Zimmer fortunes boosted by firm’s Shannon unit

Zimmer Worldwide generated 70% of its global revenues from making artificial knees and hips last year.

The firm’s Irish unit, based in Shannon, Co Clare, specialises in constructing artificial knees.

Zimmer Orthopedics Manufacturing Ltd commenced operations here in 2009 and has grown the number of employees at its base in the Shannon Free Zone to more than 300.