Greencore Group, a leading manufacturer of convenience food in the UK, has reported a 12.5% fall in revenue to £1.265 billion for the year ended 25 September 2020 with adjusted
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BOWE SYSTEC, one of the leading integrators and suppliers of smart automation and parcel sortation systems, has been chosen by Royal Mail to install four fully automated, leading-edge parcel sorting
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Cosmetic Creations, the Irish life sciences company, has announced it is rebranding to Lynoslife. The announcement comes after three years of sustained growth for the company, focusing on its service offering
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Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) Ltd is an Irish owned Automation Solution Provider with a twenty-year history. It recently completed a €700k investment for the acquisition of two additional adjacent units
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Kerry Group has announced the appointment of Thomas Hahlin Ahlinder to the role of President and CEO, Taste & Nutrition, Europe. This follows the recent announcement that the former President
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Nicola Mitchell (pictured above), founder and Chief Executive of Life Scientific has been named the International and overall 2020 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™. The annual awards ceremony was held virtually
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In October, the pace of the UK’s economic recovery from coronavirus fell behind the global benchmark for the first time since June 2020, as consumer facing industries and their suppliers
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Fluid-tech developer Watson-Marlow Limited has announced plans for a new state-of-the-art cleanroom facility in Cork in another boost for the regions pharmaceutical industry. The new ISO 14644-1 Class 7 cleanroom
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With a global pandemic focusing international scrutiny on the efficacy of the biopharmaceutical sector, Ireland is in a unique position to take the pulse of a dynamic sector which employs
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Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK) today announced a set of new capabilities for FactoryTalk InnovationSuite, powered by PTC to simplify, scale and accelerate digital transformation for industrial organizations. This news follows the recent
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The Manufacturing Online 365 Exhibition has been launched by Dublin-based Premier Publishing & Events in order to keep the manufacturing and supply chain community in Ireland – North and South
![Skillnet Ireland launches 5-year Strategy to Transform Irish Business through Talent](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/SkillnetIrelandNovember2020-505x306_c.jpg)
Skillnet Ireland has launched their new strategy, Transforming Business Through Talent 2021-2025. The strategy sets out ambitious targets over the course of the next five years to increase the organisation’s engagement
![Abbey Logistics Group renews long-term parnership](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/AbbeyLogisticsNovember2020-505x306_c.jpg)
Abbey Logistics Group, the UK’s largest provider of bulk food road tanker services, has renewed its long-term partnership with British Sugar, by extending its contract to provide bulk sugar movements
![Irish economy set to contract by 3.9% in 2020 but shows resilience despite COVID-19 impact](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/economy-505x306_c.jpg)
EY has revised upwards its mid-year forecasts for the Republic of Ireland in the firm’s latest Economic Eye as the resilience of the technology and pharmaceutical sectors combined with the effect of
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The Ecobulk SX-D is specially fitted with a steel hull to provide extensive protection against fire and withstand even extreme conditions. In the event of a fire, the steel containment
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Food Drink Ireland (FDI), the Ibec group that represents the food and drink industry in Ireland, has published new economic analysis that details the need for urgent support measures for
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TÜV Rheinland certifies that the vacuum pump is completely free of oil of the best “Class 0” With the new oil-free DSS scroll vacuum pump, Atlas Copco is expanding its
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Leading flexible packaging experts Saica Flex Enniskillen has invested in a Bobst CL850 lamination machine, transforming its offer while supporting the ongoing growth in its lamination and cold seal categories.
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Britvic Ireland, one of Ireland’s leading soft drinks companies and home to iconic favourites MiWadi, Ballygowan and Club, has announced the appointment of Trystan Farnworth (pictured) to the position of
![PTC and Rockwell Automation Extend Strategic Alliance](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/download-10-505x306_c.png)
Having already helped almost 250 new customers around the world to achieve their digital transformation goals, PTC (NASDAQ: PTC) and Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) announced today the expansion and early extension of their strategic alliance. This
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As a precautionary measure, Diageo is recalling its newly launched new non-alcoholic beer – Guinness 0.0 – in Great Britain because of a microbiological contamination which may make some cans
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Ornua Foods UK, the major supplier of cheese and butter to leading UK retailers, has announced a £3 million investment in state-of-the-art cutting and packing equipment at its Leek facility.
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Aspira, the Irish-owned consulting and technology specialists, today announced the opening of its Asia-Pacific regional headquarters in Malaysia and the expansion of its mainland European operations with the opening of
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Universal Robots has announced that Applied Automation has opened a dedicated Authorised Training Centre at its headquarters in Cardiff. The facility
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FactoryTalk® Edge Gateway™ accelerates edge to cloud digital transformation and unlocks higher value business insights at enterprise level Today, Rockwell
![Irish companies unite to ramp up production of Covid-19 testing kits and PPE](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/SLControlsSteripackNovember2020-505x306_c.jpg)
Two Irish companies — SL Controls and SteriPack — are working together to bring swab testing kits for Covid-19 to
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Leaders in Scotland’s food and drink industry have written an open letter to the Prime Minister urging him and the
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Britvic has appointed Tom Fiennes as the new Commercial Sustainability Director for Great Britain, as the company continues its ongoing commitment
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GEA has launched the latest version of its Purger for refrigeration plants that uses the environmentally-friendly natural refrigerant R290 (propane).
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Valitacell, an Irish biotechnology SME, has been selected by as one of 11 high potential global start-ups to join the
![South West growth strategy delivers jobs and new facility for engineering company](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/AdiStephenForresterNovember2020-505x306_c.jpg)
The growth strategy of a UK engineering business, targeted at South West England’s food and beverage sector, has paid early
![Pfizer announces €300 million investment in Irish operations](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/PfizerIreland-505x306_c.jpg)
Pfizer has announced approximately €300 million capital investment in its Irish operations which will support the further development of existing
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Treatt, an ingredients manufacturer and solutions provider to the global flavour, fragrance and consumer goods markets, has partnered with Siemens
![DesignPro Automation leads with Ireland’s first Robotic Welding Course](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/DesignProAutomationOctober2020-505x306_c.jpg)
Automation specialist DesignPro Automation has teamed up with Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board to offer Ireland’s first certified