Noreside Engineering Group, a Kilkenny-based provider of turnkey mechanical and automation engineering solutions, has announced the acquisition of Horan Automation & Robotics, a strategic move that significantly enhances the company's automation and robotics capabilities.
Horan Automation & Robotics brings more than 25 years of expertise in delivering customised automation solutions, including industrial robots, cobots, turnkey automation systems, pallet wrapping machines, and unscrambling technology.
Impressive client portfolio
The company has built an impressive client portfolio including Abbott, GSK, Beckman Coulter, Boston Scientific, Honeywell, Glanbia, Stryker, and Kerry Foods.
This acquisition comes after Noreside recently sold a majority stake to investment group Maurelius Capital and represents the next phase in the partnership's growth strategy. The entire Horan team will relocate to Noreside's Kilkenny headquarters, creating an integrated hub of engineering excellence.
"Today's announcement marks a significant milestone in Noreside's development journey," said Niall Drennan, commercial director of Noreside Engineering Group.
"The exceptional knowledge and expertise that the Horan team brings will help us meet the growing demand for sophisticated turnkey automation and robotic project services from our clients across the life sciences and food and beverage sectors. Automation is becoming an increasingly vital component of our expanding business."
The acquisition directly addresses increasing client demand, particularly from blue-chip companies in the life sciences sector. By combining forces, the expanded Noreside team will deliver larger, more complex automation and robotics projects while offering enhanced capabilities to the existing clients of both companies.
Gerry Horan of Horan Automation & Robotics said: "From our first meeting with the Noreside leadership team, we recognised the powerful synergies between our organisations. Joining the Noreside Group enables us to tackle more sophisticated automation projects for our existing customers while creating exciting development opportunities for our staff. We're thrilled to embark on this journey with Noreside."
For more information, visit www.noresideengineering.com and www.horan.ie.
About Noreside Engineering Group
Noreside Engineering Group delivers comprehensive mechanical and automation engineering solutions to clients in the life sciences and food & beverage industries, with a focus on turnkey project delivery.
About Horan Automation & Robotics
Founded more than 25 years ago, Horan Automation & Robotics specialises in customised automation solutions including industrial robots, cobots, and turnkey automation systems for clients across pharmaceutical, medical device, and food production sectors.
Noreside Engineering Group’s commercial director Niall Drennan and Gerry Horan, founder of Horan Automation & Robotics.