Success story that impressed China

Keenan is an Irish company employing 250 people with a turnover of €48m. It is seen as an Irish version of German SME, or Mittelstand, with much to tell us about success and recovery, writes Ray Ryan.

IT IS a long way from Borris to Beijing but feed technology developed by a company based in the Co Carlow town is now being adopted by the Chinese agricultural sector.

It is a remarkable achievement by Richard A Keenan which now has 31,000 customers in 51 countries worldwide and is hailed as a global leader in its sector.