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Bausch + Lomb, a leading global eye health company, plans to invest €90 million to expand manufacturing operations at its Waterford facility. The investment is expected to generate 130 additional
Britain’s manufacturers were seeing their dependence on the EU as an export market decline even before the impact of full departure and the agreement of a trade deal, according to
Invest Northern Ireland has released its end of year results, including the final outturn against its four year business strategy and an overview of additional business support fast-tracked due to
UK business optimism continued to strengthen midway through the year, as expectations of a strong recovery enabled firms to plan a record increase in staffing levels over the next 12
The Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index® (PMI®) – a seasonally adjusted index designed to track changes in total construction activity – remained well above the 50.0 no-change mark in June, posting 65.0
Scottish private sector firms registered another solid performance during June, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland PMI®, as looser COVID-19 restrictions continued to spur growth. The seasonally adjusted
Northern Ireland’s economic recovery strengthened during Q2 2021 with signs of confidence returning to both the manufacturing and services sectors, according to the most recent Quarterly Economic Survey from Northern
Dr Anne Marie Henihan, has been appointed as the new Centre Director of Dairy Processing Technology Centre (DPTC), the Enterprise Ireland Technology Centre hosted at the University of Limerick. The
SimoTech, the largest Irish-owned process automation services and manufacturing IT systems company for the pharma/biotech sector, has announced the creation of 70 new jobs over the next two years. These jobs will be based
In its highly anticipated annual retail food and grocery channel forecasts, IGD, provider of foresight and analysis for the food and consumer goods industry, predicts that the unprecedented 8.5% growth in
More international trade deals are key to the continued growth of the Irish Whiskey industry. That’s according to a new report launched by the Irish Whiskey Association. ‘Irish Whiskey Global’ is the
IT Sligo is leading a new initiative, funded by Enterprise Ireland and in partnership with Letterkenny and Dundalk Institutes of Technologies, to strengthen collaboration between manufacturing companies across the border
Britain’s manufacturers are accelerating as growth prospects become significantly more positive for the rest of the year, according to a major survey published today by Make UK and business advisory
APC Ltd, the award-winning Irish pharmaceutical research and development company, is investing €25 million and creating 120 jobs through the formation of a ‘Global Centre of Excellence for Vaccine and
Manufactured goods accounted for over half of UK total exports at the end of 2019 bringing in £687 billion for UK plc, but many smaller companies are still missing out
Conditions in the manufacturing sector improved at an unprecedented rate in May, as output growth strengthened and new orders rose at the quickest pace in the near three decade survey
Irish builders concerned at impact of increased cost of building materials on affordability of homes
A survey carried out by the Irish Home Builders Association (IHBA) of its membership has found that increased timber prices and supply chain issues, exacerbated by Covid-19 and Brexit, have
The Kraft Heinz Company is planning to make a £140 million investment in Kitt Green, Europe’s largest food manufacturing facility located near Wigan, in the North-West of the UK. This
Irish manufacturing and exporting companies have an important role to play in reducing emissions and building a more sustainable future and Enterprise Ireland has a range of green supports to
Smaller housebuilders are to be given a better chance of bidding to develop public land following a major overhaul of the system. Housing accelerator Homes England is making the process more
The Irish SME Association (ISME) has announced the election of Margaret O’Rourke Doherty (pictured) as the new Chair of the National Council for the 2021-2023 term. Margaret O’Rourke Doherty is
The Data Centres & Critical Infrastructure Online Webinar will be held on Thursday, May 10th. The event is the latest in the Online 365 Manufacturing & Supply Chain Webinar Series
Britain’s manufacturers have called on Government to adopt a sectoral rethink on how levy money can be spent to boost essential skills in high growth industries like manufacturing and engineering.
The Government has launched Ireland’s first dedicated Quantum Computer Engineering Centre (QCEC) at Tyndall National Institute, the national institute for
Businesses across Northern Ireland will be able to enhance their productivity and digital capabilities through a new Digital Transformation Programme.
The discount channel accounts for 43% of retail growth across Europe and will add €34 billion in sales from 2020
As lockdown ends, and building is finally allowed to recommence, Irish construction may not be ready to meet the pent
Irish food SMEs are optimistic about their growth prospects, according to new research by Love Irish Food and PwC, which found
Galway Technology Centre, (GTC) has announced details of their new AcademyWest expansion, which is expected to generate a cumulative total
The Irish Government has announced that 29 exciting new projects have succeeded in securing funding under the third round of
The Irish Government has launched the Climate Enterprise Action Fund with an initial allocation of €10 million. The Fund, which
53% of Northern Ireland’s manufacturers are expecting to raise prices over the next quarter, the highest share recorded since the
The Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index® (PMI®) – a seasonally adjusted index designed to track changes in total construction activity – posted 30.9
UK construction activity boomed in March with the purchasing managers’ index reaching 61.7 – the highest reading since the second half of 2014. This
The Government has announced funding of €338,000 to establish a new Enterprise Ireland Technology Gateway for the North-East in Dundalk
Headquartered in Tallaght, County Dublin, Lidl Ireland & Northern Ireland is set to become the first large nationwide supermarket to
Fingal County Council is one of eight local authorities from either side of the border which came together recently to
Ireland’s Top 25 Most Valuable Brands lose nearly €3 billion worth of brand value amid pandemic woes
Ireland has recorded mixed fortunes throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, with the lowest rates per capita in Europe in mid-December 2020,
The Government has given its backing to efforts by Make UK to help the next generation of talent by boosting
The Board of Enterprise Ireland, the state agency responsible for the development of Irish enterprise, has announced the appointment of
Intel has unveiled plans to enter a new era of innovation and technology growth with the acceleration of investment in
The number of UK sectors reporting output growth doubled in February, led by a strong performance from technology equipment manufacturers,
Britain’s manufacturers are beginning to move through the gears as growth prospects become more positive for the rest of the
Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I, part of AB InBev, has announced a £115 million+ investment in its two major UK breweries
Welsh food and drink companies are being offered funded support to help improve their sustainability. Eligible companies can receive assistance
The key partners responsible for the delivery of the Derry~Londonderry Strabane City Deal, marking the single largest ever Government investment
The Bank of Ireland Economic Pulse came in at 68.6 in February 2021. The index, which combines the results of
A spatial framework mapping out the route for the Oxford-Cambridge arc to expand dramatically with more than one million new
The pace of the UK’s economic recovery fell behind the global benchmark in January, as the vaccine rollout drove the
Results from the latest Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NI Chamber) survey on the impact of Coronavirus confirm
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, a paradigm shift towards digitization was already underway across the sectors. However, the pandemic has
The latest Goods Exports and Imports statistics show that the value of goods exports from Ireland rose to €160.8 billion
Italian-owned agribusiness Sedamyl has announced major plans to expand its Yorkshire plant which will see it double production, create additional
The Irish Government has opened the first call for applications under its €100m Scheme for the Agri-food sector. The Scheme
The latest figures from Kantar show that take-home grocery sales in Ireland grew by 16.4% in the 12 weeks to 24 January
Manufacturers helped push the UK’s economic recovery ahead of the global benchmark in December, according to the latest Lloyds Bank
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) in Ireland has published its annual merger report including statistics on the number
New figures released in the annual Bord Bia Export Performance and Prospects report 2020/2021 show that the value of exports of Irish
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