Martin McVicar, Managing Director of Combilift describes the process in making a Combilift product to An Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Minister Richard Bruton TD, and Arts Minister Heather Humphreys TD. 

Up to 400 jobs are set to be created by Combilift as part of a €40 million investment by the company over the next two years in building a new, state-of-the-art, greenfield manufacturing site. Most of the 200 jobs created in the next five years will be for skilled technicians and design engineers. A further 200 jobs will be created during the two year construction period of the new facility.

The official announcement was attended by An Taoiseach Enda Kenny TD and the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton TD on February 6th.

This investment programme has been supported by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation through Enterprise Ireland and will position Combilift to double its current €150 million turnover over the next five years.

The company currently employs over 300 people between its facilities in Monaghan town and in Clontibret.

Combilift is best known for its wide range of multi-directional forklifts, Aisle-Master articulated forklifts and other innovative material handling solutions such as the Combilift Straddle Carrier, designed to handle large containers and over-sized loads.

The company was set up by Managing Director Martin Mc Vicar and Technical Director Robert Moffett in 1998 and thanks to the continued 7% investment of turnover in R&D they export innovative products to over 75 countries.

Making the announcement An Taoiseach Enda Kenny said: “Supporting recovery in the regions is behind this fantastic announcement today of an additional 200 jobs in Combilift and a further 200 construction related jobs.

"It is growing and dynamic Irish companies like Combilift which are driving a recovery across Ireland’s regions.

"Combilift’s new €40 million facility in Monaghan will make a profound difference to the local economy and the national export economy. These new jobs will have a deeply positive impact on those who get back to work or take up new opportunities, but they also have a knock-on economic benefit for local businesses, shops, restaurants, tradespeople and service providers."

Martin Mc Vicar, Managing Director of Combilift, said: “With this greenfield investment and sufficient industrial-zoned land available on the new site for future expansion, Combilift is committed to continuing its organic growth in Monaghan for many years to come”.