Covid-19 demand leads pharma company to double its Waterford-based workforce

The company will supply millions of rubber vial stoppers for Covid-19 vaccines to over a dozen global customers. Picture: Brian Lawless

A surge in demand as a result of Covid-19 has led a pharmaceutical company to double its workforce here.

West Pharmaceutical Services’ Waterford plant will supply millions of rubber vial stoppers to over a dozen global customers, that could be used to package over a billion vaccine doses in multi-dose vials.