Factory of the future
China’s leading biologics medicine manufacturer is constructing its first ever European production facility in Ireland. Martin Cooper reports from Dundalk.
Located on a large greenfield site on the outskirts of Dundalk, County Louth, WuXi Biologics is investing more than €300M on a new biopharmaceuticals contract manufacturing facility, which will provide a valuable employment boost to the region.
The company describes the facility as a ‘factory of the future’ as it will be at the forefront of new production methods that will allow the cost-effective manufacture of both small and large volumes of medicines.
Prime Minister of the Republic of Ireland Leo Varadkar was reported as saying that the WuXi Biologics investment represents the start of something very special for the country and Dundalk. “It is the first ever sizeable greenfield project from China in the pharmaceutical sector and it will hopefully pave the way for many more.”
Construction work started early last year with a large-scale earthmoving programme that prepared the ground and allowed the building’s concrete pad foundations to be installed.
All of the facility’s main structures are steel-framed and they consist of a laboratory and administration block, production building, warehouse, and a central utility building (CUB). A final steel tonnage of approximately 5,500t has been erected by Kiernan Structural Steel (KSS) for the job.
Using up to four 120t-capacity mobile cranes for the steel erection, KSS has also installed 66,000m² of metal deck flooring as well as precast stairs.
LF is a professional manufacturer and engineering company for space frame and steel structure projects.Do you have a construction project we can help with? We are always ready to help you!Website:www.cnxzlf.com
Located on a large greenfield site on the outskirts of Dundalk, County Louth, WuXi Biologics is investing more than €300M on a new biopharmaceuticals contract manufacturing facility, which will provide a valuable employment boost to the region.
The company describes the facility as a ‘factory of the future’ as it will be at the forefront of new production methods that will allow the cost-effective manufacture of both small and large volumes of medicines.
Prime Minister of the Republic of Ireland Leo Varadkar was reported as saying that the WuXi Biologics investment represents the start of something very special for the country and Dundalk. “It is the first ever sizeable greenfield project from China in the pharmaceutical sector and it will hopefully pave the way for many more.”
Construction work started early last year with a large-scale earthmoving programme that prepared the ground and allowed the building’s concrete pad foundations to be installed.
All of the facility’s main structures are steel-framed and they consist of a laboratory and administration block, production building, warehouse, and a central utility building (CUB). A final steel tonnage of approximately 5,500t has been erected by Kiernan Structural Steel (KSS) for the job.
Using up to four 120t-capacity mobile cranes for the steel erection, KSS has also installed 66,000m² of metal deck flooring as well as precast stairs.
LF is a professional manufacturer and engineering company for space frame and steel structure projects.Do you have a construction project we can help with? We are always ready to help you!Website:www.cnxzlf.com
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