R&D investment for Allen-Vanguard in Cork

Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Micheál Martin TD today announced that Allen-Vanguard Corporation, a Canadian company, is to undertake a significant R&D initiative at its Irish operation at Kilbrittain, Co Cork.

Allen-Vanguard is a leading manufacturer of robots which are used by security forces to perform dangerous tasks and considerably reduce the risk to personnel. The investment, supported by IDA Ireland, is for the development of more sophisticated robots equipped to deal with the growing challenges facing the security forces.