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Staff at Flogas shocked by decision to move Drogheda head office to Dublin Airport site

LPG terminal and Distribution Centre will remain in Drogheda

Flogas headquarters in Knockbrack Downs, Drogheda, is moving to Dublin Airport.

Alison Comyn
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Staff of Flogas, which has had its headquarters in Drogheda for 38 years, were shocked by the announcement on Friday morning that the main office is to move to Dublin Airport.

In a statement shortly after staff were informed, they said ‘due to continued customer growth in energy services and the consequent increase in employee numbers, Flogas’ headquarters will be relocating from Knockbrack in Drogheda to Dublin Airport Central towards the end of 2024”.

Employees based at Knockbrack will transfer to Dublin Airport Central, with an additional 25 new jobs to be created by the move.

The Flogas LPG terminal and distribution centre on the Marsh Road is unaffected and will remain, as will any employees working on-site.

The statement said the move to the new premises will ‘help to facilitate the company’s continued growth and expansion plans, while still maintaining its connection to Drogheda’.

Flogas will continue its long-standing investment and involvement in the local community and clubs in Drogheda, Louth and surrounding counties.

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Flogas operates a hybrid working policy and is keen to support a positive work life balance for all its employees. Hybrid and flexible working arrangements will continue to be offered. Flogas is working on transport solutions to enable its teams to travel sustainably to its new head office.

“Our roots will always and forever lie in Drogheda and Louth. As employee numbers have increased by over 40% in the past few years, a move to a single larger premises has become a necessity,” said John Rooney, managing director of Flogas Ireland. “Our employees are now living across the island of Ireland, so following months of search, the premises in Dublin Airport was chosen for sustainability, accessibility, good transport links, parking, shops and other amenities close by.”

The Flogas Enterprise office in Dublin’s City Centre will also be moving to the new location.

Flogas, part of DCC plc, employs almost 500 people across the island of Ireland. It has an energy portfolio of LPG, renewable electricity, natural gas, biogas, solar and related services for residential, SME and large commercial customers in ROI and Northern Ireland. Its business units include Clearpower, one of Ireland’s leading bioenergy companies, Budget Energy and Flogas Enterprise, formerly Naturgy Ireland.

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