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About Us

Biocel Ltd. was founded by Dr. Karl McCarthy in 1966. It is among Irelands leading manufacturers and suppliers of high quality, cost effective and specialist chemical formulations to industry. We develop biochemical and chemical process aids and additives for a variety of Irish industries, including Brewing and Beverage, Dairying, Food Production, Laundering, Construction, Water Treatment, Pharmaceutical and the Public Sector.

Our products are manufactured at our plant in cork, Ireland. Our facilities include Four dedicated Manufacturing Plants, covered and uncovered storage areas and a number of bulk chemical storage tanks. We deliver our products throughout the Island of Ireland using our dedicated fleet of hazchem compliant vehicles.

Our Research and development Staff are highly experienced in the formulation of products to our customers specific requirements. These facilities allow us to develop products to individual customer specifications.

Biocel Ltd. currently employs approximately 39 people who are all expertly trained in their fields. We excel in areas such as product development, technical services, engineering back-up and customer care.

Biocel Ltd. is completely devoted to quality in every aspect of our organisation. We have been accredited with the ISO standards since 1992 and currently hold the ISO 9001:2000.

 

Factory

Our factory is located at Glouthaune, Co.Cork, (3 miles from Cork City), on a 22 acre site incorporating:

  • Four manufacturing plants
  • A quality control laboratory
  • A Research and Development Laboratory
  • A 7,160 sq metre covered storage facility
  • A 3,600 sq metre uncovered storage area
  • A water and effluent treatment plant
  • Bunded loading facilities.

All of our manufacturing is conducted at our Cork plant, allowing us tailor our products to meet customers changing needs.

Quality

Biocel's quality system is accredited under ISO since April 1992. We are currently accredited to ISO 9001:2000 It facilitates consistency in quality, with regard to the manufacturing and supplying products, in turn creating assurance for the customer.

Karl McCarthy Prize

In recognition of our founder the late Dr Karl McCarthy's contribution to the development of Irish Processing industry we sponsor a prize in the Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University College Cork.

The Karl McCarthy prize is awarded annually to the student who obtains the highest mark in the module FS4006 Cereals and Related Beverages. The prize recognises the close association of the late Dr Karl McCarthy with the beverage and brewing sectors in Ireland and the UK.

Recent Winners for the Karl McCarthy Prize are:

2005: Mr Shane Casey
2006 Shane Gerard
2007 Emma Lynch


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