Irish distillers stepping up by switching production from booze to hand sanitiser

RTE had a good news article today as Irish distillers stepping up by switching production from booze to hand sanitiser.

Every business is facing challenges at this time and Irish Distillers – the makers of Jameson Whiskey said it will use its expertise to help the national response to Covid-19 by branching out their production to hand sanitiser.

Irish Distillers said the move to gel production will not impact the company’s production of whiskey.

The company is going to supply the gel for free to the Health Service Executive, in partnership with Cork firm Mervue Laboratories. Mervue Laboratories in Watergrasshill employs 90 people and usually manufactures nutraceuticals. It exports its products to over 60 countries worldwide.

Rosemary Garth of Irish Distillers said the supply of hand sanitisers is scarce during this coronavirus pandemic including “crucially for those who need it most.”

In a time of national crisis where there is a lot of fear about the pandemic, it is fantastic to see these companies stepping up, and should be applauded. Well done all.

Original article RTE NEWS

Mike Morissey

(Director) MRGC, MRMC, MCIPD – Cork Office

Mike Morrissey has extensive knowledge of production, quality and engineering, having worked for Dell, Creative Labs and Tyco Safety Products /Sensormatic.

His expansive operational experience is grounded with training as a Six Sigma Black Belt.

As a lead auditor, he is very familiar with compliance and quality standards and has project managed the implementation of the environmental standard ISO14001. He has successfully utilised his project management and team leading skills in implementing numerous cost-saving and process improvement projects.

Since joining CareerWise Recruitment, Mike has graduated with a Diploma in Personnel Management from UCC and is a Chartered member of the CIPD.

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