Mullingar firm one of Europe's fastest growing companies
Mullingar's Bevcraft Group are the highest placed Irish entry in the annual FT1000 Fastest Growing Companies in Europe list which was published today by the Financial Times in partnership with Statista.
The is the second successive year that the Bevcraft Group have featured on the league table, which ranks the fastest growing companies across Europe according to their growth rate over a four year period.
The Bevcraft Group are one of just four Irish companies on this year’s list and are ranked 183rd across all of Europe. The annual table provides a detailed insight into companies executing high growth strategies across Europe.
Commenting on the inclusion in the list Ciarán Gorman, CFO of the Bevcraft Group, said: “The Bevcraft Group are delighted to be included in the FT1000 list for a second year running along with so many great businesses across Europe and we are particularly excited to feature as the highest ranked Irish company in the list.
“The economic environment has become much more challenged over the past year, however, our international markets continue to deliver robust growth. We now have teams in eight locations across Ireland, UK, Netherlands and Norway serving hundreds of innovative craft beverage producers across Europe with a comprehensive range of canning, digital print, laboratory, distribution and ancillary services.
“We are proud of our Irish heritage having built up this business from our home-town of Mullingar to become the number one craft can business across Europe. We are also delighted to see that two of the four Irish businesses on the list are Mullingar based with Zoosh Digital in 424th position.
“As part of our growth efforts we travel weekly across Europe and we are forever describing how vibrant the entrepreneurial culture is within Mullingar to anyone who will listen. We have of course recently completed a merger with Heidrun Tapperi AS of Norway – a team of equally passionate people. This now positions us for an exciting next chapter of growth as we embark on a shared vision of expanding our reach and technical capability further than ever with continued investment in technology, expertise and capacity.
“Our overall mission remains clear – to deliver the technical solutions and cost effectiveness that the craft beverage market requires to fully embrace infinitely recyclable aluminium packaging as the long term most environmentally and economically sustainable beverage packaging format.”