Tantek 4D, a digital engineering business founded by two Sligo natives, is to create 30 new jobs as part of an expansion and the establishment of a new headquarters.
Tantek 4D, a digital engineering business founded by two Sligo natives, is to create 30 new jobs as part of an expansion and the establishment of a new headquarters.
Founded in 2018 by Sligo brothers Conor and Paul Tansey, Tantek 4D specialise in leveraging geospatial and building information modelling (BIM) technologies in developing digital twin solutions for the efficient management of facility data across the life sciences, data centre and semiconductor sectors.
“Today’s announcement is a testament to our continued commitment to Sligo and the North-West region as a place to do business”
The expansion will see the creation of 30 new jobs, with 20 of those based in Sligo and 10 in Dublin.
Entering new markets in the Eurozone
The skill sets required will span across Project Management, Geospatial Surveying, BIM Coordination, Data Analytics, and Software Development.
These jobs will help to fulfil its international expansion plans across new markets including Belgium, Spain and Germany.
“We are delighted to unveil our new office in Sligo as we prepare to embark on our international expansion plans,” said Tantek 4D’s Co-founder and CTO, Dr Paul Tansey.
“It has been an exciting year for us, having secured Enterprise Ireland investment while also winning several new projects across Europe. Today’s announcement is a testament to our continued commitment to Sligo and the North-West region as a place to do business,” Tansey added.
The business is going from strength to strength and is a beacon of inspiration for other regional businesses, says Méabh Conaghan, Regional Director, West and North-West, Enterprise Ireland.
“Tantek 4D is a highly innovative Irish start-up making strong commercial and technical progress, having developed world leading technology directly targeting the digitalistaion of the thriving design, construction and planning sector.
“Enterprise Ireland’s mission is to partner with innovative Irish businesses with the drive and ambition to scale internationally while sustaining and creating high quality jobs across the regions. We look forward to continuing to support the company as they accelerate the scaling of their business across international markets.”
Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation Dara Calleary TD said that a key priority for Government is the fostering of regional enterprise development and creating jobs across all the regions of Ireland.
“Choosing regional locations as part of expansion plans allows businesses to access a wider pool of talent and creates jobs locally. Today’s expansion announcement is a great boost for Sligo as well as the wider North-West region and paves the way for this innovative company to significantly scale its business globally. The Government, through Enterprise Ireland, looks forward to continued engagement with Tantek4D to support the growth of the business into the future.”
Main image at top via Sibeesh Venu on Unsplash
