Dundalk Company Challenge to take place this September

The contenders for the Dundalk Company Challenge 2014

Dundalk Chamber of Commerce are set to hold an entertaining two day event this September to find the town’s ultimate company team.

The Dundalk Company Challenge 2014 will take place on Friday September 12^th and Saturday September 13^th.

The event will see 20 of the area’s biggest employers go head to head in a range of different events, all of which will take place at Oriel Park and in the Oriel Active centre.

Amongst the events the companies will compete in include a table quiz, indoor football, tug-o-war, relay races, obstacle courses and more.

The companies who will compete include Applegreen, Servisource Recruitment, Pelican Promotions, PayPal, Matthews Coach Hire, Boylesports, Aura Leisure Centre, Irish Life, Louth Trades Network, Louth County Council, Crowne Plaza Hotel, eBay, the Department of Social Protection, Suretank, Prometric, FPM Chartered Accountants, Heinz, Horseware, Hydroscand Ireland and Intact Software.

Further details are available from Dundalk Chamber of Commerce.

Dundalk building on the market for €2.75m

Building One, Finnabair Business and Technology Park, is on the market for €2.75m

An investment property in Dundalk with a €2.75m price tag could generate a yield of 12.56% for an investor.

Building One, Finnabair Business and Technology Park, is 85% let and generating a rent of €360,753 a year from a number of Irish and international tenants.

About 15% of the floor area, consisting of around 440sqm (4,700 sq ft) on part of the first floor is available to let and the agents Jones Lang LaSalle and REA Gunne are quoting around €15 per sq ft for this space.

The three-storey building has a total floor area of 31,120 sq ft and there is parking for 77 cars.

Existing tenants in the building include Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, Seachange, Vesta and Teva Pharmaceutical. Other occupiers in the park include Boylesports, Irish Life, Prometric, Digi Web and Horseware. Satir, the first Chinese company attracted by IDA Ireland, is also located in the park.

Building One is being sold on behalf of Paul McCann of Grant Thornton, receiver to certain assets of two private investors.

The 90-acre Finnabair Business Park, is adjacent to Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT) and it is close to the M1 motorway.

Source: Irish Independent