Further acquisitions anticipated as Zeus open Dublin facility

Brian O'Sullivan, the Managing Director of Zeus was born in Britway and is now living in Fermoy.

The official opening of a state-of-the-art €15 million Dublin premises on Monday, allied with the announcement of a strategic acquisition a leading Irish hygiene supplies company, Essential Supplies, places Irish-owned global packaging solutions company, Zeus in a strong position moving into 2019.

Speaking on this week’s announcement, Managing Director of Zeus, Brian O’Sullivan from Fermoy said: “This latest acquisition marks the next step in Zeus’ Irish and European strategic expansion path. Essential Supplies has built a highly successful business model, with invaluable relationships with key distributors nationwide.

"Our acquisition means that this Irish-owned business will expand their product offering to their network, leading to increased growth. 

“Today, we have also officially opened our Dublin headquarters, which have now doubled in size. The new facility will drive and support our flagship e-commerce site, which allows individuals to order from our full range of products.”

In 2019, Zeus forecasts turnover of €170 million, building on last year’s turnover of €150 million, and will be expanding its European capabilities through further acquisitions.

Their newly opened 250,000 sq ft Dublin facility is an integral part of the company’s recently launched €2.5 million e-commerce site.