In a significant boost to sustainable building practices, KTF Housing – a leader in Irish timber frame home manufacturing – has recently secured a supporting grant from Enterprise Ireland. Established
![KTF Housing embraces sustainable future with supporting grant from Enterprise Ireland](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/KTFHousingJanuary2024-505x306_c.jpg)
![BIA Innovator Campus — the first National Centre of Excellence for Irish start-up, micro and small food businesses — officially opens in Athenry following an €8 million capital investment](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/BIAInnovatorCampusJanuary2024-505x306_c.jpg)
Ireland’s first National Centre of Excellence dedicated to supporting start-up, micro and small food businesses has been officially opened in Athenry, County Galway. BIA Innovator Campus will drive regional and national growth
![CILT Mobility & Supply Chain Summit takes place on 27th February 2024](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/CILTMobilitySupplyChainSummitJanuary2024Cropped2-505x306_c.jpg)
This year, during Logistics & Supply Chain Skills Week as supported by the Department of Transport the CILT Mobility & Supply Chain Summit will take place on Tuesday, 27th February
![Major R&D investment by Collins Aerospace in Northern Ireland](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/CollinsAerospaceJanuary2024Resized-505x306_c.jpg)
US company Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, has invested over £16 million in an ambitious R&D project at its Kilkeel site that is helping develop highly innovative passenger seating products
![Flowcopter lands funding from Scottish Enterprise to develop greener, greater drones to rival helicopters](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/FlowcopterJanuary2024-505x306_c.jpg)
A drone technology manufacturer has received almost £1 million from Scottish Enterprise to support the development of a new hybrid, heavy-lift, unmanned aircraft capable of operating on less than 30%
![Nominations now open for 2024 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ programme](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/EYEntrepreneuroftheYearJanuary2024-505x306_c.jpg)
The 2024 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ (EOY) programme is officially open for nominations. Entrepreneurs from emerging, established, and international businesses operating across all industry sectors from the Republic of
![Engineering and construction dominate top 20 hardest to fill jobs](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IndeedJackKennedy2024-505x306_c.jpg)
Jobs for online moderators, ad reviewers, tax consultants, assorted engineers and construction specialists are among the top 20 hardest to fill in Ireland, according to new data from Indeed. The
The performance of metal detectors in food product inspection can sometimes be compromised by what is known as “product effect”. But what is product effect? What causes it? And how
![First installed turbine at Yellow River Wind Farm marks major milestone](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/SSEYellowRiverWindFarm-505x306_c.jpg)
Yellow River Wind Farm, which is currently under construction in Rhode, County Offaly, has reached a key milestone following the successful installation of the project’s first turbine. Wind turbine supplier Nordex
![Dexcom officially breaks ground on Athenry site](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DexcomMotherDaughter-505x306_c.jpg)
DexCom, a global leader in real-time continuous glucose monitoring (rtCGM) for people with diabetes, has officially broken ground on its new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, located in Athenry, County Galway. This
![Tirlán announces CEO transition](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/TirlanLeadershipAnnouncement2January2024-505x306_c.jpg)
The Board of Tirlán Co-operative Society Limited, the Irish agri-food business, has announced that after leading the organisation through its recent transformation and a highly successful 40-year career, Jim Bergin (pictured
![Scottish Enterprise’s new focus can unlock thousands of new jobs and billions of pounds to help transform Scotland’s economy](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ScottishEnterpriseJanuary2024-505x306_c.jpg)
Scottish Enterprise has unveiled its future focus to help unlock thousands of new jobs and billions of pounds of global growth opportunities to deliver a more successful, greener and fairer
![CIRCULÉIRE Innovation Fund powers CIRTEX Mattress Project](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMRCirtexJanuary2024-505x306_c.jpg)
CIRTEX, a member of Irish Manufacturing Research’s (IMR) flagship circular economy initiative CIRCULÉIRE, has revolutionised textile waste management by transforming over 1,000 used mattresses weekly into high-quality components for various industries.
![New AI Accelerator Programme for start-ups at University College Dublin](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/UCDAIAccelerator2January2024-505x306_c.jpg)
A new Artificial Intelligence (AI) accelerator programme for start-ups has been launched at University College Dublin (UCD). The 6-month AI Ecosystem Accelerator, which begins in April, will be delivered by
![Engineering Industries Ireland to Sponsor the 2024 Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/EngineeringIndustriesIbec-505x306_c.jpg)
Engineering Industries Ireland (EII), the Ibec group representing the engineering manufacturing and services sector in Ireland, has been announced as the Headline Sponsor of the annual Manufacturing & Supply Chain
![Scotch whisky boosts UK economy by £7.1 billion](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ScotchWhiskyAssociationStills-505x306_c.jpg)
The contribution of the Scotch Whisky industry to the UK economy reached £7.1 billion in 2022. A new report by the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) also reveals the industry supports
![IceMOS Technology raises pre-IPO funding following Northern Ireland Investment Summit](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IceMosTechnologySamuelAnderson-505x306_c.jpg)
Semi-conductor manufacturer, IceMOS Technology Corporation has announced that it has secured pre-IPO funding as a result of meeting a London-based investor at the Northern Ireland Investment Summit in September. IceMOS
![Employment in Enterprise Ireland supported companies increases to a record 225,495](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/EnterpriseIrelandLeoClancy2024-505x306_c.jpg)
Employment in client companies of Enterprise Ireland increased to a total of 225,495 in 2023, the highest ever recorded. The total number of jobs created was 15,530. When job losses are
![Irish food and drink exports exceed €16 billion for second consecutive year](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/BordBiaExports-505x306_c.jpg)
The value of Ireland’s food, drink and horticulture exports were almost €16.3 billion in 2023, according to Bord Bia’s Export Performance and Prospects report 2023/24. Exports were impacted by inflation
![Downturn in UK manufacturing production deepens at end of 2023](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/ManufacturingMontage-505x306_c.jpg)
The UK manufacturing sector ended 2023 on a weak footing. The downturn in production volumes accelerated as intakes of new work from both domestic and export clients declined. The further
![APC & VLE Therapeutics announces €100 million expansion to establish ‘The Medicine Accelerator Campus’ in Cherrywood, Dublin](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MedicineAcceleratorCampusJanuary2024Condensed-505x306_c.jpg)
The Medicine Accelerator, the Irish multinational group responsible for breakthrough pharma process research and development (APC) and Manufacture (VLE), has announced a groundbreaking expansion that involves the creation of 300
![Senior management changes at Mannock](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MannokJanuary2024-505x306_c.jpg)
Mannok, the building products and packaging manufacturer, has announced the appointment of Dara O’Reilly (pictured centre) as its next CEO. He will succeed Liam McCaffrey (pictured right) who is set
![Renewed downturn in Irish manufacturing order books, but business optimism improves slightly](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/AIBManufacturingResized-505x306_c.jpg)
The AIB Ireland Manufacturing PMI® for December pointed to worsening business conditions as 2023 drew to a close, representing a setback after the stabilisation seen during November. Overstocked customers and
![Pathway for zero emission vehicle transition by 2035 becomes law in the UK](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/UKDepartmentofTransportEVFactoryResized-505x306_c.jpg)
The UK now has the most ambitious regulatory framework for the switch to electric vehicles of any country in the
![BioPharma & Life Sciences Connected Live – January 25th 2024 – Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa, Cork](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/BioPharmaEventLogo2024-505x306_c.jpg)
Reflecting Ireland’s position as a centre of excellence in life sciences and biopharmaceutical production, the Biopharma & Life Sciences Connected
![£38 million funding to upgrade the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/UKBIC2023-505x306_c.jpg)
The UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC) has secured funding to upgrade the facility to support innovation projects for high-tech developers
![MMC Ireland to lead the MMC Stage at the National Construction Summit 2024](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/MMCIreland-505x306_c.jpeg)
MMC Ireland, an industry organisation comprising over 60 member companies committed to promoting offsite and other modern methods of construction