DID opening brings new jobs to Navan

The first slow signs of recovery were visible in Meath this week with the opening of the new DID Electrical outlet at the Navan Retail Park on the Athboy Road and the start of a recruitment drive by Indaver Ireland, the developers of the municipal waste incinerator outside Duleek. Nine jobs will be created with the opening on Friday of the new DID Electrical store, which represents a significant investment by one of the country's leading electrical retailers. Indaver Ireland has also started recruiting for the proposed incinerator plant, which is due to open next summer and is expected to employ a total of 50 people when operational. A total of eight jobs have been advertised by the company this week. DID Electrical is 100 per cent Irish-owned and opened its first branch at Mountjoy Square, Dublin, in 1968. Director Darragh Lynch said: "At DID Electrical, we are very proud of our reputation of low prices and superior customer service. We invest heavily in staff training to ensure that the customer gets the very best value in the product that suits their needs." The grand opening will be a festive event that will last all weekend long with 'doorbuster' offers on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The electrical retailer joins Homebase, Halfords and Petmania among other outlets at the Navan Retail Park, just off the Athboy Road. There will also be prizes for shoppers on the day, cartoon characters, balloon modelers and face-painters along with demonstrations of the latest technology. Paul Vaughan, manager of the new Navan branch, said that like all of DID Electrical's grand openings, there will be discounts on top products and they are expecting a huge turnout over the weekend. Meanwhile, Indaver is currently recruiting shift work leaders, electro-mechanical technicians and a warehouse manager and hopes to recruit for a further 20 positions early next year, with a total of 50 scheduled to be employed at Carranstown, Duleek, when the facility is running at full capacity. There are currently 100 people working on the site and a total of 300 workers will be involved in construction there early next year.