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Abbey Machinery announces new factory expansion

    Abbey Machinery announces new factory expansion

Abbey Machinery, which is one of Ireland’s largest and most respected manufacturers of agricultural equipment, has announced the successful expansion of its factory by an additional 10,000 square feet at

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Sir Ivan Menezes to retire from Diageo – Debra Crew to be appointed Chief Executive Officer

    Sir Ivan Menezes to retire from Diageo – Debra Crew to be appointed Chief Executive Officer

Diageo has announced that Sir Ivan Menezes (pictured left) has decided to retire as Chief Executive Officer and depart from the Diageo Board on 30 June 2023, following ten successful

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Eli Lilly to increase investment to nearly $1 billion in new biologics manufacturing facility in Ireland

    Eli Lilly to increase investment to nearly $1 billion in new biologics manufacturing facility in Ireland

Eli Lilly has announced that it is to increase investment to nearly $1 billion at its new biologics drug substance manufacturing facility, in Limerick in the Mid West region. The

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The Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition – Thursday, 20th April, 2023 – Arena MK, Milton Keynes

    The Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition – Thursday, 20th April, 2023 – Arena MK, Milton Keynes

The Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition, which is taking place on the 20th April, 2023 at the Arena MK, Milton Keynes, is a technology to industry event covering

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Digital Manufacturing Ireland opens

    Digital Manufacturing Ireland opens

Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Simon Coveney TD has officially opened Digital Manufacturing Ireland (DMI). Located in the IDA Ireland National Technology Park in Limerick, DMI is the national

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ActionZero announces €3 million partnership with Dunbia

    ActionZero announces €3 million partnership with Dunbia

Irish-owned climate technology company ActionZero has announced a new partnership with one of Europe’s leading food companies. The Cork-based company is working with Dunbia, a division of Dawn Meats, to

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£100 million R&D levelling up funding awarded to accelerate UK innovation

    £100 million R&D levelling up funding awarded to accelerate UK innovation

The £100 million Innovation Accelerators programme is accelerating the growth of three high-potential innovation clusters in Glasgow, Greater Manchester and the West Midlands. Twenty-six research and development (R&D) projects will

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AMTCE announces two brand new courses in Supply Chain and Operational Excellence

    AMTCE announces two brand new courses in Supply Chain and Operational Excellence

If you are Interested in a career in the thriving advanced manufacturing sector or want to take your career to the next level, AMTCE, in association with industry-specialist educators Innopharma

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Biotech firm CuanTec establishes new plant in Glenrothes, Scotland

    Biotech firm CuanTec establishes new plant in Glenrothes, Scotland

A proponent of circular economy solutions, CuanTec plans to make Fife its new centre of manufacturing. The ground-breaking biotech firm has the important aim of reducing carbon emissions, plastic pollution,

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Invest NI commits £1.3 million to support local SMEs to grow exports by £12 million and create over 150 jobs

    Invest NI commits £1.3 million to support local SMEs to grow exports by £12 million and create over 150 jobs

Invest Northern Ireland’s Ambition to Grow Programme has offered support to 37 local companies to assist them to grow exports by £12 million and create 154 new jobs. Announced in

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Guinness is world’s most valuable Irish brand

    Guinness is world’s most valuable Irish brand

Guinness (brand value up 26% to €2.4 billion) has retained its position as the world’s most valuable Irish brand, according to a new report from leading brand valuation consultancy, Brand

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Number of UK sectors in growth mode hits 10-months high

    Number of UK sectors in growth mode hits 10-months high

More UK sectors reported an increase in output than at any time in the past 10 months in February, as stronger demand and weaker cost inflation drove activity, according to

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Net-Zero Industry Act: Making the EU the home of clean technologies manufacturing and green jobs

    Net-Zero Industry Act: Making the EU the home of clean technologies manufacturing and green jobs

The European Commission has proposed the Net-Zero Industry Act to scale up manufacturing of clean technologies in the EU and make sure the Union is well-equipped for the clean-energy transition. This

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BBSRC biotech boost drives UK towards circular bioeconomy

    BBSRC biotech boost drives UK towards circular bioeconomy

Research helping to build a more sustainable circular bioeconomy has been boosted by the announcement of BBSRC’s £5.3 million circular bioeconomy fund. The 18 UK biotechnology projects awarded funding by

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Michael Lohan is new CEO of IDA Ireland

    Michael Lohan is new CEO of IDA Ireland

The Board of IDA Ireland, the foreign direct investment (FDI) agency of the Irish Government, has announced the appointment of Michael Lohan to the role of CEO IDA Ireland. Michael

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Britvic invests £13 million in fifth canning line at UK manufacturing site

    Britvic invests £13 million in fifth canning line at UK manufacturing site

Leading soft drinks business, Britvic, is announcing a further £13 million investment into a fifth canning line at its Rugby factory in England. Based on the Glebe Farm Industrial Estate,

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Ireland’s potential to shape the future of Sustainable Aviation Fuel Manufacturing

    Ireland’s potential to shape the future of Sustainable Aviation Fuel Manufacturing

Aircraft Leasing Ireland (ALI), the Ibec group that represents the aircraft leasing sector in Ireland, together with KPMG, has published a new report entitled ‘SAF Manufacturing in Ireland’ which looks

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Sulzer celebrates 50 years of engineering innovation in Wexford

    Sulzer celebrates 50 years of engineering innovation in Wexford

Sulzer is celebrating half a century of pump manufacturing and innovation in Wexford. Since starting operations in 1973, the Wexford manufacturing site has used extensive research and development, and world-class manufacturing,

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Scotch Whisky hit with ‘historic blow’ after tax increase

    Scotch Whisky hit with ‘historic blow’ after tax increase

The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has slammed the recent decision by the Chancellor to raise duty on Scotch Whisky by 10.1%, in one of the largest tax hikes in recent

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Launch of Call 6 of Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund

    Launch of Call 6 of Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund

The Irish Government has launched Call 6 of the Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund (DTIF). The aim of the Fund is to encourage collaborations by the industry and research sector into

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Pioneering partnerships in Northern Ireland

    Pioneering partnerships in Northern Ireland

Innovative projects were showcased recently at a special event in Belfast for the Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) programme in Northern Ireland. The UK KTP programme has been in operation for

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New scheme to help British food and drink manufacturers go digital

    New scheme to help British food and drink manufacturers go digital

The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has launched a new online platform to help manufacturers access the support needed to adopt innovation and increase their efficiency and productivity. The Food and

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Improving outlook for UK chemicals industry

    Improving outlook for UK chemicals industry

The latest quarterly survey of Chemical Business Association (CBA) member companies has revealed insight into the sector, with order books, current sales, and margins showing some improvement*. Despite supply chain

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ALDI expands Irish supplier network, adding 15 new Irish suppliers and investing €1.1 billion with Irish food and drink companies in 2022

    ALDI expands Irish supplier network, adding 15 new Irish suppliers and investing €1.1 billion with Irish food and drink companies in 2022

In 2022, ALDI sourced €1.1 billion of locally produced food and drink from Irish suppliers. In total, ALDI partnered with over 330

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Megalift announces significant expansion of its operations in Monaghan

    Megalift announces significant expansion of its operations in Monaghan

Megalift Ltd, the Irish-owned manufacturer of heavy lift equipment for the transport and logistics industry, has announced over 10 new jobs

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Enva commences construction of world first fertiliser manufacturing facility

    Enva commences construction of world first fertiliser manufacturing facility

Leading recycling and resource recovery specialist, Enva, has commenced construction of a new facility that will manufacture agricultural fertiliser pellets

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Food and drink manufacturers help Made Smarter reach 250th tech investment milestone

    Food and drink manufacturers help Made Smarter reach 250th tech investment milestone

Food and drink manufacturers have helped Made Smarter’s pioneering technology adoption programme reach its 250th investment milestone. Among the latest businesses

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Expanded supports for Irish businesses to invest in energy efficiency and renewable heating

    Expanded supports for Irish businesses to invest in energy efficiency and renewable heating

The Irish Government and the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) have today expanded grants and tariff supports to help

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Zeus opens new Irish logistics facility creating 40 new roles

    Zeus opens new Irish logistics facility creating 40 new roles

Zeus, the Irish-owned global packaging supply chain solutions company, has opened a 70,000 sq ft logistics facility in Watergrasshill, Cork.

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HEINEKEN Ireland Appoints Sharon Walsh as Managing Director

    HEINEKEN Ireland Appoints Sharon Walsh as Managing Director

HEINEKEN Ireland has appointed Sharon Walsh (pictured) as the company’s new Managing Director. Sharon Walsh, who succeeds Maarten Schuurman, was previously

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Wrightbus to build 117 zero-emission buses for First Bus

    Wrightbus to build 117 zero-emission buses for First Bus

Leading bus manufacturer Wrightbus has secured a major order to supply 117 zero-emission buses across England thanks to a £25.3

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New state-of-the-art liquid milk processing facility for Wales

    New state-of-the-art liquid milk processing facility for Wales

Pembrokeshire Creamery Limited (PCL) has started construction of a 3,000 square metre liquid milk bottling centre in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, West

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Modest start to 2023 for UK aircraft orders and deliveries

    Modest start to 2023 for UK aircraft orders and deliveries

Global aircraft orders for January saw a modest start to 2023, the majority of orders placed were for single-aisle aircraft

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Glanbia to sell its share of Mozzarella Joint Ventures in Ireland and Wales

    Glanbia to sell its share of Mozzarella Joint Ventures in Ireland and Wales

Glanbia plc and US-based Leprino Foods Company have signed a non-binding agreement for Leprino Foods to acquire full ownership of

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Establishment of two of Ireland’s new European Digital Innovation Hubs

    Establishment of two of Ireland’s new European Digital Innovation Hubs

The Irish Government has announced the establishment of the Data2Sustain and FactoryxChange European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIH). These two are

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