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Tycor Business Centre , what was it originally?

  • 07-02-2020 03:11PM
    #1
    TheBoyConor
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    As per the title, I'm wondering what was the original purpose of what is now the Tycor Business centre? Although it is now a whole collection of businesses there, it has a look about it that it was all one big factory or industry at one time in the past. What happened here and what was the cause and course of it's conversion into the current business park?


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  • #2
    Mysterypunter
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    The Jute factory was up there, don't know when it closed, but I can't remember it running, could have been the 70's, but I am not much help to you on that.


  • #3
    Iveee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26 ✭Iveee


    TheBoyConor wrote: »
    As per the title, I'm wondering what was the original purpose of what is now the Tycor Business centre? Although it is now a whole collection of businesses there, it has a look about it that it was all one big factory or industry at one time in the past. What happened here and what was the cause and course of it's conversion into the current business park?

    Acec Engineering i think


  • #4
    gscully
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    Iveee wrote: »
    Acec Engineering i think

    ACEC were up behind the Roanmore Centre.

    The jute factory is the correct answer.


  • #5
    Iveee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26 ✭Iveee


    gscully wrote: »
    ACEC were up behind the Roanmore Centre.

    The jute factory is the correct answer.


    Doh!


  • #6
    Nypd
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    Correct it was rolls of jute that was produced there.


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  • #7
    Harry Palmr
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    ACEC had a registration address for Tycor

    Tycor House
    Waterford
    Waterford.
    Waterford, Co. Waterford.

    Here it is on fire in 1983. Note the state of the Tramore road.

    https://www.facebook.com/waterfordcityfireservice/photos/once-in-a-while-a-photo-you-havent-seen-before-shows-up-out-of-the-blue-this-is-/10152282330244742/


  • #8
    vriesmays
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    Mysterypunter wrote: »
    The Jute factory was up there, don't know when it closed, but I can't remember it running, could have been the 70's, but I am not much help to you on that.

    1937 to 1974, 500 jobs lost.


  • #9
    bullpost
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    vriesmays wrote: »
    1937 to 1974, 500 jobs lost.

    Carpet factory up there in the late 70's.

    Youghal.


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