Jobs boost for Dundalk as Crumb Rubber plans to double its workforce

Members of staff of Crumb Rubber with local politicians at this morning’s jobs announcement

Dundalk is set to receive a jobs boost after 25 new positions were announced at Crumb Rubber this morning.

The Dromiskin-based company, which was established in 2003, recycles end of life tyres. It takes them completely out of the waste stream, turning them into new products.

Crumb Rubber is the only facility to produce a full range of rubber granulate and matting in Ireland. This cradle to cradle process produces Eco-innovative products for the agriculture, horticulture, construction, child care, equestrian, leisure, golf and sports industries.

All Crumb Rubber’s product are guaranteed Irish and include coloured rubber landscape chips for gardens, landscaping and play areas, granulate rubber for arenas, gallops, walkers, artificial playing pitches and poured in place surfaces.

The company currently employs 24 people at their plant in Dromiskin, with this morning’s announcement effectively doubling the amount they employ.

The jobs were announced by local TD and Minister for State Fergus O’Dowd this morning, with MEP Mairead McGuinness and Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick also in attendance.

Bellurgan Precision Engineering looking to expand their facility

Bellurgan Precision Engineering are hoping to expand their facility at the Point Road in Bellurgan.

The company have applied for planning permission to convert their existing recycling shed into a furnace room. They are also requesting the go ahead to construct a new recycling shed, which would be attached to the furnace room.

Louth County Council will make a decision on their application by May 25^th.

Oxigen fined €2,500 for failure to segregate waste

Oxigen Environmental have been fined €2,500 for flagrantly breaching their waste collection permit, in a case that was taken against them by Louth County Council and the EPA following a number of complaints to the local authority about a strong smell near to their Coes Road facility.

As well as the €2,500 fine, the waste recycling company will also have to pay costs of €1,100 on top of that after being found guilty of breaching the condition of their waste licence by mixing dry recyclable waste and domestic waste.

Their failure to separate these waste types led to a breach of their permit, the court heard.

Frank Pentony, Director of Services for Louth County Council, told LMFM: “We are pleased with the conviction.

“We are trying to convince householders to segregate their waste so we would expect the waste companies to adhere to that too.

“The requirement is on the operator to ensure the waste is not mixed,” he said.

A large number of residents in the Coe’s Road, Bay Estate, Belfry Gardens and St Alphonsus Road areas had complained about the stench from the Oxigen facility in recent months.

The matter was then raised at council level by a number of councillors including Oliver Morgan and Martin Bellew.

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