TILE manufacturer Armatile plans to create 20 jobs and invest £3 million in a new luxury showroom and design hub in Dublin.
The family-owned business, which employs 90 people at locations in Armagh, Belfast and Newry, will open the facility at Baldoyle next spring.
Armatile manufactures and sells bespoke floor and wall surfaces for residential, hospitality, commercial and conservation design projects, and in the past 18 months has made and supplied products to Britain, Ireland, Australia, Canada, France, Nigeria, Russia, Switzerland and USA.
Retail director Chris McCann said the company’s vision is to make the new showroom among the best in Europe in terms of design and visitor experience.
He said: “The new facility will provide tangible evidence of our long-term confidence in the Irish marketplace, and our bespoke offering is something which will truly differentiate us.
“We have supplied Armatile products to many projects across Ireland such as Mazda Ireland, Peter Mark Salons and the Hillgrove Hotel in Monaghan.
“A Dublin expansion has been in our plans for a number of years and finally we've found a property with a good location, transport infrastructure and the right size.
