JFC Group, which includes JFC Agri, marked a €25 million expansion plan for the company with a special ceremony and celebration for staff and families as it formally launched a new facility at its headquarters in Tuam, County Galway in recent days.
The five-year plan is about fifty percent complete with between €10-12 million already spent, particularly in research and development (R&D) and a 110,000ft² building.
The company was founded by Kilconly native, John Concannon in 1987, along with his wife Patricia, brother Colm, and business partner Brendan Morrin. John got a big break when his calf bucket featured on the ‘Late Late Show’ on RTÉ television, hosted by Gay Byrne 1987.
It continues to be a family affair today, with most of John’s family involved in various aspects of the business.
It has grown from a small business, manufacturing plastic multi-buckets in 1987, to now being a plastic engineering, recycling technology and innovative agri, construction, marine and hospitality equipment provider, employing more than 650 people worldwide. 160 of these staff work at the Tuam facility, while the company also operates two factories in the UK, one in Poland and one in The Netherlands.
JFC’s Material Handling division is another growing aspect of its business, explained by John: “We offer an extensive portfolio of Distribution, Spring-Lift, Production and Sorting Trolleys as well as Anti-fatigue matting solutions for a variety of industries including commercial laundries, hospitality, pharmaceutical, electronic, catering and healthcare. Applying our industry knowledge and design expertise we collaborate with our customers to supply bespoke Laundry Trolley solutions for the transportation of linen to and from commercial laundries. 
Our Laundry Trolley solutions are extensively used throughout Europe and the Middle East. Our comprehensive portfolio of material handling units meets the needs of customers in a range of industry sectors including hospitality, pharmaceutical, electronic, catering and healthcare. In addition JFC offer a bespoke service to design and develop products specific to the requirements of individual customers.