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Shannon Group delivers strong performance across airport, property and heritage businesses Major group-wide investment programme and prudent cost management essential for continued growth Shannon Group strongly supports the National Planning Framework Shannon Group plc, the parent company of Shannon Airport, Shannon Commercial Properties and Shannon Heritage, recorded another positive year of trading in 2016 as turnover hit €67.2 million, up by over 2% on 2015. In its second full year of trading, the Group recorded EBITDA of €7.6 million, reflecting a solid performance and a 10% increase on 2015. Announcing his first annual results as CEO of Shannon Group following his appointment last year, Matthew Thomas said that a continuation of the company’s improving financial performance is necessary to enable it to undertake critical investments across its business units. “The Shannon Group has a unique mix of complementary businesses that, more than any other commercial entity in the region, gives it the potential to positively influence economic development. For example, 16 companies who announced new or expanded operations in 2016 in the Mid-West, which was the fastest growing region outside of Dublin last year, cited the global connectivity at Shannon Airport as a key influencer in their decision to invest here,” he said. “To realise our full potential as a catalyst for growth in the region we plan to undertake a significant investment programme across our businesses, particularly at Shannon Airport and Shannon Commercial Properties. Our third business unit, Shannon Heritage, manages Ireland’s largest collection of day and night-time visitor attractions and we see very significant opportunity for growth there also, both in terms of increasing visitor numbers at our existing heritage sites and also through expanding our portfolio.” Said Chairman Rose Hynes: “Last year Shannon Group delivered another solid performance, with progress being achieved across all its business units. Maintaining a strong investment programme and improving the competitiveness of our cost base are key factors in ensuring the Group’s sustainability. “Shannon Group plays a pivotal role in both the regional and national economy. We provide the essential connectivity service within our wider region enabling the continued development and growth of commerce and tourism. Shannon Group strongly supports the National Planning Framework. It is critical to delivering the environment to achieve effective regional development. The Framework will create an environment that promotes effective economic development across the regions and relieves the pressure on Dublin. Additionally it will provide a much needed critical roadmap for ensuring regions and cities outside the capital achieve their full potential. This is the biggest single opportunity for some time to create the type of strategic thinking and planning to deliver a balanced national economy,” she said. Shannon Group confirmed that its passenger numbers increased for the fourth consecutive year since independence in 2013, with over 1.748 million passengers flying through the airport, a 2% increase on 2015 and a 24% increase since separation in 2013. Shannon Airport currently operates services to 35 destinations in 11 countries and last year gained new routes including to Edinburgh, winter services to Fuerteventura and Malaga, additional flights to Lanzarote and additional capacity on a range of existing routes. 2016 was a positive year in terms of new business development for the airport, with four airlines – Scandinavian Airlines, Lufthansa, Norwegian Air International and Kuwait Airways – all announcing operations at Shannon. This is the first time in 10 years that four carriers, new to the Shannon schedule, announced services in one year. Shannon Heritage experienced significant growth in 2016, with visitor numbers at its day-time attractions and evening entertainment venues in Clare, Limerick, Galway and Dublin growing by 30% overall. In all, over 904,000 people visited the popular visitor attractions, which include Bunratty Castle and Folk Park, King John’s Castle and Malahide Castle and Gardens. Also included in these figures, for the first time, is the Shannon Heritage managed GPO Witness History visitor centre, which opened in Dublin at the end of March 2016 and attracted over 160,000 visitors in its first 9 months. On the investment side, much of the Group’s focus was on delivering infrastructure to entice Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and indigenous investment to the region, as well as improving its overall customer offering. It invested over €13 million across Group companies in 2016, bringing to almost €30 million the total invested since the formation of the Shannon Group in September 2014. The capital programme last year included €6 million that was invested in a range of airport initiatives including, customer service enhancements, apron reconstruction, fire compliance upgrades and energy efficiency projects. Shannon Commercial Properties, meanwhile, made significant progress in delivering its €26 million phase one redevelopment of the Shannon Free Zone. By the end of 2016, Shannon Commercial Properties had over 200,000 sq ft of new or upgraded facilities and by the end of 2018, it is plans to complete a further 225,000 sq ft of state-of-the-art advanced manufacturing, warehousing and office space. This new business accommodation supports our objective to attract investment and jobs to the area. The 2016 Shannon Group plc Annual Report is available to view here.
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Tá feidhmíocht láidir á soláthar ag Grúpa na Sionainne ar fud ghnóthais aerfoirt, réadmhaoine agus oidhreachta Mórchlár infheistíochta ar fud an ghrúpa agus bainistiú stuama ar chostais riachtanach d’fhás leanúnach Tugann Grúpa na Sionainne tacaíocht láidir don Chreat Náisiúnta Pleanála Rinne Grúpa na Sionainne cpt, máthairchuideachta Aerfort na Sionainne, Maoin Tráchtála na Sionainne agus Oidhreacht na Sionainne, dea-bhliain trádála eile a thaifead i 2016 le láimhdeachas de €67.2 milliún bainte amach, suas breis agus 2% ar 2015. Sa dara bliain iomlán trádála aige, thaifead an Grúpa EBITDA de €7.6 milliún, ag léiriú feidhmíochta láidir agus méadú 10% ar 2015. Leis na céad torthaí bliantúla á bhfógairt aige mar POF ar Ghrúpa na Sionainne i ndiaidh a cheapacháil an bhliain seo caite, dúirt Matthew Thomas go bhfuil sé riachtanach go leanfadh an feabhas ar fheidhmíocht airgeadais na cuideachta go mbeadh ar a cumas infheistíochtaí riachtanacha a dhéanamh ar fud a haonaid ghnó. “Tá meascán ar leith de ghnólachtaí comhlántacha ag Grúpa na Sionainne a thugann acmhainn dó, thar aon aonán tráchtála eile sa réigiún, le dea-thionchar a bheith aige ar fhorbairt gheilleagrach. Mar shampla, luaigh 16 cuideachta a d’fhógair oibríochtaí nua nó méadaithe i 2016 san Iarthar Láir, a bhí ar an réigiún ba mhó fáis lasmuigh de Bhaile Átha Cliath anuraidh, go raibh nascacht dhomhanda ag Aerfort na Sionainne mar phríomhthionchar ar a gcinneadh infheistiú anseo,” a dúirt sé. “D’fhonn ár n-acmhainn iomlán a bhaint amach mar chatalaíoch fáis sa réigiún tá sé ar intinn againn clár suntasach infheistíochta a thionscnamh ar fud ár ngnólachtaí, go háirithe ag Aerfort na Sionainne agus Maoin Tráchtála na Sionainne. Déanann ár dtríú aonad gnó, Oidhreacht na Sionainne, bainistiú ar an mbailiúchán is mó in Éirinn d’ionaid is díol spéise do chuairteoirí de ló agus d’oíche, agus feictear dúinn go bhfuil deis suntasach fáis anseo freisin, maidir le líon na gcuairteoirí ag ár láithreacha oidhreachta reatha a mhéadú agus freisin trí mhéadú a dhéanamh ar ár bpunann.” Is é a dúirt an Cathaoirleach Rose Hynes: “An bhliain seo caite bhí feidhmíocht láidir eile ag Grúpa na Sionainne, le dul chun cinn á dhéanamh ar fud gach aonad gnó dá chuid. Is eochairthosca iad clár láidir infheistíochta a choimeád agus feabhas a chur ar iomaíochtas ár mbonn costais maidir le hinbhuanaitheacht an Ghrúpa a chinntiú. “Tá ról ríthábhachtach ag Grúpa na Sionainne sa gheilleagar réigiúnach agus náisiúnta. Déanaimid seirbhís riachtanach nascachta a sholáthar laistigh den réigiún níos leithne rud a cheadaíonn fás agus forbairt leanúnach ar thráchtáil agus ar thurasóireacht. Tugann Grúpa na Sionainne tacaíocht láidir don Chreat Náisiúnta Pleanála. Tá sé riachtanach maidir leis an timpeallacht a sholáthar le forbairt éifeachtach réigiúnach a bhaint amach. Cruthóidh an Creat timpeallacht a chuirfidh forbairt éifeachtach geilleagrach chun cinn ar fud na réigiúin agus déanfaidh sé an brú ar Bhaile Átha Cliath a mhaolú. Ina theannta sin soláthróidh sé treochlár criticiúil a bhfuil géarghá leis lena chinntiú go mbainfeadh réigiúin agus cathracha lasmuigh den ardchathair a n-acmhainn iomlán amach. Is í seo an deis is mó atá ann le fada an cineál smaointeoireachta straitéiseach agus pleanála a chruthú le geilleagar náisiúnta a sholáthar ar bhonn cothrom.” a dúirt sí. Dheimhnigh Grúpa na Sionainne gur tháinig méadú ar líon a phaisinéirí don cheathrú bliain as a chéile ó baineadh neamhspleáchas amach i 2013, le os cionn 1.748 milliún paisinéir ag eitilt tríd an aerfort, ar mhéadú 2% é ar 2015 agus méadú 24% ón idirscaradh i 2013. Tá seirbhísí á n-oibriú chuig 35 ceann scríbe in 11 tír ag Aerfort na Sionainne faoi láthair agus an bhliain seo caite fuarthas bealaí nua ar a n-áirítear an bealach go Dún Éideann, seirbhísí geimhridh chuig Fuerteventura agus Malaga, eitiltí breise chuig Lanzarote agus breis acmhainne ar réise de na bealaí atá ann. Ba bhliain dhearfach í 2016 maidir le gnó nua a fhorbairt don aerfort, le ceithre aerlíne – Scandinavian Airlines, Lufthansa, Norwegian Air International agus Kuwait Airways – iad go léir ag fógairt oibríochtaí sa tSionainn. Seo í an chéad uair le 10 mbliana gur fhógair na ceithre aerlíne, nua do sceideal na Sionainne, seirbhísí in aon bhliain amháin. Tharla fás suntasach maidir le hOidhreacht na Sionainne i 2016, le líon na gcuairteoirí chuig a hionaid is díol spéise do chuairteoirí i rith an lae agus a hionaid siamsaíochta oíche sa Chlár, Luimneach, Gaillimh agus Baile Átha Cliath ag méadú 30% go foriomlán. Thug os cionn 904,000 duine ar fad cuairt ar na hionaid is mó is díol spéise do thurasóirí, ar a n-áirítear Caisleán agus Daonpháirc Bhun Raite, Caisleán an Rí agus Caisleán agus Gairdíní Mhullach Íde. Áirithe sna figiúirí seo freisin, den chéad uair, tá ionad cuairteoirí Witness History Ard-Oifig an Phoist atá á bhainistiú ag Oidhreacht na Sionainne, a osclaíodh i mBaile Átha Cliath i Márta 2016 agus a rinne os cionn 160,000 cuairteoir a mhealladh sa chéad 9 mí. Ó thaobh na hinfheistíochta de, bhí mórán d’fhócas an Ghrúpa dírithe ar bhonneagar a sholáthar le hInfheistíocht Dhíreach Eachtrach (IDE) agus infheistíocht dhúchasach a mhealladh chuig an réigiún, chomh maith le feabhas a chur ar a thairiscint do chustaiméirí. Rinne sé os cionn €13 a infheistiú ar fud chuideachtaí an Ghrúpa i 2016, ar ionann é agus infheistíocht de beagnach €30 milliún ar fad ó bunaíodh Grúpa na Sionainne i Meán Fómhair 2014. Áiríodh i gclár caipitil na bliana seo caite €6 milliún a infheistíodh i réimse tionscnamh aerfoirt ar a n-áirítear, feabhas a chur ar sheirbhísí do chustaiméirí, atógáil naprúin, uasghrádú ar chomhlíonadh na dtionscadal dóiteáin agus éifeachtúlachta fuinnimh. Idir an dá linn rinne Maoin Tráchtála na Sionainne dul chun cinn suntasach maidir le soláthar na chéad chéime athfhorbartha €26 milliún ar Limistéar Neamhchustaim na Sionainne. Faoi dheireadh 2016, bhí os cionn 200,000 tr cr de shaoráidí nua nó uasghrádaithe ag Maoin Tráchtála na Sionainne agus faoi dheireadh 2018, tá sé beartaithe go mbeadh 225,000 tr cr breise de spás úrscothach ard-déantúsaíochta, trádstórála agus spáis oifige críochnaithe. Tacaíonn an chóiríocht nua gnó seo lenár gcuspóir infheistíocht agus jabanna a mhealladh chuig an gceantar. Is féidir féachaint ar Thuarascáil Bhliantúil Ghrúpa na Sionainne cpt 2016 faoi ‘Fhoilseacháin’ ar leathanach baile suíomh gréasáin ár ngrúpa.