HID opens new logistic center in Shannon, Ireland
HID, a worldwide leader in trusted identity solutions, has opened its new Logistics Center in Shannon, Ireland. The new facility is HID’s second largest Logistics Center, supporting 55 countries across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The new 4157 sq m Logistics Center is double the size of HID’s previous facility and employs 60 people with a goal of expanding headcount in the years to come.
Operating in Ireland since 2006, HID has steadily expanded its manufacturing, R&D, supply chain customer service, IT, finance, human resources, and other business functions in Ireland to support a growing customer base across EMEA.
“The new Logistic Center is strategic in sustaining the global growth HID has experienced, and it demonstrates our commitment to fostering innovation and product availability across the region,” said Josh Freeman, HID’s Senior Vice President and Head of Operations.
“I wish to congratulate HID for the establishment of its second site in Ireland, and its second largest Logistics Center. A leading technology solutions company operating in several fast-growing markets, HID is a welcome addition to the Midwest established Technology cluster. I wish HID and its team in Shannon every success with this expansion,” said CEO of IDA Ireland, Michael Lohan.
HID first established itself in the country in Tully, County Galway in 2006. The company is best known in Ireland for providing the enabling technology for Ireland’s revolutionary passport card program, which was the first of its kind to allow travelers to cross borders in Europe with an electronic passport card rather than a traditional passport booklet. In 2022, HID opened an award-winning Center of Excellence in Galway city, employing about 500 people.
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Pictured (left to right): Will Corcoran of Mid-West IDA Ireland; Björn Lidefelt of HID; and Eoin Gavin of Shannon Chamber of Commerce.
