Strabane: Pipe work firm Fabplus creates 83 jobs
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Strabane-based Fabplus is planning to more than double its workforce and turnover with support from Invest Northern Ireland
A Strabane manufacturing firm is creating 83 jobs in a 拢7m expansion.
Fabplus makes prefabricated pipe work for use in fire sprinkler systems fitted in hospitals, factories and apartments throughout Britain and Ireland.
According to Invest NI, the new jobs will add 拢1.7m in salaries to the local economy and take employment at the firm to 138 people.
It is providing 拢786,000 in grant aid.
The company is hoping to gain a foothold in markets in mainland Europe and Scandinavia.
Recruitment is underway to employ 83 additional staff
Fabplus director Darren McGavigan said: "This is an ambitious expansion plan designed to move our operations to a scale which can compete in the global marketplace."
Fabplus is a subsidiary of Mechanical Pipework Fabrication Limited (MPF), based in Lifford in the Republic of Ireland.
The new jobs will be created over the next three years.
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