Lidl GB has officially opened its £300 million RDC – the largest Lidl warehouse in the world – marking the discounter’s continued commitment to expansion across Great Britain. The 1.2
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Steel work is being erected as major progress continues on the £450 million SeAH Wind monopile manufacturing facility at the Teesworks site on Teesside. The 800-metre-long building will be the
Kepak Group, one of Europe’s leading meat producers with 15 manufacturing plants in Ireland and the UK, has appointment experienced food business professional Brian Farrell (pictured) as the new CEO
Seventeen new projects will receive funding for cutting edge medicine manufacturing, delivered by the Innovate UK Transforming Medicine Manufacturing programme. Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, has announced the winners
Recycl8, a leading environmental services company, has been awarded a six-figure Low Carbon Manufacturing Challenge Fund (LCMCF) grant by Scottish Enterprise. The LCMCF, which is part of the Scottish Government’s
Leading soft drinks manufacturer, Britvic, is investing £22.5 million in its sixth bottling line at its East London factory in Beckton – creating 18 new jobs in the community. With
John Jordan (pictured), Chief Executive of Ornua, Ireland’s largest exporter of Irish dairy products, is to step down to take up a new role as Chief Operating Officer at a
To help facilitate the evolving needs of the company’s global operations and the demand for the Irish Cream Liqueur, the proposed extension to the Diageo Baileys Mallusk facility in Northern
The UK’s largest processing and packaging machinery exhibition, the PPMA Show, returns to the NEC Birmingham in September. This is the ultimate event for anyone involved in the industry to
Shoppers in Northern Ireland are getting the prompt to stock up with ice cream on hot days thanks to a new, highly targeted data-driven programmatic Out of Home (OOH) campaign from
BAE Systems plc has agreed to acquire the Ball Aerospace business from Ball Corporation for c.$5.55 billion in cash, subject to customary closing adjustments. The proposed stock transaction will be
Sunhope Packaging Machinery (ZHENJIANG) Co., Ltd a world-leading provider of innovative packaging solutions is establishing a new UK division called Sunhope Packaging Machinery (UK) Ltd in Glenrothes. With its core
Glanbia plc, the better nutrition company, has announced that Siobhán Talbot has notified it of her intention to retire following ten successful years as Group Managing Director. Siobhán Talbot (pictured above)
Plans to develop a bonded whisky storage facility in Glenrothes have taken a major step forward after the project received support from Scottish Enterprise. Scotland’s national economic development agency will
Based at Cross Hands in Wales, Shufflebottom Ltd, one of the UK’s leading suppliers of structural steel and steel-framed buildings for the industrial, commercial and agricultural sectors, has been awarded
Ahead of Worldskills Ireland 2023, 160 students and apprentices from across Ireland have been named as competition finalists who will compete on the national stage during the three-day event in
Glasgow-based Allied Vehicles Group has secured a grant of £1.3 million from Scottish Enterprise towards a total £3.9 million project by the company to drive forward a new vehicle conversion
Innovate UK has announced the 20 projects selected in the Resource Efficiency for Materials and Manufacturing (REforMM) feasibility study competition. The REforMM feasibility study competition is supported through Innovate UK’s net
Airbus Helicopters in the UK has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the High Value Manufacturing (HVM) Catapult – the UK’s leading group of research, development and innovation centres.
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc., a highly respected, global provider of drug discovery and non-clinical development solutions, has announced the completion of a €10 million expansion of its testing capabilities
Almac Sciences, a member of the Almac Group, has officially opened a new custom-built GMP warehouse and dispatch hub at its global headquarters in Craigavon, Northern Ireland. The new 19,500 square
Kingspan Group plc, the global leader in high performance insulation and building envelope solutions, has entered into an agreement with Schramek GmbH to acquire c.51% of the shares of Steico
Kliro Capital Partners, a family office investment company with extensive experience in the drinks industry, has acquired 100% of the share capital of the UK’s leading independent alcoholic drinks manufacturer
The 2023 PPMA Show is the UK’s largest processing and packaging machinery exhibition and is the perfect opportunity for anyone
Tata Sons will build a 40GW battery cell gigafactory in the United Kingdom. The investment, of over £4 billion, will
An £80 million boost to composites research and development for aerostructure manufacturing in the UK has been announced, with a
SuperNode has announced plans to continue its growth in Ireland through an investment of more than €40 million. This investment
Britvic, the FTSE 250 global soft drinks business, has partnered with Atrato Onsite Energy, a leading solar energy provider, to
Airbus is investing further in its UK innovation capabilities, with the opening of a new Wing Technology Development Centre (WTDC)
UK automotive manufacturers have shrunk the carbon footprint of production to its lowest level on record, reducing emissions per vehicle
Diageo Ireland has announced that production of Guinness 0.0 will increase by almost 300%, following an investment of €25 million
Bakkavor, the UK’s leading producer of fresh prepared food, is making progress on its efforts to reduce carbon emissions and
Crown, one of the world’s largest material handling solutions companies, has won the 2023 International Intralogistics and Forklift Truck of
Thousands of UK-based small and medium-sized businesses struggle to overcome their fear of technology, placing them in jeopardy of lagging
All4Labels Global Packaging Group, incorporating All4Graphics, a leading international manufacturer of packaging solutions, as well as a pioneer in digital
Made Smarter has launched a whitepaper to help SME manufacturers accelerate their net zero plans. ‘Decarbonisation through Digitalisation: manufacturing made
Zeus Group, the Irish global packaging solutions provider, has announced the acquisition of Cima Paper S.p.A. With annual revenues of
Made in Britain CEO John Pearce and representatives of two of the organisation’s members based in Northern Ireland, Alan Lowry, CEO
The Irish Government has announced a new investment of €32 million in the agri-food sector. The public investment will ensure
Following a multi-million pounds investment to research and develop an innovative new microscope, West Belfast-based Andor Technology is poised to
Ireland’s largest manufacturer of timber packaging and pallets has achieved more than 100 per cent growth with its 10-year partnership
Zeus Group, the Irish company which provides innovative packaging solutions to retail food service, hospitality, industrial and transit, and agricultural
UK aircraft manufacturer Britten-Norman has revealed plans to increase production rates and to repatriate aircraft production to its historic home
A new £47 million factory in West Belfast is set to revolutionise the FMCG and Foodservice packaging and labelling market
Armagh-based AIC Group Limited, specialists in thermal treatment and waste to energy systems, has secured a prestigious contract with NHS
New figures revealed have shown that thousands of jobs have been created and secured over the past year as a
Musgrave, Ireland’s leading food retail, wholesale and foodservice company, has announced a new multi-million euro deal with Lusk-based ready meal
Green Biofuels Ltd. (GBF), a global leader in advanced sustainable biofuels, has officially launched Ireland’s first dedicated biofuel terminal at
The European Commission has approved an investment by the Irish State in Analog Devices Inc.’s €630 million Project FANFARE, which
PepsiCo UK & Ireland has announced a £58 million investment in its Walkers Leicester factory – the group’s biggest investment
Pinergy, the clean energy supply and solutions company, has launched a €30 million fund to accelerate the delivery of solar
NeoDyne, an Irish and UK company in its 25th year of delivering complex system integration across a wide range of
Lidl Ireland has announced a new deal with Longford bakery, Panelto Foods, valued at €22 million. The new deal will
BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a leading global medical technology company, has announced plans to invest €30 million to expand
Magnavale, one of the UK’s leading cold storage providers, has announced that they have made a £130 million investment into
Two food businesses are among the first recipients of the Made Smarter Awards, which celebrate excellence in manufacturing. The scheme
dōTERRA, the world leader in essential oils, has officially opened its Cork manufacturing facility. Located in the northern suburbs of
Lurgan-based Classic Mineral Water has made a £3.4 million investment to develop a third bottling line that will enable the