abec.com, +1.610.861.4666
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