CWS Workwear officially opens new premises at Blarney Business Park, Cork, Ireland
The new state-of-the-art laundry will process up to 125,000 workwear garments per week
The new state-of-the-art laundry will process up to 125,000 workwear garments per week
Dreieich/Cork, 25 June 2026 – CWS Workwear, a leading European sustainable Workwear as a Service provider, has officially opened a new state-of-the-art facility in Blarney Business Park in Cork, Ireland. With the new facility, including a depot and office building, CWS Workwear will be able to process up to 125,000 workwear garments per week in a two-shift approach.
CWS Workwear, founded in 1899, are leaders in the workwear industry providing Workwear as a Service (WaaS) with customised, stylish, long-lasting and protective workwear. The company’s operations span 15 countries with a dedicated team of 5,300 professionals, providing services to over 1.5 million people in Europe daily.
The new facility at Block 8007 in Blarney Business Park has been developed by JCD Group and consists of 32,000 sq. ft of Grade A space. The building is designed to be LEED Gold certified with a BER A3 energy rating.
Anita Coote, Managing Director CWS Workwear Ireland said: “We have been operating in Cork since 2004 and our latest investment of 10m€ demonstrates our commitment to our customers in Ireland, to the Cork region and to our team onsite. The new future-ready laundry meets the latest standards and requirements in terms of automation, technology, efficiency and sustainability. Along with the laundry, we have also opened a new depot to further improve our service levels and reduce transport times. With Blarney Business Park, we have found the perfect location and set-up for the future of CWS Workwear in Ireland.”
Blarney Business Park has become a well-established location for a variety of business types from transport and logistics to high value manufacturing and show room uses, serving both Multinational and indigenous occupiers. JCD Group has, in recent years, completed over 500,000 sq. ft of new buildings in Blarney Business Park with occupiers including Merck, DHL, doTERRA, Nisbets, Park Place Technologies, FedEx and Paardekooper.
Denis Mulcahy, Commercial Property Director with JCD Group added: “The development of the CWS Workwear facility began in 2025 and it is great to see that it has been delivered and opened within the expected timeframe. CWS workwear is a great addition to Blarney Business Park which is proving to be a key employment hub for the North side of the city and is benefiting from recent investments in public transport and is adjacent to the proposed Blarney Park & Ride and Railway station.”