R&H Hall plc is Ireland's

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

 biggest import

Import

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er and supplier of animal feed ingredients for feed manufacturing

Manufacturing

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 through its extensive trading, purchasing, shipping and storage capability.

Company history

IAWS

IAWS Group

IAWS Group plc was an international food and agribusiness group. The Group had lifestyle food operations in Ireland, the UK, France, the USA, and Canada serving over 50,000 customers...

 purchased two small feed trading businesses between 1988-1989 called Unigrain and James Allen. Another feed trading company R&H Hall plc was purchased by IAWS

IAWS Group

IAWS Group plc was an international food and agribusiness group. The Group had lifestyle food operations in Ireland, the UK, France, the USA, and Canada serving over 50,000 customers...

 in September 1990 and at that time was a major acquisition doubling the size of the overall organisation. Founded in Cork

Cork (city)

Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland's third most populous city. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the province of Munster. Cork has a population of 119,418, while the addition of the suburban...

 in 1839 and quoted on the stock exchange

Stock exchange

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 since 1967, R&H Hall had a long established and well acknowledged record of service to Irish

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

 Agribusiness

Agribusiness

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. All three companies were merged under the name R&H Hall, as this was the best known of the names.

Company location & Operation

The Group's trade

International trade

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 and shipping

Shipping

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 capability gives gives it broad access to international markets and sources of supply. Ingredients are imported from twenty countries worldwide via its strategically located deep-water port

Port

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 facilities around the Irish

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

 coast; Belfast

Belfast

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, Dublin, Cork

Cork (city)

Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland's third most populous city. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the province of Munster. Cork has a population of 119,418, while the addition of the suburban...

, Ringaskiddy

Ringaskiddy

Ringaskiddy is a village south of Cork city, in County Cork, Ireland. Located across Cork harbour south from Cóbh, and connected to Cork city by the N28 road the village is now a major ferry port Port of Cork with passenger ferry services to France & the United Kingdom.Ringaskiddy has seen huge...

 and Foynes

Foynes

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R&H Hall also provides a specialised bulk cereal handling, drying, screening and storage service as well as an export capability.