The Xerox toner manufacturing facility in Dundalk has been sold and the final workers have been made redundant
It’s the end of an era as the Xerox toner manufacturing facility in Dundalk closes at the end of the year with the last remaining workers receiving redundancy packages in recent days.
Justin Capella, Xerox spokesperson confirmed that the factory will “will close at years end”.
“The decision reflects our ongoing efforts to simplify the business and align with the needs of today’s clients,” he said.
He revealed that “some of the toner manufacturing work will move to our Webster, NY facility”.
He thanked the existing employees “for their dedication throughout the years” and said that “as part of our commitment to the community, we sold the Dundalk facility so it can be further utilized and developed.”
The 156,658 sq ft (14,554 sq.m) facility, known as building E, was one of a number of plants built by Xerox on a 110-acre site which gave its name to the Xerox Business Park south of Dundalk.
The Xerox toner manufacturing facility in Dundalk has been sold and the final workers have been made redundant
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The American corporation’s decision in 1999 to open a factory to make inkjet printers in Dundalk, in addition to another facility in Blanchardstown in Dublin, was seen as a major coup for the IDA.
The quickly changing technology industry, however, meant that the projected employment of 2,100 jobs failed to materialise and the operations were downscaled over the following decades.
The announcement last year that the company was aiming to reduce its worldwide workforce in the first quarter of 2024 by 15pc was the beginning of the end for its Dundalk operation, even though at the time it said the toner manufacturing facility would not be affected.
It’s unclear how many people were employed by the company in Dundalk as operations wound down, with Mr Capella saying that they “do not comment on impacted employees”.