Blancco Office in Cork City Centre, Ireland

Blancco Technology Group unveiled its new Cork City Centre, Ireland, based offices in Lapp’s Quay.

The opening event was attended by Micheál Martin, TD, Taoiseach, who cut the ribbon, recognizing Blancco Ireland’s continued investment in the region through the creation of this new site with capacity for up to 34 employees.

The location is Blancco’s first centre of operations in Ireland, adding to the company’s global footprint across EMEA, North America, and APAC.

The company is supported by the Irish Government through IDA Ireland. This later has supported Blancco to make these new offices a centre of excellence for R&D as well as a strategic hub for the firm, globally. Over the next 3 to 4 years, the company will invest several million euros in R&D, job creation and skills training. This Cork location provides an opportunity to grow the existing team, having created 6 new roles since it acquired the Inhance Technology business, in July 2019.

Micheál Martin, TD, Taoiseach, said: “This is exciting news for Cork and for Ireland. The new Blancco hub in Lapp’s Quay will bring new employment to local citizens, and it further reinstates Cork’s competitive position in attracting investment from leading, global technology businesses at the forefront of innovation. I am delighted that Blancco has chosen Cork for its new premises, as part of its global expansion.”

The company provides organizations with secure, compliant, and automated solutions that deliver best practice data erasure and management while accelerating the transition to the circular economy. Each year, 10 millions of the firm’s erasures allow organisations to protect end-of-life data against unauthorised access, safely redeploy storage assets, and comply with increased data protection and privacy requirements.

Adam Moloney, CFO, Blancco said: “This represents a significant milestone for the Blancco Group. We’re investing heavily in our operations in Ireland, and it will be a key strategic hub as we accelerate our international expansion. With this launch we look forward to adding new members to our growing business, but this opening event is also an opportunity for us to celebrate the hard work of our outstanding Blancco Ireland team.”

Mary Buckley, executive director, IDA Ireland,said: “IDA Ireland wish to congratulate Blancco on the official opening of its state-of-the-art facility in the heart of Cork City’s bustling business district. The establishment of this strategic R&D hub for Blancco in Cork is a testament to the South-West region’s highly skilled and talented workforce and reinforces IDA Ireland’s mission to boost jobs and investment for regional locations. I wish the Blancco Ireland team every success with this expansion.”

Blancco has a hybrid working arrangement in place across all its locations. It has plans to continue to add roles at its Cork site, with some currently in the process of being filled. (view current openings).