George’s world- renowned company has Irish base
SLIGO’S George Mullan, who is behind globally- renowned company SIS Pitches, is setting up a base here in Ireland.
It will have a presence in Sligo, Wicklow and Tyrone.
Mr Mullan, who set up the company in 2001, is based in Sligo.
SIS Pitches, which counts Real Madrid and FC Barcelona among its clients, is creating its first base in the country.
The company is a world leader in synthetic and natural sports surfacing. It has just completed laying the pitch for the 2018 World Cup Final in Moscow and already employs 245 people around the world. With company offices in the UK, Holland, the Middle East, Russia, Turkey and Angola, SIS Pitches designs, manufactures, constructs, installs and maintains high- quality synthetic, natural and hybrid sports pitches.
Some of its past projects include the Bernabeu and Camp Nou. While Mr Mullan still lives in his hometown of Sligo, the company has never had a direct presence in Ireland. He said: “We have had phenomenal success in the UK market as well as in Eastern Europe and Russia. This year, we will be opening a joint venture in China and we are also moving into the US and Japan. We want to bring the success that we have had overseas to Ireland, invest in Ireland and hire Irish people.
“Personally, moving into the Irish market is a great sense of pride and excitement for me. SIS Manufacturing has been supplying synthetic pitches into Ireland for 16 years but now we will now be selling directly to end users, providing a full turnkey service of designing, building, manufacturing, installing and maintaining the pitches.” SIS Pitches will initially have a presence in Sligo, Wicklow and Tyrone with the company in Ireland being headed up by Mark Barry, Operations Director ( Wicklow), Darren McGeehan, Sales Director ( Tyrone), with Mr Mullan based in Sligo.