Official Opening of Shabra Post Consumer Plastic Bottle Recycling Plant on 19 February 2008 .

The Shabra Team were proud to have Mr. Micheál Martin TD, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment officially open their new state of the art post consumer recycling plant at their site in Castleblayney.

The new €3.7million plant is located in the purpose built  2,000-sq. metre extension to Shabra's existing premises is used for washing and reprocessing of used plastic bottles (known as post consumer bottles) and is be the first and only plant in Ireland involved in this activity. Housed in the extension are new machines that were custom built by Shabra's expert technical management staff to the design of the company's research & development team. These specialised machines wash used post consumer bottles and convert them into PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate or Polyester) flake and HDPE (High Density Polythene) pellets.

By using Shabra's recycling service, Irish companies will also reduce their carbon footprint by eliminating the need to export post consumer bottles for recycling. Irish post consumer bottles are currently transported to Europe or even Asia for recycling.   This expansion will create another 35 jobs in the next two years. The jobs will include highly skilled, graduate, semi skilled and operators, drivers and administrative staff.

In his speech to the Shabra team and guests at the opening, the Minister stated "Companies like Shabra Plastics and Packaging Ltd represent a new breed of dynamic firms that base their success on customer service excellence. They are a pointer towards the continuing success of Irish business in the 21st century".

permanent tsb Ethnic Entrepreneur of the Year 2007
On Tuesday, 6th February Rita Shah was awarded two awards in the permanent tsb Ethnic Entrepreneur of the Year.

The first was awarded for Technology and the second was the Overall Winner out of five categories. Rita received received her award from President Mary McAleese. This is the first time the awards have taken place.

For more information, please click on the links below:

• RTÉ Business: Shabra Plastics winner at entrepreneur awards
• President McAleese honours Ethnic Entrepreneurs in Ireland

New Range Of Biodegradable Quality Plates And Bowls

The new range of Goodlife™ range of lightweight plates and bowls is incredibly strong, heat resistant and will biodegrade in weeks in the right conditions. Goodlife™ plates and bowls are manufactured from pulped reed – a renewable resource and are also available in a variety of shapes and sizes, both standard and bespoke.

Visit from Mininster for Enterprise
The Mininster for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Micheál Martin TD, visted the Shabra Recycling and Manufacture plant in Co. Monaghan on 22nd July 2006.

The Minister was brought on a tour of the facility and was very impressed with what he saw.

Important Visit from An Taoiseach
The Shabra Team was delighted to welcome An Taoiseach, Mr. Bertie Ahern TD who visited Shabra Group's new environmental facilities in Castleblayney on 14th of October 2005.

Visit from An Taoiseach, Mr. Bertie Ahern TD

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