The new state-of-the-art global headquarters of Irish agritech company Herdwatch has officially opened today.
The livestock management software platform is used on over 20,000 farms and ranches around the world. The company has teams across Ireland, the UK, Canada, and Ukraine.
The new HQ is in the heart of Roscrea, Co Tipperary, where the company was founded in 2012 by Fabien Peyaud and the FRS Co-op.
The 4,000 sq ftspace is located within the new multi-million Roscrea Enterprise and Community Hub , and is focused on innovation, featuring collaborative spaces designed to support software development and customer success.
Herdwatch now employs almost 100 people with almost half of these roles based in Roscrea, and recently expanded with a second office close to Harper Adams University in Shropshire, an agricultural university.
Herdwatch has been digitalising farms and ranches, enabling smarter, more efficient operations by simplifying record-keeping, compliance, and productivity, empowering farmers to track livestock, manage breeding, and optimise herd health.
The new office was officially opened Minister for Enterprise Peter Burke who praised Herdwatch’s impressive growth and its commitment to digital innovation within the agricultural sector.
“The Herdwatch innovation is critical to the future of the agriculture sector, as it can help reduce costs on farm enterprises, create efficiencies, support decision making, all the while improving outcomes in a sustainable manner. Herdwatch is also a key local employer that is committed to Roscrea community, and I would like to congratulate Fabien and all the Herdwatch team on their growth and success and wish them luck in this exciting new phase of their journey.”
Fabien Peyaud, Herdwatch CEO said: “We’re incredibly proud of our roots here in Roscrea. What began as a local innovation has grown into a global platform, and we are thrilled to continue our journey from our new home in the heart of the community that first believed in us.”
