Value Centre opens €5 million centre on Ecco Road
THE wholesale distribution company, BWG Group earlier today (Tuesday) officially opened a new €5 million stateof-the-art Value Centre cash and carry in at the Ecco Road in Dundalk which will employ 27 people.
The opening of the new facility at the former Littelfuse factory completes the group’s €23 million capital investment programme for 2016.
Leinster and Ireland rugby star Dave Kearney, who hails from Willville, Carlingford, was the guest of honour at the cutting of the tape with hundreds turning out for the event.
Speaking about the investment Leo Crawford, Group CEO of BWG, owners and operators of the Value Centre network said: ‘We are delighted to be launching our new Value Centre in Dundalk this week which follows a series of successful investments across our group over the past year.
‘We remain fully focused on developing our retail and wholesale operations across Ireland and the UK while enhancing the service we provide to our retailers and business customers’.
Value Centre is owned and operated by the wholesale division of BWG Foods currently operates across 21 locations in Ireland. It’s latest facility will strengthen its wholesale positioning in the North East servicing business in the area such as Louth, Cavan and Monaghan.
Mr Crawford added: ‘ The new facility in Dundalk will significantly improve our operations locally and allow us to upgrade our offering to customers.
‘While this development provides us with a platform for potential growth in the future, it also strongly reinforces our commitment to the local economy’.
BWG, is Ireland’s largest network of convenience stores and is a leading wholesale distributor in the UK also. It’s brands include Spar, Eurospar as well as Mace.
This year it reported a 14.5% increase in it’s turnover to €1.4 billion and a 41% increase in it’s operating profit. The results reflected the full year contribution of Londis, which BWG acquired in June 2015, and an initial contribution from Giletts in the UK, which the Group acquired in July this year.