Pilz celebrate double anniversary in Cork

German automation company Pilz celebrated 75 years of Pilz and 25 years of Pilz in Ireland in Cork on Friday December 8 with Lord Mayor Cllr Kieran McCarthy, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Simon Coveney, German Ambassador to Ireland Cord Meier-Klodt and the owner families.

As a symbol of sustainability and growth, together they all planted a tree on the Pilz Campus, with Pilz Ireland also donating 25 trees to the city of Cork for planting in public green spaces.

Simon Coveney congratulated the Pilz Group, saying: “It is a great success story for Cork and indeed the Southwest region.” 

He continued: “For 25 years, Pilz have been providing highly skilled positions in Software Development, Automation, Robotics, and Safety Systems, providing essential automation and automated solutions across a range of sectors of strategic importance to Ireland.” 

Thomas Pilz, Managing Partner of Pilz said in his keynote speech: “The successful development of our entire company over the last 25 years would not have been possible without our Irish subsidiary.

“Whether in software, services or automation solutions - the team here performs important key tasks for the entire Pilz Group.

“Here in Cork, I can feel the curiosity that drives us, the joy of innovation, combined with our constant endeavours - a team like this here in Ireland is the greatest gift a company could wish for on its 75th birthday.” 

He added: “Pilz Cork will build on its culture of dynamism, flexibility and innovation and more so on the knowledge of its teams to enable Pilz strengthen its core business and shape a future as a supplier of safe and secure industrial automation solutions.” 

Executive Director of IDA Ireland Mary Buckley said: “Since its establishment in Ireland in 1998, Pilz has grown from strength to strength through transformation.

“Indeed, in 2002 Pilz chose Cork as the location of its Software Development and Professional Engineering Services, and 16 years later, Pilz expanded the facility further with the construction of the Renate Pilz Software Development Centre in 2002.” 

John McAuliffe, Managing Director of Pilz Ireland and Vice President International Services Group at Pilz added: ”We in Pilz Ireland are proud to draw from the talent and high technology ECO system of the Cork region to not only serve Pilz customers in Ireland but to support the development and growth of Pilz offering for our customers world-wide!”