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Quinn Rooftiles commenced production in 1982 with a purpose built factory at Gortmullen, [[Derrylin]]. This first plant was commissioned in 1982. However due to market demand a new factory built on the existing site commenced production in 2001 and was subsequently expanded again in 2005. Quinn Rooftiles is now a major supplier to the construction sector throughout [[Ireland]]. |
Quinn Rooftiles commenced production in 1982 with a purpose built factory at Gortmullen, [[Derrylin]]. This first plant was commissioned in 1982. However due to market demand a new factory built on the existing site commenced production in 2001 and was subsequently expanded again in 2005. Quinn Rooftiles is now a major supplier to the construction sector throughout [[Ireland]]. |
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'''QUINN Prestressed''' |
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The Group began producing prestressed concrete products in 1984. Quinn Prestressed manufactures a range of hollowcore, plate, floor and roof units, T-joists and precast concrete stairs. All of these products are used in a range of domestic and industrial building applications<ref>http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/top-100-companies/article1930857.ece</ref>. Products are manufactured to specification and rigorous quality control procedures ensure that consistent standards of quality are maintained. |
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Revision as of 14:25, 12 September 2007
Company type | Privately Owned |
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Industry | Financial Services, Manufacturing, Hotel & Property Management |
Founded | 1973 |
Headquarters | Derrylin, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland |
Key people | Sean Quinn, Chairperson |
Products | General Insurance, Healthcare, Container Glass, Domestic and Specification Radiators, Cement, Tarmac, Thermal Blocks, Rooftiles, Prestressed Concrete, Polyurethane & Polystyrene Insulation, Landfill, Power, Hotels and Property |
Number of employees | 7,000 - 2007 |
Website | www.quinn-group.com |
The QUINN group is headquartered in Derrylin, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The privately owned group is one of Ireland's most successful companies with a proven track record of success in the diverse industries it has ventured into: cement and concrete products, container glass, general insurance, radiators, plastics, hospitality and real estate. It was formed by its Chairman Sean Quinn in 1973, developing from a small quarrying operation in Derrylin into the large organization it is today, employing over 7,000 people in various locations throughout Europe.
Since 2004 the Group has seen great expansion throughout Europe. With radiator and plastic manufacturing plants in the United Kingdom, Germany, Belgium, France, Spain and Slovakia. The QUINN group property portfolio also includes some impressive hotel and business centres in Poland, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Turkey and Russia. Quinn-direct Insurance has commenced trading in Belgium and the Netherlands and work is currently underway on a new Chemical facility in Leuna, Germany. Its first venture into the cement industry was in 1989. Its general insurance arm, QUINN-direct in was launched in 1996. The commissioning of its first container glass plant was in 1998 and the acquisition of the health insurer BUPA [1] Ireland took place in 2007.
QUINN Companies
QUINN Quarries
The Quinn Group has been Involved in the extraction and processing of sand and gravel since the 1970’s[2], the Quarries Division of the Group still produces these products today, but the operation has grown substantially since then[3]. Quarry stone, washed sand, gravel, ready mixed concrete and concrete blocks are all produced at Quinn plants close to the site of the original and largest raw material base close to Derrylin, Co. Fermanagh, which started in 1973. The second quarry in Williamstown, Co. Galway was founded in 1977 to supply Galway and the surrounding counties with quarry and concrete products.
QUINN Cement
Quinn Cement has been in production since 1989 at its Derrylin site using local raw material from the quarry facilities[4]. Given the increasing demand generated from the construction sector over the years, a second plant was commissioned in 2000 in the northern part of the Irish Republic, outside the small town of Ballyconnell and close to the Northern Ireland border. The factory is a world class manufacturing facility meeting the most stringent of environmental needs [5]. The Group is now one of the market leaders in the Irish Cement market. The plant utilises raw materials from the adjacent quarries and produces a range of high quality bulk and packaged cement products for the construction industry.
QUINN Rooftiles
Quinn Rooftiles commenced production in 1982 with a purpose built factory at Gortmullen, Derrylin. This first plant was commissioned in 1982. However due to market demand a new factory built on the existing site commenced production in 2001 and was subsequently expanded again in 2005. Quinn Rooftiles is now a major supplier to the construction sector throughout Ireland.
QUINN Prestressed
The Group began producing prestressed concrete products in 1984. Quinn Prestressed manufactures a range of hollowcore, plate, floor and roof units, T-joists and precast concrete stairs. All of these products are used in a range of domestic and industrial building applications[6]. Products are manufactured to specification and rigorous quality control procedures ensure that consistent standards of quality are maintained.
QUINN Glass
In 1998, the Quinn Group moved into the container glass market, with the establishment of Quinn Glass, which manufactures glass containers for the food and beverage industries with operations in Ireland and the UK[7]. The first plant went into production at the end of 1998 producing a full range of flint, green and amber containers. The plant is based in Derrylin, County Fermanagh and employs over 370 staff with an annual production capacity of 720 million containers. This is expected to increase to 830 millions units in 2008 with the completion of a furnace rebuild at the plant. Quinn Glass are one of only a handful of plants worldwide where bottles can be manufactured and filled on a single site, it features one of the largest automated warehouses in Europe, capable of handling 282,000 pallets of filled and unfilled glass containers[8].
In 2005, Quinn Glass expanded, and built a second plant at Elton, Cheshire creating over 550 new jobs[9]. The glass container plant in Elton is one of the most sophisticated in the world, producing 20 percent of glass container requirements in the UK[10]. The site provides a comprehensive glass packaging, filling and distribution service for the drinks industry. The facilities at the plant include a beverage filling hall, warehousing, two glass melting furnaces and 13 production lines. The capacity of the second plant is currently 1.2 billion units[11], with production capacity of both plants estimated to be 2.4 billion units in 2008. The plant has five lines capable of bottling a total of 400 bottles of wine, or 1,000 bottles of beer a minute. Having manufacturing and bottling on the same site can reduce costs and keep prices competitive. By offering bottling services, there is the potential for glass makers to win more business as an overflow plant in times of high demand, and it is as a contract packing operation that the greatest benefits from bottling lines are likely to be had[12].
QUINN Radiators
QUINN radiators is one of Europe's leading producers of domestic and specification radiators with production facilities in Ireland, the UK and Belgium. The production facility in Leigh in the UK produces the 'roundtop' range whilst the production facility in Grobbendonk, Belgium, produces the 'compact' range. The division's interest in the specification radiator market is represented through the Merriott brand based in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, Ireland [13]. In May 2004, the Quinn Group acquired the Barlo Group, this led to the announcement of the formation of Quinn Radiators on January 1st 2005 [14].
At the start of 2007, a new radiator facility went into production in Newport, South Wales. This major investment will create the most modern and efficient radiator plant in the world, with the creation of nearly 500 jobs [15]. Not only will this Quinn plant be the largest domestic radiator plant in the world, but the site will also host the company's European HQ operation for the division. Quinn Radiators plans to reach production of four million radiators a year at its new European headquarters in South Wales by 2008 [16].
QUINN Plastics
Quinn Plastics is Europe’s foremost supplier of transparent plastic sheet products (formerly known as Barlo Plastics). Barlo Plastics was created in 1998 by the merger of 4 plastic sheet producers and further expanded by another four sheet extrusion companies in 1999 and 2000. In 2004 Barlo Plastics was acquired by Quinn Group and renamed as Quinn Plastics. Quinn Plastics provides cost-effective solutions for almost every application where transparent or translucent sheet is required.
Quinn Plastics is dedicated to providing the highest quality products, customer service and technical support.
Headquartered in Derrylin, Northern Ireland, Quinn Plastics has operating facilities in Belgium, Germany, Spain, France, Slovakia and the Czech Republic as well as sales and support operations in all major European countries[17]. Quinn Plastics produces 90,000 tonnes annually and employs over 700 people. In 2005, the company purchased a start up business, known as Polyex in the U.K. which is now the base for their Alfreton production site[18]. Quinn Plastics provide products for many different applications including building and construction, interior design and safety[19].
QUINN Power
As a large user of electricity within its manuacturing base, the Quinn Group recognised the potential of the green energy market at an early stage. It constructed a five mega-watt wind farm in 1995 on the Slieve Rushen Mountain, which nestles behind the core-manufacturing base of the Group at Derrylin. This was further complemented in 2004 by the addition of a 13.5 mega-watt wind farm at Snugborough, Ballyconnell, Co. Cavan[20]. The power generated is fed into the National Grid and the business represents a strategic move for the Group in this sector. The Group is in the planning stages of further developments in this area [21].
QUINN Property
Quinn Property is a division of the international Quinn Group which specialises in the development and management of premium quality commercial real-estate, for lease in a number of strategic markets across Europe[22]. The Quinn Group is also assessing investment possibilities in India, and is about to open an office in the country. It is considering several locations, but is expected to opt for Hyderabad, which is regarded as an up-and-coming location for high-tech multinationals [23]. A list of the current properties in the Quinn portfolio include;
Leonardo Business Centre:
The Quinn Group, also owns the Leonardo Business Centre in Kiev business district. The building houses 27,000 square metres of office and retail space, with the rental yield between 10 and 13 per cent a year [24]. A convenient location, good transport infrastructure and neighborhood with the National Opera of Ukraine make the Leonardo a unique business facility[25]. The office area of the business center, covering 10.422 sq. m from the 3rd to the 8th floor, offers offices ranging in sizes from 45 to 1.500 sq. m with a customizable interior planning. There are conference halls and meeting rooms on the 2nd floor[26].
Kutuzoff Tower:
A 20-storey new office building totaling 32,342 sq. m. is located on Ivana Franko street, to the west of Moscow[27]. It is situated in an actively developing business area which is located in an existing prestigious district of the city.[28]
Caspiy Business Centre:
The company has also purchased the Caspiy Business centre in Moscow [29]. The Caspiy is a modern 6-story building in a high-tech style, incorporating office and retail facilities and is located in the south-western part of the Golovinskiy region in the Northern Administrative District of the city.
Kazan Logistics Park:
The Quinn Group is now building a 200,000m2 logistics centre on the outskirts of Kazan, Russia[30]. It will facilitate international and Russian firms in the storage and distribution of goods throughout Russia. This is the first of a planned network of such logistics centres that the Quinn Group will invest in over the coming years[31]
Univermag:
Univermag is a shopping centre, offering highest standard shopping mall services and entertainment facilities alongside traditional retail trade. Incorporating a multilevel parking facility adjacent to the building and connected on each level to the shopping centre, a multiplex of four movie theatres, and integrated food court, the integrated concept was the first of its type to be introduced to Ukraine.
Prestige Mall:
Set in the suburban town of Bahcesehir about 20km from the centre of Istanbul in Turkey, has a very modern style incorporating a number of leisure and entertainment facilities as well as conventional shopping centre tenants [32].
Stroiarsenal:
It is working on a build and lease option for up to ten stores with Russian DIY chain StroiArsenal, which will solidify its foothold in regional Russian cities[33]. The first such store is in Yekaterinburg which is now operational has 10,000m2 of retail space with StroiArsenal as the single tenant. A second much larger store of 30,000m2 is under construction in Nizhny. The Quinn Group has also just finalised an agreement to build a third DIY centre in Naberezhniye Chelny, a city 600 miles east of Moscow [34].
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