Kingspan Group
Kingspan Group plc is a building materials company based in Ireland trading in over 70 countries with over 100 factories employing some 13,500 people. The company operates with 5 divisions.[2]
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| ISIN | IE0004927939  |
| Founded | 1966 |
| Headquarters | Kingscourt, County Cavan, Ireland |
Key people | Eugene Murtagh, Chairman Gene Murtagh, CEO |
| Products | Insulated panels and facades, Insulation, Structural, Solar and Renewables Engineered Timber Systems, Access Floors, Wind Turbines, Septic Tanks |
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Number of employees | 13,469 (2018)[1] |
| Website | www.kingspan.com/ |
History
Kingspan Head Office in Kingscourt, Ireland
Founded in the 1960s by Eugene Murtagh, the company floated on the Irish Stock Exchange in 1989 with a value of IR£20m.[3] It expanded into insulated panels and rigid insulation board via numerous greenfield plants, and acquisitions including the European insulation arm of CRH plc in 2010[4] and the construction division of ThyssenKrupp Steel in 2012.[5] The year 2010 showed the first growth in sales for three years.[6]
In August 2012 the company bought Rigidal Industries.[7]
See also
References
- "Annual Results 2018" (PDF). Kingspan. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- "Who are we". Kingspan Group. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- "Murtagh takes bumpy ride east with Kingspan". The Irish Times. 28 May 2004. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- "Kingspan acquires CRH insulation unit for €120m". Independent.ie. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- "Kingspan buys ThyssenKrupp Construction". Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- "Kingspan sees first growth in three years". RTE.ie. 28 February 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- CW Staff. "Kingspan acquires Rigidal of Dubai in $38.6m deal". Retrieved 24 January 2016.
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