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''Quinn Therm'' UK are to invest £70 million on a new 85000 m2 PIR insulation and metal panel facility in Newport, Wales which when fully commissioned in 2008 will support over 200 new jobs. <ref>[http://new.wales.gov.uk/news/ThirdAssembly/Business/2007/1543386/?lang=en Expansion Management, 'Irelands Quinn group to build new manufacturing plant in Newport, Wales', 1st June 2007]</ref> the beginning of 2007, the ''Quinn Glass'' F Furnace underwent an investment of £19 million and was operational again in less than 2 months with increased capacity capability. This change was complimented by the introduction of new forming, inspection and packing equipment. The investment in the F Furnace in Derrylin, coming after the opening of the Glass facility in Elton Cheshire in 2006, once again reaffirms the commitment of Quinn Glass to the UK and Ireland Container Glass market. <ref>[http://www.packaging-technology.com/projects/quinn/ Packaging Gateway, 'Quinn Glass bottle production facility, Elton', 17th September 2007]</ref>''Quinn Radiators'' has constructed the largest and most automated domestic radiator manufacturing plant in Europe at Newport, South Wales. The plant with a floor area in excess of one million square feet represents an investment of £133 million by the Quinn Group and at full capacity can produce 4 million radiators a year. This major investment has created the most modern and efficient radiator plant in the world. <ref>[http://www.rte.ie/business/2005/0816/QUINN.html RTE Business, 'Quinn group to create 460 welsh jobs', 16th August 2005]</ref>The Plastics division has successfully set up its new facility in France and added a new warehouse and two new production lines to the plant in Pribram, Czech Republic. This combined with the large investment in the MMA Plant in Leuna; Eastern Germany by ''Quinn Chemicals'' demonstrates the commitment to developing the plastics and chemical industries. At full capacity, the new chemical plant will produce approximately 100,000 tonnes of MMA a year for the world market. <ref>[http://www.rte.ie/business/2005/1114/quinn.html RTE Business, 'Quinn invests in new German plastics plant', 14th November 2005]</ref>In 2007 ''Quinn Energy'' began construction on phase two of the wind farm on Slieve Rushen. This new development consists of 18 wind turbines which can produce up to 141,912,000 kWh of electricity per year that can supple over 30,000 average households. This new installation will save over 122,000 tonnes of Carbon Dioxide, nearly 1,500 tonnes of Sulphur dioxide and 425 tonnes of Nitrogen oxides.  
 
''Quinn Therm'' UK are to invest £70 million on a new 85000 m2 PIR insulation and metal panel facility in Newport, Wales which when fully commissioned in 2008 will support over 200 new jobs. <ref>[http://new.wales.gov.uk/news/ThirdAssembly/Business/2007/1543386/?lang=en Expansion Management, 'Irelands Quinn group to build new manufacturing plant in Newport, Wales', 1st June 2007]</ref> the beginning of 2007, the ''Quinn Glass'' F Furnace underwent an investment of £19 million and was operational again in less than 2 months with increased capacity capability. This change was complimented by the introduction of new forming, inspection and packing equipment. The investment in the F Furnace in Derrylin, coming after the opening of the Glass facility in Elton Cheshire in 2006, once again reaffirms the commitment of Quinn Glass to the UK and Ireland Container Glass market. <ref>[http://www.packaging-technology.com/projects/quinn/ Packaging Gateway, 'Quinn Glass bottle production facility, Elton', 17th September 2007]</ref>''Quinn Radiators'' has constructed the largest and most automated domestic radiator manufacturing plant in Europe at Newport, South Wales. The plant with a floor area in excess of one million square feet represents an investment of £133 million by the Quinn Group and at full capacity can produce 4 million radiators a year. This major investment has created the most modern and efficient radiator plant in the world. <ref>[http://www.rte.ie/business/2005/0816/QUINN.html RTE Business, 'Quinn group to create 460 welsh jobs', 16th August 2005]</ref>The Plastics division has successfully set up its new facility in France and added a new warehouse and two new production lines to the plant in Pribram, Czech Republic. This combined with the large investment in the MMA Plant in Leuna; Eastern Germany by ''Quinn Chemicals'' demonstrates the commitment to developing the plastics and chemical industries. At full capacity, the new chemical plant will produce approximately 100,000 tonnes of MMA a year for the world market. <ref>[http://www.rte.ie/business/2005/1114/quinn.html RTE Business, 'Quinn invests in new German plastics plant', 14th November 2005]</ref>In 2007 ''Quinn Energy'' began construction on phase two of the wind farm on Slieve Rushen. This new development consists of 18 wind turbines which can produce up to 141,912,000 kWh of electricity per year that can supple over 30,000 average households. This new installation will save over 122,000 tonnes of Carbon Dioxide, nearly 1,500 tonnes of Sulphur dioxide and 425 tonnes of Nitrogen oxides.  
 
<ref>[http://search.bwea.com/cgi-bin/ts.pl?index=416481&query=QUINN British Wind Energy Association, 'UKWED Projects in Planning', Accessed 19th September 2007]</ref>Quinn Cement was the first in Ireland to manufacture Blended cement.  The main reason behind this move by ''Quinn cement'' was to make a significant contribution to reducing CO2 emissions. Portland cement CEM 1 is being increasingly replaced by Portland - composites cements CEM 11 which contain other main constituents in addition to clinker. <ref>[http://www.berr.gov.uk/files/file28607.pdf Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, 'Cement', March 2006]</ref>
 
<ref>[http://search.bwea.com/cgi-bin/ts.pl?index=416481&query=QUINN British Wind Energy Association, 'UKWED Projects in Planning', Accessed 19th September 2007]</ref>Quinn Cement was the first in Ireland to manufacture Blended cement.  The main reason behind this move by ''Quinn cement'' was to make a significant contribution to reducing CO2 emissions. Portland cement CEM 1 is being increasingly replaced by Portland - composites cements CEM 11 which contain other main constituents in addition to clinker. <ref>[http://www.berr.gov.uk/files/file28607.pdf Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, 'Cement', March 2006]</ref>
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==External Links==
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[http://www.quinn-group.com Quinn Group website] <br>
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[http://www.quinn-direct.com Quinn Direct website] <br>
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[http://www.quinn-life.com Quinn Life website] <br>
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[http://www.quinn-healthcare.com Quinn Healthcare website] <br>
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[http://www.quinn-radiators.co.uk Quinn Radiators website] <br>
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[http://www.quinn-plastics.com Quinn Plastics website] <br>
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[http://www.quinn-glass.com Quinn Glass website] <br>
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[http://www.quinnhotels.com Quinn Hotels website] <br>
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[http://www.quinn-property.com Quinn Property website] <br>
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[http://www.quinn-people.com Quinn People website] <br>
    
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