Quinn Industrial Holdings
| Founded | 2014[1] |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | |
Key people | Liam McCaffrey (CEO)[2] |
| Products | building products, plastic packaging[2] |
Number of employees | 830[2] |
| Website | www |
Quinn Industrial Holdings is a building products enterprise formerly owned by Seán Quinn.[2] It was founded in 2014.[1] The company consists of the former Construction Industry Supply (CIS) and Packaging businesses of the Quinn Group. These were acquired by a consortium of local businessmen from Aventas group in 2014 for €98m.[2]
Seán Quinn was an advisor to the company until 2016.[3]
In April 2019 the company was considering building its first ready-mix concrete facility in the Dublin area near the Naas roundabout.[2]
Intimidation campaign
The company has been subject to an intimidation campaign since 2015.[2][4] The intimidation initially included arson attacks and death threats.[3] In February 2019 two directors of QIH were assaulted in a local shop.[3]
In September 2019, Kevin Lunney, chief operating officer of QIH, was abducted from his home near Derrylin.[3] His attackers tied him up, beat him, slashed him with a Stanley knife, tortured him with bleach, broke his leg and told him he would be killed. He was left half naked in a ditch on a remote country road near Drumcoghill, Co. Cavan. [3] In October 2019 a new threat against directors in a letter sent to The Irish News, saying it was their "final warning" and that "we could have killed Kevin very easily".[5][6]
Seán Quinn has condemned the intimidation campaign, including the Kevin Lunney attack.[3] [3][7] In an interview with Channel 4 News Seán Quinn said that he no longer wanted to regain control of his former businesses.[8]
In the early hours of 15 February 2020 two vehicles belonging to a cousin of a QIH director were subject to an arson attack.[9] The attack was captured on CCTV.[9] Nobody was injured and damage was minimal.[9]
See also
References
- ^ a b "The Explainer: Why was a Quinn Industrial Holdings director abducted?". TheJournal.ie. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g Mulligan, John (12 April 2019). "Quinn Industrial mulls IPO potential". Irish Independent. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g "'People don't know who'll be next': How a campaign of intimidation came to Fermanagh and Cavan". TheJournal.ie. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ Hughes, Brendan (28 October 2019). "Quinn Industrial Holdings: Timeline of harrassment [sic] and intimidation". The Irish News. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ "Quinn Industrial Holdings directors given 'final warning' in new threat against the company". TheJournal.ie. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ Morris, Allison (30 October 2019). "New threat against QIH directors by gang behind torture of Kevin Lunney". The Irish News. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ "Kevin Lunney abduction: QIH director tells of torture by gang". BBC News. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ "Lunney attack: Sean Quinn no longer wants to take back control of his former businesses". TheJournal.ie. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ a b c Carswell, Simon; McClements, Freya (19 February 2020). "Attempt made to set fire to vehicles outside home of QIH director's relative". The Irish Times. Retrieved 26 February 2020.