Amcor, a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging solutions, has announced an investment to establish new thermoforming capabilities for medical packaging in its healthcare packaging facility at Sligo
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Call 5 of the Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund (DTIF), with a particular focus on the Advanced and Smart Manufacturing sector, has been launched. The aim of the €500 million Disruptive
![i2r wins second prestigious Queen’s Award](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/i2rApril2022-505x306_c.jpg)
Market leading aluminium foil tray manufacturer, i2r Packaging Solutions, has been awarded with a second Queen’s Award for Enterprise, this time for innovation. The company, who previously won their first
![4 out of 5 Irish businesses doubtful they could meet carbon neutral targets in 2030](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/EYSustainability-505x306_c.jpg)
New data from this year’s EY Ireland State of Sustainability report reveals that 80% of Irish businesses have low confidence in meeting carbon neutral targets in 2030, an increase from 66% last year. Although
![AERALIS partners with Hamble Aerostructures](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/AERALIS2-505x306_c.png)
Innovative British jet designer AERALIS has announced it is partnering with Hamble Aerostructures, an Aernnova Group company, for integrated manufacturing design support of the common core fuselage and canopy of
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The 2022 National Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition will be held over two days – on 25th and 26th of May – at the RDS Simmonscourt in Dublin.
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The Port of Cork Company (PoCC) is celebrating the long-awaited launch of operations in its new Cork Container Terminal (CCT) in Ringaskiddy. This is a hugely important milestone for the
![Bord Bia announces appointment of Interim CEO](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/BordBiaMichaelMurphy-505x306_c.jpg)
Bord Bia, the Government agency responsible for the promotion of the food, drink, and horticulture industry globally, has announced that Michael Murphy (pictured above), Organisation and Industry Talent Development Director,
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Rosslare Europort management has announced plans to establish the port, its hinterland and the south-east region as Ireland’s Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Hub, with the potential to create 2,000 jobs.
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Octopus Energy Group has announced a strategic investment into heat pump manufacturer Renewable Energy Devices (RED), making heat pumps cheaper and better for UK customers. The multi-million pound deal sees
![Framespace to hire 150 more staff to accelerate Irish offsite housing supply](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/FramespaceApril2022-505x306_c.jpg)
Framespace Solutions, Ireland’s fastest growing offsite housing supplier, has announced plans to hire 150 more staff as it officially opened a new manufacturing facility in Longford. The company, which already
![New Chief Executive for Federation of Bakers](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/FederationOfBakersAndrewPyne-rotated-e1649770867725-505x306_c.jpg)
The Federation of Bakers (FOB) has appointed a new Chief Executive, Andrew Pyne (pictured above), who has taken over from Gordon Polson. Andrew Pyne brings a wealth of knowledge and
![Wolseley UK acquires the Heat Merchants and Hevac LTD Businesses in Ireland](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/HeatMerchantsGroup-505x306_c.jpg)
Wolseley UK, a leading specialist provider of plumbing, heating, cooling, and utility products to trade customers, has announced the acquisition of leading heating, plumbing, tiling and bathroom businesses Heat Merchants,
![Flexeserve wins Queen’s Award for Innovation](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/FlexeserveJamieJoyce-505x306_c.jpg)
The world expert in food-to-go hot-holding, Flexeserve, a brand of The Alan Nuttall Partnership, has been honoured with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Innovation 2022. Hailed by CEO, Jamie Joyce
![Boston Scientific invests €100 million to expand Galway campus](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/BostonScientificGalway-505x306_c.jpg)
Boston Scientific Corporation, a global leader in medical device technology, has unveiled a new €100 million expansion of its operations at Ballybrit in Galway. The expansion is expected to enable
![IoT Analytics & Energy company come together to address the sustainability challenge](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/CognitionThomasMcGrath-505x306_c.jpg)
Irish sustainability-tech company Cognition World, working with Energia, has launched Energia Connect360 – a real-time data analytics portal. The company has partnered with Energia, Ireland’s greenest electricity supplier, to provide
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The BOWE GROUP, part of the Possehl Group and one of the world’s leading suppliers of smart automation and IoT software for over 75 years, has announced the appointment of
![Packaging Innovations 2022 Launches The Sustainability Trail](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/PackagingAugust2021-505x306_c.png)
Sustainability, the packaging industry’s most contentious topic, is set to take centre stage at Packaging Innovations and Empack 2022, with the event organiser, Easyfairs, announcing the launch of ‘The Sustainability Trail’.
![TU Dublin launches pharma VR training with BioPharmaChem Skillnet](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Pharmaceutical_680x300_EMEA-505x306_c.jpg)
BioPharmaChem Skillnet has launched a new Virtual Reality (VR) Training programme developed for the Pharma Industry in collaboration with Technological University Dublin. Following the successful BioPharmaChem (BPC) Skillnet VR Training programme in
![Canon Group acquires Edale to strengthen label and packaging business](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/CanonEdale-505x306_c.jpg)
Canon Group has acquired UK-based packaging converting equipment manufacturer Edale, with the aim of strengthening Canon’s label and packaging business, and creating opportunities for future developments. Through this acquisition, Canon
![Irish Distillers appoints new Chairman and CEO](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/IrishDistillersJamesonCompressed-505x306_c.jpg)
Irish Distillers, producer of some of the world’s most well-known and successful Irish whiskeys, has announced that Chairman and CEO, Conor McQuaid will leave his current role to take up
![AM Labels Relocates to Larger Premises to Expand Operations](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/AMLAbels-505x306_c.jpg)
AM Labels Limited, an award-winning supplier of complete labelling solutions including manufacturing and warehouse automation, barcoding and RFID systems, has relocated to a larger premises to expand its business operations.
![British Construction orders show fastest rise in seven months](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/CPMConstruction-505x306_c.jpg)
British building output was boosted by sustained rise in new work across the board according to the Construction Purchasing Managers index for March. The latest reading of 59.1 was unchanged
![Growth in Irish construction activity slows at end of first quarter](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/construction_site_security-505x306_c.jpg)
There were signs of a growth slowdown in the Irish construction sector at the end of the first quarter of
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Gilead Sciences, a global biotechnology company, has formally opened its Dublin city centre office focused on developing new paediatric formulations
![€12 million investment by EirGen Pharma](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/EirGenPharma-505x306_c.jpg)
EirGen Pharma has acquired a new building in the IDA Industrial Estate in Waterford which will facilitate an expansion of
![Diageo to invest £40.5 million in its beer packaging facilities](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/DiageoGuinnessApril2022Resized-505x306_c.jpg)
Diageo is making a £40.5 million investment to expand capacity at its packaging facilities in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and Runcorn,
![Irish businesses struggling to monitor and report on key sustainability metrics](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/PinergyApril2022-505x306_c.jpg)
Businesses in Ireland are currently struggling to comprehensively measure, monitor and report on the range of metrics that they contribute
![SEAI announces call for energy research and innovation projects – €20 million funding to be invested in 2022](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/seai-linked-in-505x306_c.png)
The Sustainable Energy Authority Ireland (SEAI) has announced a new round of Government funding for energy research and innovation. The
![Siemens extends Connected Curriculum programme](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/SiemensApril2022-505x306_c.jpg)
Connected Curriculum, Siemens’ innovative teaching programme integrating technology into the higher education curriculum, has expanded its university partnerships bringing its
![Jay Cooper appointed President, Northern Europe at Mondelēz International](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/MondelezJayCooper-505x306_c.jpg)
Mondelēz International has appointed Jay Cooper (pictured) as President, Northern Europe. He will be responsible for Mondelēz International’s businesses in
![UK Government to support expansion of Croda’s lipid systems manufacturing facility](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/CrodaInternational-505x306_c.jpg)
Croda International Plc, the company that uses smart science to create high performance ingredients and solutions that improve lives, has
![DHL Express opens new state-of-the-art facility in Blarney, County Cork](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/DHLCork-505x306_c.jpg)
DHL Express, the world’s leading express service provider, has opened its new state-of-the-art logistics hub in Blarney, County Cork. DHL
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A major new report, ‘ReShaping Plastics – Pathways to a Circular, Climate Neutral Plastics System in Europe’, finds that a
![Arla announces new 5-year growth strategy for the UK](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/ArlaFoods-505x306_c.jpg)
Britain’s largest dairy co-operative, Arla Foods, is planning long-term investments in its UK supply chain, key sales channels and market
![ESS Group announces strategic investment from ISG](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/ESSGroupManufacturingFacility-505x306_c.jpg)
ESS Group, an industry leader in modern methods of construction (MMC) in the UK and Ireland, has announced that ISG
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Gordon Polson, Chief Executive of the Federation of Bakers has written to the Rt Hon George Eustice MP, Secretary of
![Building Bridges in disruptive technologies between Irish and multinational companies though an on-line Partnering Portal](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Technology-505x306_c.jpg)
IDA Ireland in partnership with Enterprise Ireland has launched a national online searchable database to profile Irish based companies and multinational