WP Engine’s new workplace hub in Limerick, Eire opened to a heat reception final week, with staff, prospects, companions, and authorities officers all in attendance at a celebratory ribbon-cutting ceremony within the recently-renovated area.
The brand new workplace, situated on Henry Road in downtown Limerick, displays WP Engine’s large worldwide momentum and funding in Eire, the place it was just lately acknowledged as a Nice Place to Work for the fourth yr in a row, and the place the brand new, bigger area will accommodate the addition of 20 new hires—bringing WP Engine’s workforce in Eire to 150-strong.
WP Engine’s Limerick workforce is chargeable for serving to main manufacturers and small companies win on WordPress, and WP Engine Eire has doubled its prospects from over 3,000 three years in the past to greater than 8,000 as we speak. Because the workforce continues to develop, the brand new roles being added embrace Lead Software program Engineers, Senior DevOps Engineer, and Product Designers.
Final Wednesday, WP Engine Chairwoman and CEO Heather Brunner was joined by Deputy Mayor of the Metropolis and County of Limerick Kieran O’Hanlon and IDA Eire Govt Director Mary Buckley for the ceremonial ribbon-cutting and visitor reception on the new workplace.
“As we’ve seen by the pandemic, nothing replaces the heat and spontaneity of being collectively in particular person,” Brunner instructed native information outlet Limerick Stay.
“We’ve leaned in as a virtual-first firm and our staff have a variety of alternative about the place they work and what they do, however we additionally knew we would have liked a particular office for folks to come back collectively, collaborate, ideate, and work on new initiatives and planning collectively. That’s what we’ve tried to create right here on Henry Road.”
Noting a brand new buzz of exercise and creativity in Limerick upon returning to town, Brunner additionally highlighted the significance of WP Engine’s Core Worth, Design Issues, and the intention and thoughtfulness that went into crafting the brand new Henry Road area.
“We’re simply very pleased with the area we’ve constructed, it has an amazing artistic sensibility and I really feel like the entire little particulars we put by when it comes to the design and luxury and having a spot the place folks might really feel at house, permits them to do their greatest work.”
Approval for the brand new workplace and WP Engine’s rising presence in Eire was widespread, with native and nationwide media shops highlighting the corporate’s momentum.
Quite a few authorities leaders additionally shared messages of help and well-wishes for the brand new workplace opening and WP Engine’s continued progress in Eire.
“Congratulations to WP Engine on this actually welcome information, opening a brand new workplace in Limerick Metropolis,” stated Tánaiste & Minister for Enterprise Commerce & Employment Leo Varadkar, who additionally spoke to native radio about WP Engine’s rising presence in Eire throughout the context of the nation’s booming expertise sector.
“These new jobs are a incredible addition to what’s a vibrant and rising expertise sector within the space,” Varadkar stated. “WP Engine is on a powerful trajectory, with important progress in each prospects and employees since establishing in Eire in 2016. I want the workforce each continued success with this new chapter.”
IDA Eire Govt Director Mary Buckley, who spoke on the occasion, additionally famous WP Engine’s continued progress within the area and the function it’s performed in Eire’s increasing tech panorama.
“Since WP Engine first landed in Limerick in 2016, it has grown from power to power and is a welcome addition to the area’s established Know-how cluster. Profitable jobs and funding for regional places stays central to IDA Eire’s mission. I want all at WP Engine continued success.”
WP Engine Senior Director and Web site Lead Paul Ryan, who oversees operations for WP Engine in Eire, underscored the outpouring of help from prospects, companions, authorities officers, and WP Engine staff.
“The expansion trajectory of this workforce and the influence they’ve had over almost six years is just astounding,” Ryan stated, “and that’s each a testomony to their arduous work, in addition to the wonderful partnership and help we obtain from our native companions and authorities officers.”
“I’m extraordinarily pleased with what we’ve completed up to now in Limerick, and the opening of our new workplace is a becoming begin to the subsequent chapter of progress and innovation we now have in retailer.”
About WP Engine:
WP Engine, the WordPress expertise firm, supplies probably the most relied upon and trusted manufacturers and developer-centric WordPress merchandise for firms and companies of all sizes, together with managed WordPress internet hosting, enterprise WordPress, headless WordPress, Flywheel, Native, and Genesis. WP Engine’s tech innovation and award-winning WordPress specialists assist to energy greater than 1.5 million websites throughout 150 nations.
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