Fermoy jobs boost ‘will revitalise north Cork region’

US engineering firm, ABEC Inc, plans to revamp an abandoned factory in north Cork and create 100 jobs over the next two years as part of a major expansion of its global operations.

The company is adapting the former FCI plant in Fermoy, an 87,000 sq ft facility on 13 acres just outside the town, to produce engineered process equipment to meet growing demand from its pharma and biotech customers around the world.

FCI, which made connectors for the automotive industry, closed the plant in 2007 with the loss of some 240 jobs.