THE Republic of Ireland Manager, Martin O’Neill, was on the Southside last week where he cut the ribbon on a new eight-acre flagship depot on Killeen Road in Dublin 12.
Actavo, a leading international engineering solutions company with a global workforce of over 5,500, launched their new HQ with the help of O’Neill, and the Mayor of South Dublin County Council, Guss O’Connell, 200 staff, customers, neighbouring businesses and stars of the future from local football club Cherry Orchard FC’s under-8s squad.
Actavo’s new depot will serve as the Irish headquarters of Actavo’s Hire & Sales and Events operations.
Actavo Hire & Sales supplies specialist products and services to the construction industry and has worked on key national projects including Dublin’s M50 motorway and Galway’s Gort to Tuam Motorway.
Actavo Events offers premier services to events such as Electric Picnic, Glastonbury, the State visits to Ireland of President Obama and Queen Elizabeth II, Aviva Stadium and the London Olympics.
Addressing the opening of the depot, Mayor of South Dublin County Council, Cllr Guss O’Connell, said: “It is immensely encouraging to see an Irish business like Actavo taking over such a large site and investing significantly in its development, which has improved the facilities and commercial offering in the locality.
“This has injected enterprise, productivity and a real buzz into the area.”
The mayor pointed to the fact that Actavo was already a firmly established business in the area, with its HQ located on Willow Road, in close proximity to the new depot.
He added that the new business had the makings of “a vibrant trading hub, which offers the prospect of attracting additional investment and job creation to the area”.
The Chairman and CEO of Actavo, Sean Corkery, added: “This depot will be instrumental in supporting the construction and events industries nationally.”