Dexcom Stadium & Dexcom Athenry Update

Connacht Rugby and Dexcom Inc. are delighted to provide supporters and stakeholders with an update on their respective developments in the province.

Both organisations are undergoing significant building works, with Connacht’s new North Stand and High Performance Centre at Dexcom Stadium in Galway, and Dexcom’s major manufacturing facility in Athenry, with the creation of 1000 new jobs for the province.

In January Connacht Rugby and Dexcom announced a historic 12-year naming rights agreement for the home of Connacht Rugby, on the same day Dexcom officially turned the sod on their new Athenry plant.

Major development works have been ongoing since then, and both organisations can now update stakeholders on the progress that’s been made since then, and what’s due to come.

Dexcom Stadium

At the Connacht Rugby High Performance Centre, the structural steel frame began to appear in early June following extensive enabling and substructure works. The subfloor to the HPC is now complete and the steel frame of the indoor pitch is nearing completion. In the coming weeks, insulated roof panels, cladding rails and cladding to the elevations will be installed, allowing for the installation of windows and doors and the internal fitout of the HPC and indoor pitch.

For the North Stand, demolition of the Clan Stand and clubhouse began in April and was completed by June. This allowed the foundations of the North Stand to be installed, which has recently been completed. As a result passers-by on College Road can now see the precast frames starting to appear in the Galway skyline. In the next few weeks, precast floors will start to appear on the first and second floors.

Dexcom Athenry Manufacturing Facility 

Construction of Dexcom Ireland, our first manufacturing facility in Europe, is progressing exceptionally well. We broke ground at the site in Athenry, Galway, this past January and already can see a good deal of concrete work and steel framing in place.  The steel structure is very advanced with the building footprint now visible.  Over 150 construction workers are onsite daily with many these people coming from the local area.  Several contracts have also been agreed with local businesses.

Dexcom has also made strides in recruitment with a number of roles now in place. We have recruited more than 25 new colleagues for technical, chemistry, molding, quality, and engineering positions at Dexcom Ireland. Our goal is to have 50 new hires onboarded by the end of 2024. Ultimately, Dexcom Ireland will employ more than 1,000 employees.  More exciting opportunities to join the team are being advertised regularly, for more information please visit careers.dexcom.com

About Dexcom Inc. 

Naming rights partner Dexcom Inc. is a world-leader in producing and distributing continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems for the management of diabetes. Founded in 1999, Dexcom employs over 10,000 people globally and are based in San Diego, with manufacturing facilities in Arizona and Malaysia. Their new facility in Athenry will create over 1000 local jobs – many at graduate level – in a significant economic boost for the West of Ireland.

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