College Group

Nobber, County Meath, Ireland

SolarOtherPrivate company

Founded 198951-200 employees

Profile last updated: October 5, 2026

About

Founded in 1989, College Group is a private company headquartered in Nobber, Ireland with approximately 51-200 employees specializing in Solar, Other.

College Group is an Irish rendering company established in 1989 and based in Nobber, County Meath, with a second site at Monnery, County Cavan. It processes animal by-products and bio-waste into animal feed ingredients, fertilisers, protein, oil and tallow, and sells products nationally and internationally. Through College Biofuels it produces sustainable biodiesel from waste-based feedstock, and it has installed a 3 MW solar farm at its Nobber site. The company reports a target of carbon neutrality by 2029 and employs over 100 people across its two sites.

Headquarters

Nobber, Ireland

Founded

1989

Employees

51-200

Company type

Private company

Focus areas

renderinganimal by-productsbio-wastebiodieselbiofuelssolar energywaste managementFOG collectioncircular economy

Products & services

Business models

B2B

Value chain

ManufacturingConstructionEngineeringTrading

Service areas (2)

Animal by-product and bio-waste collection
Collects grease, fats and animal by-products from outlets across the island of Ireland.
Export of rendered products
Exports animal feed ingredients, fertilisers and other rendered products to clients worldwide.

Locations

Headquarters

College Road, A82 XT61, Nobber, County Meath, Ireland

Operating locations (1)

Monnery Upper, Crossdoney, County Cavan, Ireland

Service regions

IrelandWorldwide

Projects

Nobber 3 MW Solar Farm

OperationalGround-mounted solar PV

15-acre ground-mounted solar site with about 6,700 photovoltaic panels at the Nobber site, self-managed by College Engineering.

3 MW capacityNobber, Ireland

Nobber Biodiesel Plant

OperationalBiodiesel production plant

Biodiesel production facility built adjacent to the Nobber site, converting waste-based feedstock into biodiesel via esterification and transesterification.

Nobber, Ireland