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 £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 £1.7m in salaries to the local economy and take employment at the firm to 138 people.
It is providing £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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