02/18/2026
BEKO TECHNOLOGIES announced the launch of an Ireland operation and appointed Mark Hayes as Country Manager.
The company sees huge potential in this market and recognizes the need to have an Irish-run operation to grow the business in Ireland. This has become apparent since Brexit, as bureaucratic hurdles erected between the U.K. and the EU member state Ireland have made business more complicated. An Irish-based operation will also simplify logistics and financial matters with BEKO TECHNOLOGIES’ headquarters in Germany.
“We see great, untapped potential in the Irish compressed air market,” said Martin Potter, Managing Director, BEKO TECHNOLOGIES. “Pharmaceuticals and the food and beverage industry are already big in Ireland, and there’s a huge emerging market for compressed air in data centers. As a business driven by family values, BEKO TECHNOLOGIES decided to invest in local people and resources in Ireland, and finding Mark Hayes was a huge step forward. Setting up an Irish-run operation represents an investment by the BEKO TECHNOLOGIES family in a fast-growing market.”
Mark Hayes, a Co. Tipperary native, has 26 years of experience in engineering and industrial solutions, energy efficiency and relationship management. He started his career in the structural and architectural steel industry, where he worked for 13 years in the areas of manufacturing, design and energy for a market leader in Ireland. Having moved to a global manufacturer of construction, mining and compressed air equipment, Hayes spent nine years in that company’s compressed air business, first in service, then in after-market sales. His particular responsibility was for optimization and energy efficiency.
From his earlier work, Hayes knew BEKO TECHNOLOGIES as a global market leader in the compressed air business. “But they weren’t a market leader in Ireland,” he said. “My mission is to make BEKO TECHNOLOGIES the number one in Ireland. With our increasingly energy-efficient compressed air treatment range, I’m committed to helping customers optimize their compressed air systems and assist them in achieving cleaner air, lower running costs and a significantly reduced carbon footprint.”
About BEKO TECHNOLOGIES
BEKO TECHNOLOGIES develops, manufactures and distributes components and systems for the treatment and management of compressed air. The independent, family-owned company, headquartered in Neuss, Germany, was founded in 1982 and is now an international player with over 670 employees and 16 operating sites around the globe. Its expertise and range of services extend from the treatment of compressed air through filtration and drying to proven condensate technology and instruments for quality control and measurement. For more information, visit https://www.beko-technologies.com.
