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05/04/2006
100 jobs to be created in Carrickfergus
Around 100 jobs are to be created at an electronics firm in County Antrim.
Schrader Electronics has said that the jobs are to be created as the result of an investment of £3.5 million by Invest NI.
The company, which makes tyre pressure monitor gauges for the motor industry, will soon have a workforce of 600 in Northern Ireland, and with the new expansion announced in Carrickfergus, the number of people working at the new state-of-the-art facilities will increase to 160.
A spokesperson for Invest NI today said that the new plant would let the firm consolidate its position as a global market leader in its target business sectors and that the decision to locate the new facility in Carrickfergus is a testament to the skills and capabilities of the local workforce.
Schrader Electronics not only has offices in Northern Ireland, but in 11 other countries throughout the world, including America and Japan, and provides tyre pressure monitor gauges to the majority of car manufacturers throughout the globe.
(EF/SP)
Schrader Electronics has said that the jobs are to be created as the result of an investment of £3.5 million by Invest NI.
The company, which makes tyre pressure monitor gauges for the motor industry, will soon have a workforce of 600 in Northern Ireland, and with the new expansion announced in Carrickfergus, the number of people working at the new state-of-the-art facilities will increase to 160.
A spokesperson for Invest NI today said that the new plant would let the firm consolidate its position as a global market leader in its target business sectors and that the decision to locate the new facility in Carrickfergus is a testament to the skills and capabilities of the local workforce.
Schrader Electronics not only has offices in Northern Ireland, but in 11 other countries throughout the world, including America and Japan, and provides tyre pressure monitor gauges to the majority of car manufacturers throughout the globe.
(EF/SP)
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