CJ Sheeran opens new €6 million logistics and storage facility in Mountrath

LAOIS-based pallet manufacturer and recycler CJ Sheeran Group opened its new €6 million logistics and storage facility at its headquarters in Mountrath, Co Laois yesterday, Wednesday, August 19.

One of the largest pallet manufacturers in Ireland, and one of the Midlands’ largest employers, CJ Sheeran Group’s new 50,000 square foot facility can store 150,000 pallets, and will create 15 new jobs, growing its total direct workforce to 465.

The Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with special responsibility for Forestry, Farm Safety and Horticulture, Niall Collins TD, attended the official opening, alongside Mark Sheeran, managing director at CJ Sheeran Group and chairperson of Forest Industries Ireland, Ashleigh Doyle, director at CJ Sheeran Group, and Fergal Moran, business development director at CJ Sheeran Group.

Further recent investments at the Mountrath site include a new automated pallet production line, producing more than 10,000 pallets per week; a new 1.75MW biomass boiler; and two new high-capacity kilns with a further two kilns planned. Each kiln can dry more than 10,000 pallets per week.

Operating from 14 strategically located facilities across Ireland and the UK, the CJ Sheeran Group’s customers include Ireland’s leading companies across the food and beverage, pharmaceutical, medical device, manufacturing, construction, retail and logistics sectors.

Its headquarters in Mountrath, Co Laois sits at the heart of Ireland’s national motorway network, providing immediate access to the M6, M7, M8 and M9, allowing for direct reach to customers across the island.

The CJ Sheeran Group is a member of Forest Industries Ireland (FII), the voice of the forestry and timber industries in Ireland.