Keystone Group officially opens new Cookstown HQ

THE Keystone Group has officially opened its new headquarters in Cookstown ahead of welcoming 400 guests to Northern Ireland for a 35th-anniversary gala event in Titanic Belfast, hosted by popular broadcaster, Patrick Kielty.

With an annual turnover of over £300m, the Keystone Group has evolved from a solo steel lintel manufacturing operation started by former building control officer Sean Coyle in 1989, into a leading and innovative manufacturer of construction products.

The Group’s newly expanded headquarters at Ballyreagh Industrial Estate in Cookstown, Co. Tyrone, has been designed with staff wellbeing as a key focus. It also offers purpose-built space designed to encourage greater collaboration and innovation.

Speaking at the official opening of the new headquarters, Sean Coyle, founder of the Keystone Group said, “Thirty-five years on from its beginning, the Keystone Group now operates from 27 locations across the UK, Ireland, Poland, and the Netherlands.

“We have chosen to make this investment in our Cookstown headquarters, however, as a signal of our continuing commitment to the people of Mid-Ulster and to ensuring economic growth and prosperity for the region and Northern Ireland as a whole.”

The Keystone Group also showcased its newest acquisition, Showersave Ltd as part of the official opening. Part of the Group’s continued drive to deliver innovation and sustainability in the construction and manufacturing sectors, the innovative waste water heat recovery system was recently awarded ‘Best Services Product’ at The Housebuilder Products Awards.

Thanking Keystone’s staff and customers, Sean Og Coyle, chief commercial officer for Keystone Group, added, “Our journey to becoming an international company with 2,000 staff, and over 1,500,000 sq ft of manufacturing and warehouse space, is down to the hard work and dedication of our team as well as the support of our partners and customers.

“As we officially open our new headquarters, we remain committed to investing in the future workforce through our Keyskills initiative which enables our Further Education Colleges to offer apprenticeships, traineeships, and welding programmes, and to support our staff so they continue to enjoy their work at Keystone and are equipped to reach their full potential.”

Further information on the Keystone Group is available online at keystonegroup.co.uk.