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The office staff of Murphy's Brewery in Cork have had to
wait a long time, but at the end of next year they'll be able
to pack their removal boxes. The interior of The Kiln, a
building dating from 1760, is undergoing a complete meta
morphosis and will become the new accommodation for all
the office departments of Murphy's Brewery.
Number 35
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International personnel magazine. Published six times a year in Dutch, English, Spanish and Italian by: Corporate Public Relations, Heineken N.V. P.O. Box 28, 1000 AA Amsterdam, tel. 020-5239229
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This is what The Kiln will look like
from the outside. The new office will
include a canteen on the ground
floor.
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Until recently investments in pro
duction were given absolute priority,
as capacity expansions were needed
to keep up with the strong growth in
demand for Heineken. Now that the
lager market seems to be stabilising,
money is available to improve the
office facilities.
And those improvements are
urgently needed. Because of the
growth in personnel numbers in
recent years not enough offices were
available on the brewery site in
Leitrim Street. That's the reason why
the marketing department has been
housed in Cork city centre for the
past two years.
Once the new office building is
ready, the marketing people can pack
their removal boxes again and move
back to their old base, as the office
contains sufficient space for all of
fice personnel. In addition, space has
also been reserved for a brand-new
canteen.
Drastic
The preparatory work started on 7
October. The reception centre in The
Kiln was closed and the advertising
materials store moved to a nearby
building outside the brewery site.
The pub dispenser servicing depart
ment had to move house as well. In
the meantime the demolition men are
hard at work.
The structural alterations to the
centuries-old building are drastic.
They include the casting of new con
crete floors on a number of storeys.
In the end only the external walls
will remain standing, a logical move
in view of the historic importance of
the building.
Malt-house
Management secretary J. Scoope -
who has been with Murphy's since
1954 - explains that The Kiln has
always been a malt-house, even long
before Murphy's Brewery was estab
lished. A number of the brewery
buildings formerly saw duty as an
orphanage. According to Mr Scoope,
The Kiln has a very long history as a
malt-house, since malting activities
Brewery manager Alex Lowther in
The Kiln; this room still looks a bit
untidy, but the marketing department
will be housed here a year from now.
were only discontinued at the end of
the 'seventies.
A year from now the general
manager, human resources, market
ing, finance and commerce can move
into their new accommodation. They
still have to make the best of the
present situation for a while yet, but
their patience will be doubly re
warded.