Kingspan manufactures insulation materials, sandwich panels and system solutions for roofs, walls, building envelopes and water management
Kingspan Group plc
Kingscourt (Ireland) · more than 278 locations worldwideNew on Amplifa
About Kingspan
Kingspan Group plc is an Irish building materials manufacturer headquartered in Kingscourt (Ireland), active in more than 80 countries. The company produces at over 120 manufacturing sites in around 70 countries and is organised into five divisions: Panels (insulated sandwich panels), Insulation (insulation materials and insulation boards), Light-Air-Water (KLAW), Data Solutions (access floor systems, among others for data centres) and Roof & Waterproofing. Core products are insulation, insulated panels and light-air solutions; recycled PET, among other materials, is used as a material for insulation products. In 2019, Kingspan opened the global innovation centre IKON in Kingscourt and launched the ten-year sustainability programme Planet Passionate with targets for energy, CO2, circularity and water. The volume of insulation sold in 2024 is expected to save around 172 million tonnes of CO2e over a lifespan of 60 years. More than 27,450 employees (as of December 2025) manufacture and distribute the products worldwide.
- Site
- Kingscourt, County Cavan, Ireland
- Processes
- Insulation, Insulated panels, Light-Air-Water solutions, Data Solutions (access floor systems), Roof & Waterproofing
- Materials
- PET (recycled, for insulation), Recycled PET for insulation
- Founded
- 1965
- Employees
- 27450
- Industries
- Construction / Building materials, Data centres, Steel construction / Roof and wall construction
- 01
Raw material processing (including recycled PET)
- 02
Manufacture of insulation materials / panels
- 03
System development (IKON innovation centre)
- 04
Sales in more than 80 countries
Materials & Processes
Recycled PET for insulation
Processed PET is used to manufacture insulation products; the upcycling target of 1 billion PET bottles is to be reached by 2025.
Locations
Kingscourt
IEHeadquarters / Head Office
Industries
Additional services
History
- 1965
Founded by Eugene Murtagh
- 1989
IPO on the Irish Stock Exchange with a value of IR£20 million
- 2005
Gene Murtagh becomes CEO
- 2010
Acquisition of CRH plc's European insulation business
- 2012
Acquisition of ThyssenKrupp Steel's construction division
- 2019
Opening of the global IKON innovation centre in Kingscourt; launch of the Planet Passionate sustainability programme
- 2022
Announcement of a €280 million plant in Ukraine
- 2024
Acquisition of 51% of Steico for €250 million
- 2025
Tate announces an investment of USD 61.2 million in a plant in Glasgow, Kentucky (approx. 71,000 m², 400 new jobs)