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Packaging Innovations and Empack 2022 will introduce two brand-new interactive features, The Big Debate and the Sustainability Trail, when it returns to Birmingham’s NEC on 25 and 26 May. The features
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Valeo has produced its one hundred millionth automotive nearfield camera, which gives the car its rear and surround vision, at its Tuam site in Ireland, which employs about 850 people.
More than half of Northern Ireland’s manufacturing businesses are experiencing growth so far this year, a survey conducted by Perceptive Insight for Manufacturing NI and Tughans shows. Compared to April 2021,
Takeda Ireland, a subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, has opened a cell therapy production facility at its Grange Castle site in Dublin. The commercial scale cell therapy production facility is
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
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.
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, 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,
Businesses in Ireland are currently struggling to comprehensively measure, monitor and report on the range of metrics that they contribute to as part of the energy transition and in taking
Connected Curriculum, Siemens’ innovative teaching programme integrating technology into the higher education curriculum, has expanded its university partnerships bringing its total to 10 leading UK universities. Launched in 2019, the
A major new report, ‘ReShaping Plastics – Pathways to a Circular, Climate Neutral Plastics System in Europe’, finds that a fully circular, net zero carbon emissions plastics system in Europe
Gordon Polson, Chief Executive of the Federation of Bakers has written to the Rt Hon George Eustice MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, calling for action
BSI, in its role as the UK National Standards Body, publishes two new standards to enable businesses and regulators to bring safe products to the UK market. These standards will
The Institute of Export & International Trade (IOE&IT) has launched a new report setting out the opportunities and challenges of digitalising trade. The report, Trade Data and Digitalisation (available to download here), takes a
The 2022 National Manufacturing Conference & Exhibition will be held over two days – on 25th and 26th of May – at the Citywest Convention Centre in Dublin. Incorporating a
Construction of the first phase of a £80 million industrial development is underway in Sunderland. Legal & General-backed Hillthorn Business Park in Washington is on-track with GMI Construction Group poised
IFEX, Northern Ireland’s largest foodservice, hospitality, and retail event returns to the TEC, Belfast from 29th–31st March and celebrating its 25th anniversary, it is one of the most eagerly anticipated
New research projects will help enable the future take-up of greener, hydrogen-based fuels in the UK. The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is to provide £615,000 over the
Cummins Inc, a corporation of complementary business segments that design, manufacture, distribute and service a broad portfolio of power solutions, plans to open a new Powertrain Test Facility at the
InoBat has launched an office located at the University of Warwick Science Park’s Warwick Innovation Centre. The start-up company, headquartered in Slovakia, has circa 60 employees, ten of which are
Bulk road tanker specialist Abbey Logistics has been awarded a new contract to transport all bulk flour produced at Premier Food’s mill in Andover to their bakeries throughout the UK.
Intel has announced the first phase of its plans to invest as much as 80 billion euros in the European Union over the next decade along the entire semiconductor value
Some of the UK’s most innovative businesses are set to benefit from a new series of loan competitions. The competitions will offer businesses up to £150 million to support their
The University of Strathclyde’s Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC) has recently welcomed two new Tier Two members to the organisation.
Bord Bia, the Irish Government agency responsible for the promotion of the food, drink, and horticulture industry globally, has announced
Construction at the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland Group’s (NMIS) headquarters in Renfrewshire’s Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District Scotland (AMIDS) is nearing
Industrial metrology specialist The Sempre Group has officially opened its Dublin facility. The 180 square metre facility provides Irish manufacturers with
ICS Cool Energy, an international market leader specialising in complete temperature control solutions for manufacturing process and facilities applications, is
Founded in 1964 in Limerick, Kirby is a leading mechanical and electrical engineering contractor with operations in Ireland, the UK,
Two recently published surveys demonstrate the strength of Ireland’s economy despite the challenges posed by the pandemic and Brexit. The
Analog Devices, a leading global high-performance semiconductor company, will invest €100 million over the next three years in ADI Catalyst,
The Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition, which is taking place on the 10th March, 2022 at the Arena
The number of residential commencement notices lodged in Ireland in 2021 was above pre-pandemic levels, according to a report from
Anglo-Korean next-generation battery company Eurocell EMEA is set to build its first European Gigafactory producing proven, production-ready technologies by 2023. As
A productivity boosting rotary forge that can provide up to 90% materials savings compared to conventional machining is being shipped
As part of its expansion plans, Reliance, which is Ireland’s largest supplier of industrial components, has opened an automation hub
Kingspan, the global leader in high-performance insulation and building envelope solutions, has agreed to acquire Ondura Group from Naxicap Capital
Scientists from Heriot-Watt University have been funded by Innovate UK to develop additives and processing methods that will drastically increase
Aston Martin is to create more than 100 jobs at its St Athan site in Wales, following the launch of
The Government has launched its €180 million Plans to boost regional development. The Plans, which set out actions to 2024
Glanbia Ireland, Ireland’s largest dairy processor, has welcomed the unanimous decision by the Supreme Court to uphold An Bord Pleanála’s
£16.7 million of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funding is going to build the manufacturing capability Britain needs to lead
Preliminary figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the value of goods exports from Ireland rose to €165.2 billion
A new partnership between industry and Government to grow the number of high-quality apprenticeships in the manufacturing sector has been
A £1.5 billion home building fund offering loans to SMEs to help them deliver 42,000 new houses across the country
The University of Strathclyde’s Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC) has recently added three new Members and welcomed back another, with
UK car production in 2021 fell -6.7% to only 859,575 units, according to figures released by the Society of Motor
Britain’s manufacturers are more positive about the growth outlook as they enter 2022, with greater confidence in the prospects for
97% of UK and Irish industrial organisations have named reducing their carbon footprint as a priority, with 3 in 10
The value of Ireland’s food, drink and horticulture exports increased by 4% to a record €13.5 billion in 2021, despite
BevExpo’s new Taste Town showcases drinks manufacturers and their products, adding a new area to the existing exhibition and seminar
Momentum for digital technologies in lab research is growing and was further accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, causing teams to
The GEMÜ Group is a leading manufacturer of valves, measurement and control systems for liquids, vapours and gases. GEMU is
European Springs and Pressings Ltd, established in 1948, are leading experts in the field of spring manufacturing and high speed
EMC Ltd, founded in 2001 and based in Galway is a leading supplier of Electrical, Mechanical, Pneumatics, and Industrial Controls
Following a period of unprecedented change and upheaval in the manufacturing and supply chain sector over the past 18 months,
Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has joined other industrial leaders and pioneers
The Irish Government has launched call 4 of the Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund (DTIF). The aim of the fund is
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