Buttimer Engineering to double its workforce

Based in Cahir, Buttimer Engineering is a family owned diversified engineering business founded by Eddie Buttimer in 1978.

Buttimer Engineering has been operating for over 45 years and has grown to be a leading engineering business and Ireland’s only niche specialist in dry and liquid bulk materials handling systems with a strong reputation for delivering the highest quality standards, safely, on-time and on-budget for its client.

With a strong workforce of 200, we provide a full service offering to our customers including design, fabrication, procurement, installation, maintenance, project management.

We operate across a range of robust, growing, capital-intensive industries including Energy and Power Generation, Food and Beverage, Ports and Infrastructure, Process Industries, Data Centres, and Pharma. 

Led by Fergal Buttimer, CEO, along with an experienced senior management team, we have achieved significant revenue growth in recent years. In 2019, we opened a modern 3,580m 2 premises in Cahir which includes a head office and a large-scale dedicated stainless steel fabrication facility. We recently received planning permission to build a workshop and paint shop in Cahir which will commence in 2025.

We recently opened a new fabrication facility and offices in Middlesborough in the UK and we also have an office in Poland.

Buttimer Engineering is entering an exciting phase as we continue to expand our operations in Ireland, the UK and Internationally. To support our ambitious growth plans, we recently announced that Development Capital have invested in our business.

This minority investment will enable us to accelerate our expansion strategy in both existing and new markets. We will target growth from UK Ports and Infrastructure sector, provision of Data Centre solutions, the creation of an electrical engineering division and growth in key sectors.

We are forecasting significant growth in the next few years increasing revenues from €25 million to €65 million and doubling our workforce to over 400 (direct employees and sub-contractors) by 2028. 

Fergal Buttimer, CEO, said: “Being our first external investor this investment and collaboration with Development Capital marks a significant milestone for Buttimer Engineering and aligns perfectly with our long-term vision.  We look forward to working with Fran, Andrew and the wider Development Capital team to drive further growth and to fuel our expansion plans.”

Announcing the new investment in Buttimer Engineering by Development Capital Fund II, Development Capital Partner and Co-Founder Andrew Bourg said: “We are delighted to complete this investment in Buttimer Engineering, our second investment in Munster. 

"Buttimer Engineering is an established and fast-growing business with a clearly defined growth plan that is led by an experienced and ambitious CEO and senior management team.  We spent a lot of time getting to know them and we are really looking forward to partnering and assisting them accelerate that growth potential.”

Fran Stafford, Investment Director of Development Capital, added: "We are really looking forward to working with Fergal and all the team at Buttimer Engineering who have developed a world-class engineering company serving a blue-chip customer base.

"With the investment and support of Development Capital, Buttimer Engineering is strongly positioned to maximise the favourable dynamics in its key end markets both domestically and abroad.”

Hiring is now underway for a number of positions to support our expansion plans. It’s a great time to be part of our team. We currently have the following opportunities and further details can be found on our website under Careers - Buttimer Engineering, Electrical Estimator, Electrical Engineer, Electricians, Mechanical Engineers and Mechanical Fabricators.

Our people, values and culture have been instrumental in the success of the business to date. What makes us different is that while we continue to grow our business we have still maintained that small company feel to our culture which enables us to ensure that our employees are always front and centre in everything we do.

If you are interested in joining our team, please forward your CV to hr@buttimer.com