Waterford Crystal to create 100 jobs

THE manufacture of Waterford Crystal products is to resume in the brand’s spiritual home in June, with nearly 100 permanent jobs being created as a result, the company’s new owner has announced.

The newly-named WWRD Group Holdings – which owns the Waterford Crystal, Wedgwood and Royal Doulton brands – is set to open two new 1.5 acre facilities, as part of a €20 million plus investment, in June.

A new manufacturing plant for Waterford Crystal will open on the site of the former ESB regional office on the Mall in Waterford city centre, while a secondary facility – for distribution, packaging and polishing services (also incorporating a visitor centre) will be built at an as yet unspecified site on the outskirts of the city.