Quinn Industrial Holdings

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]

Quinn Industrial Holdings
Founded2014[1]
Headquarters
Derrylin
Key people
Liam McCaffrey (CEO)[2]
Productsbuilding products, plastic packaging[2]
Number of employees
830[2]
Websitewww.quinnih.com

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][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
  1. "The Explainer: Why was a Quinn Industrial Holdings director abducted?". TheJournal.ie. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  2. Mulligan, John (12 April 2019). "Quinn Industrial mulls IPO potential". Irish Independent. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  3. "'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.
  4. Hughes, Brendan (28 October 2019). "Quinn Industrial Holdings: Timeline of harrassment [sic] and intimidation". The Irish News. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  5. "Quinn Industrial Holdings directors given 'final warning' in new threat against the company". TheJournal.ie. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  6. Morris, Allison (30 October 2019). "New threat against QIH directors by gang behind torture of Kevin Lunney". The Irish News. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  7. "Kevin Lunney abduction: QIH director tells of torture by gang". BBC News. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  8. "Lunney attack: Sean Quinn no longer wants to take back control of his former businesses". TheJournal.ie. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  9. 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.
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