# Smithstown Light Engineering opens expanded facility in Shannon, creating 60 jobs

Smithstown Light Engineering officially opened a newly constructed 40,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Shannon, Co Clare, trebling the size of its second production site. The company invested over €6 million and plans to create up to 60 new jobs over two to three years.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-12-02
- Where: Shannon, Co Clare, Ireland
- Value: $6.60M (6.00M EUR)
- Jobs: 60
- Starts operating: 2 Dec 2019
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 40,000 sq ft
- Products: precision engineering components for medical devices
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Smithstown Light Engineering](https://endata.com/companies/39033.md)

## Sources

- [gov.ie](https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-enterprise-tourism-and-employment/press-releases/smithstown-light-engineering-expands-new-production-facility-creating-60-jobs/), 2019-12-02: "I would like to congratulate Smithstown Light Engineering on their continued expansion and commend the ambition and determination of this indigenous company to compete at the highest level on a global stage."

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