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New state-of-the-art facility for Arm opens in Galway

    New state-of-the-art facility for Arm opens in Galway

Arm, the company that is building the future of computing, recently celebrated the official opening of its new state-of-the-art facility in Galway City. Since establishing operations in Galway in 2014,

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New rail freight link strengthens Ireland-Spain logistics with Brittany Ferries

    New rail freight link strengthens Ireland-Spain logistics with Brittany Ferries

Brittany Ferries has launched a major new freight initiative that strengthens connections between Ireland and Spain, while taking significant steps to cut road traffic, reduce emissions and support driver-free logistics.

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Guala Closures opens new plant in Scotland with over €60 million investment

    Guala Closures opens new plant in Scotland with over €60 million investment

Guala Closures, a global leader in premium and innovative closure solutions, has officially inaugurated its new state-of-the-art production facility in Gartcosh, Scotland. With its investment made exceeding €60 million, Guala Closures

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Scotland Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition – Scottish Event Campus, Glasgow – 1st & 2nd October 2025

    Scotland Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition – Scottish Event Campus, Glasgow – 1st & 2nd October 2025

The annual Scotland Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition will be held at the SEC Glasgow on Wednesday 1st and Thursday 2nd of October 2025. Encompassing a comprehensive conference

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Aenova announces major expansion of Killorglin facility

    Aenova announces major expansion of Killorglin facility

Aenova, a leading pharmaceutical Contract Development & Manufacturing Organisation (CDMO), has announced a significant expansion of its Killorglin facility (Temmler Ireland Ltd) enabling the company to develop innovative drug delivery

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Food and drink manufacturers help Made Smarter hit milestone 400th technology project

    Food and drink manufacturers help Made Smarter hit milestone 400th technology project

Food and drink manufacturers have helped Made Smarter North West reach a major milestone — funding its 400th technology adoption project. The milestone was achieved after two more companies secured

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Northern Ireland Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition – Eikon Exhibition Centre, Lisburn – 11th September 2025

    Northern Ireland Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition – Eikon Exhibition Centre, Lisburn – 11th September 2025

The Northern Ireland Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition will be held at the Eikon Exhibition Centre, Lisburn, on Thursday, 11th of September 2025. Incorporating a comprehensive conference programme

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Wrightbus appoints industry expert to global customer support role

    Wrightbus appoints industry expert to global customer support role

Leading zero-emission bus manufacturer Wrightbus has appointed an industry expert to focus on customer support as it continues to strengthen its senior team. Graham Hamlyn (pictured), who was pivotal in

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UK businesses and academia partner up in cutting-edge research

    UK businesses and academia partner up in cutting-edge research

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is funding 23 partnerships with a £41 million investment, matched with a further £56 million from businesses and academia. The projects will

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Lidl Ireland brings 27 new Irish suppliers onboard for 2025 Kickstart programme

    Lidl Ireland brings 27 new Irish suppliers onboard for 2025 Kickstart programme

Lidl Ireland has announced the selection of 27 new suppliers from across the island of Ireland that will join its 2025 Kickstart Supplier Development Programme. This year’s line-up features a

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€16.1 million of PEACEPLUS funding awarded to support SMEs

    €16.1 million of PEACEPLUS funding awarded to support SMEs

A combined total of €16.1 million of PEACEPLUS funding has been awarded to projects supporting SMEs to operate at scale through cross-border collaboration in Northern Ireland and the border counties

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Hollister Ballina transforms into ‘epicentre of global expertise’ with €80 million investment

    Hollister Ballina transforms into ‘epicentre of global expertise’ with €80 million investment

Hollister Incorporated, a global leader in ostomy, continence, wound care and critical care products, has announced an €80 million R&D investment and a digital transformation project that will create approximately

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How research and innovation is driving growth in Wales

    How research and innovation is driving growth in Wales

A Welsh project working to produce steel in an environmentally friendly way is one of the four new manufacturing hubs that will share £44 million in government funding. The Indigenous Green-steel

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Mallows Bottling crowned Manufacturer of the Year at Made in the UK Awards

    Mallows Bottling crowned Manufacturer of the Year at Made in the UK Awards

Mallows Bottling, the multi-award winning contract bottler of alcoholic and soft drinks, has been named Manufacturer of the Year (under £25 million) at the Made in the UK Awards 2025.

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Funding injection set to expand NMIS’s semiconductor manufacturing capabilities to create UK centre for advanced packaging

    Funding injection set to expand NMIS’s semiconductor manufacturing capabilities to create UK centre for advanced packaging

Plans for a national hub for the development of advanced semiconductor packaging are now underway, following the announcement of a £160 million investment from the UK Government in Glasgow City Region Innovation

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€18.75 million funding recommended for two Enterprise Ireland client companies in Horizon Europe EIC Accelerator

    €18.75 million funding recommended for two Enterprise Ireland client companies in Horizon Europe EIC Accelerator

Two Enterprise Ireland-backed companies have won funding approvals of up to €18.75 million in the latest competition under Horizon Europe’s European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator Programme. The two successful companies

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Positive FDI performance in first half of 2025 as 179 investments set to deliver significant impact across the country with the potential to create more than 10,000 jobs – IDA Ireland

    Positive FDI performance in first half of 2025 as 179 investments set to deliver significant impact across the country with the potential to create more than 10,000 jobs – IDA Ireland

Foreign Direct Investment held firm in the six months to June 2025, with substantial investment in critical areas such as R&D, digitalisation, sustainability, and talent development driving growth across Ireland’s

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Renishaw helps Irish Manufacturing Research (IMR) to advance aerospace optics manufacturing

    Renishaw helps Irish Manufacturing Research (IMR) to advance aerospace optics manufacturing

Renishaw has collaborated with Irish Manufacturing Research (IMR) to support groundbreaking research into additive manufacturing (AM) for novel aerospace materials. This collaboration is part of a Disruptive Technology Innovation Fund (DTIF)

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European Space Agency Phi-Lab Ireland programme launched

    European Space Agency Phi-Lab Ireland programme launched

Irish Manufacturing Research (IMR) and AMBER, the Research Ireland Centre for Advanced Materials and BioEngineering Research, have officially launched the European Space Agency (ESA) Phi-Lab Ireland – a pioneering six-year

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Astellas enhances operations across Ireland with €129 million investment in new projects in Kerry and Dublin

    Astellas enhances operations across Ireland with €129 million investment in new projects in Kerry and Dublin

IDA Ireland has welcomed the commitment by Astellas, one of Japan’s largest life sciences companies and a leading developer and manufacturer of pharmaceutical products globally, to deliver a series of

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£3 million investment in Coleraine companies will improve outcomes for cancer and metabolic disease patients

    £3 million investment in Coleraine companies will improve outcomes for cancer and metabolic disease patients

Invest Northern Ireland has announced that two Coleraine SMEs are the first to receive investment from its £39 million equity fund, Co-Fund III. StimOxyGen and Dia Beta Labs, two life

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Battery research, innovation and manufacturing scale-up funding in the UK

    Battery research, innovation and manufacturing scale-up funding in the UK

The Department for Business and Trade has announced a £452 million investment in the Battery Innovation Programme in the Advanced Manufacturing Sector Plan. The funding is part of the industrial

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Invest NI support helps deliver £631 million of investment across the Northern Ireland economy

    Invest NI support helps deliver £631 million of investment across the Northern Ireland economy

1,334 businesses received offers of support from Invest Northern Ireland in 2024/25 which will see over £630m invested in the NI economy. The organisation offered advice and support, including £88m

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New research hubs to cut carbon and reshape UK manufacturing

    New research hubs to cut carbon and reshape UK manufacturing

From green steel and recycled plastics to turning waste into new materials and using AI to boost productivity, four new

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Black Box Donuts products to hit supermarket shelves in Republic of Ireland

    Black Box Donuts products to hit supermarket shelves in Republic of Ireland

Northern Ireland donut brand Black Box Donuts has launched its award-winning products in over 60 SuperValu and Centra stores across

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Midland Steel launches FasterFix Ready Mesh to accelerate Irish housing construction

    Midland Steel launches FasterFix Ready Mesh to accelerate Irish housing construction

Midland Steel, a leading Irish force in steel reinforcement innovation, has announced the launch of its newest breakthrough product, FasterFix

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Launch of the Futures Institute on Data and Digital Transformation at Maynooth University

    Launch of the Futures Institute on Data and Digital Transformation at Maynooth University

Minister of State for Public Procurement, Digitalisation and eGovernment Emer Higgins TD has launched the Futures Institute on Data and

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Official opening of new MedTech manufacturing facility in County Galway

    Official opening of new MedTech manufacturing facility in County Galway

Neurent Medical, a rapidly growing innovator in ear, nose, and throat (ENT) healthcare solutions, has officially opened its new, state-of-the-art

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Launch of the All-Island Industry 4.0 Future Skills Report at the AMTCE

    Launch of the All-Island Industry 4.0 Future Skills Report at the AMTCE

The 2025 All-Island Industry 4.0 Future Skills Report reveals that the advanced manufacturing sector is facing a growing skills challenge

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Scotland’s bioeconomy boosted by launch of £850,000 scale-up technology

    Scotland’s bioeconomy boosted by launch of £850,000 scale-up technology

Scotland’s biotechnology sector is celebrating a major milestone with the launch of the nation’s first open-access 300-litre fermenter – a

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Advanced remanufacturing could transform wind turbine repairs and cut emissions

    Advanced remanufacturing could transform wind turbine repairs and cut emissions

A research collaboration between Renewable Parts Limited (RPL), SSE Renewables, and the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) operated by the

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ANGOKA to invest nearly £2 million in world leading cyber security solution for the factory of the future

    ANGOKA to invest nearly £2 million in world leading cyber security solution for the factory of the future

Belfast-headquartered ANGOKA is investing £1.8 million in a world leading cyber security solution for the advanced manufacturing sector. The COSMIC

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Saor Water takes top prize at Enterprise Ireland’s 2025 Student Entrepreneur Awards

    Saor Water takes top prize at Enterprise Ireland’s 2025 Student Entrepreneur Awards

Ryan Ormonde and Jonathan Hoffman, from Saor Water, were named as the Enterprise Ireland Student Entrepreneurs of the Year at

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Harris Tweed® weaves next-generation technology into centuries-old craft

    Harris Tweed® weaves next-generation technology into centuries-old craft

Harris Tweed®, the world-renowned Scottish textile brand, is harnessing cutting-edge industrial 3D printing technology to bring a new lease of

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Kirchhoff Ireland begins transformation initiative to drive innovation and high-value manufacturing

    Kirchhoff Ireland begins transformation initiative to drive innovation and high-value manufacturing

Kirchhoff Ireland (KI), a subsidiary of Kirchhoff Automotive SE, has launched its first large-scale training and transformation initiative at its

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New funding model needed for Ireland to become a European innovation leader

    New funding model needed for Ireland to become a European innovation leader

Ibec, the group that represents Irish business, has warned that Ireland’s current public investment model for research and innovation (R&I)

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New Chief Executive Officer appointed at Enterprise Ireland

    New Chief Executive Officer appointed at Enterprise Ireland

The Board of Enterprise Ireland has announced the appointment of Jenny Melia (pictured) as its new Chief Executive Officer (Designate).

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AI Manufacturing Trends 2025: A Year of Practical Implementation and Sustainable Solutions

    AI Manufacturing Trends 2025: A Year of Practical Implementation and Sustainable Solutions

Despite the ongoing AI revolution and widespread publications of artificial intelligence advancements, experts emphasise that AI implementation in manufacturing remains

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Industry first for new Irish distillery

    Industry first for new Irish distillery

Lambay Whiskey, a partnership between the Baring family and cognac producer House of Camus, has officially opened a first of

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Turning artificial materials into real-life solutions

    Turning artificial materials into real-life solutions

A state-of-the-art hub will develop new forms of base materials, designed at microscopic scale, for use in everything from computer

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Winners of the Insider’s Made in Northern Ireland Awards 2025

    Winners of the Insider’s Made in Northern Ireland Awards 2025

The winners of the Insider’s Made in Northern Ireland Awards 2025 have been announced. Awards recognise the quality products and

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Launch of new upskilling platform on Modern Methods of Construction

    Launch of new upskilling platform on Modern Methods of Construction

Skillnet MMC Accelerate, a new national online platform designed to upskill Ireland’s construction workforce in Modern Methods of Construction (MMC),

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Official opening of the National Centre for Brewing and Distilling, Teagasc, Oakpark, Carlow

    Official opening of the National Centre for Brewing and Distilling, Teagasc, Oakpark, Carlow

The National Centre for Brewing and Distilling in Oakpark, Teagasc, which has been allocated funding of €2.3 million by the

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Major inward investment secured for Scotland with US manufacturer

    Major inward investment secured for Scotland with US manufacturer

Green aircraft engine developer ZeroAvia is to establish a major manufacturing base in Scotland, creating around 350 jobs. The US

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English specialty chemicals company invests £14 million in world-leading facility

    English specialty chemicals company invests £14 million in world-leading facility

Blackburn Chemicals Limited, a specialty chemicals company producing foam control solutions for a wide range of industries, recently unveiled a

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Lidl Ireland investing more than €10 million in Ireland’s first net zero energy supermarket

    Lidl Ireland investing more than €10 million in Ireland’s first net zero energy supermarket

Lidl Ireland has announced the investment of more than €10 million in the construction of Ireland’s first Net Zero Energy

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Launch of ‘Silicon Island’: A National Semiconductor Strategy for Ireland

    Launch of ‘Silicon Island’: A National Semiconductor Strategy for Ireland

Ireland’s new Semiconductor Strategy, ‘Silicon Island’ has been officially launched. This major new initiative is designed to strengthen Ireland’s role in

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£250 million of Access to Finance funding to support start-ups and SMEs in Northern Ireland

    £250 million of Access to Finance funding to support start-ups and SMEs in Northern Ireland

A new round of Access to Finance funding from Invest NI has been launched. The portfolio of three funds includes

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£30 million to grow regional research commercialisation ecosystems across England

    £30 million to grow regional research commercialisation ecosystems across England

Research England is investing £30 million into four ambitious regional projects through its university commercialisation ecosystems initiative. These projects will

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Higgs Centre for Innovation in Scotland celebrates £25 million in investment

    Higgs Centre for Innovation in Scotland celebrates £25 million in investment

Companies based at the Higgs Centre for Innovation in Edinburgh have secured over £25 million in funding since the business incubation

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€27.6 million invested in Irish start-ups in 2024

    €27.6 million invested in Irish start-ups in 2024

Enterprise Ireland, the government agency responsible for the development and growth of Irish companies in global markets, invested €27.6 million

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Single biggest investment announced in vertical farming in the United Kingdom

    Single biggest investment announced in vertical farming in the United Kingdom

Italy-based Planet Farms, a global leader in controlled environment agriculture technology, is to invest over £25 million in a UK-based

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Collaboration at the fore of €30 million Shared Island Enterprise Scheme

    Collaboration at the fore of €30 million Shared Island Enterprise Scheme

A €30 million Shared Island Enterprise Scheme is marking a significant step forward in island-wide enterprise collaboration and growth, as three

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Faraday Battery Challenge launches UK sector wide battery report

    Faraday Battery Challenge launches UK sector wide battery report

Electrification of the UK’s automotive, marine, aerospace, rail and energy storage sectors is expected to drive a significant rise in

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Hoop Medical opens new state-of-the-art facility in Wexford

    Hoop Medical opens new state-of-the-art facility in Wexford

Hoop Medical, a global leader in the design and manufacture of medical device balloons, has announced the official opening of

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Ericsson invests €200 million at Athlone facility

    Ericsson invests €200 million at Athlone facility

Ericsson has announced a significant €200 million investment over the next three years in a pioneering research, development, and innovation

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Official opening of Galway Biomedical design and manufacturing facility

    Official opening of Galway Biomedical design and manufacturing facility

Galway Biomedical Limited, a trusted partner in the development and contract manufacturing of medical devices, has announced the opening of

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Carbery Group joins EIT Food to accelerate innovation in sustainable nutrition

    Carbery Group joins EIT Food to accelerate innovation in sustainable nutrition

Carbery Group and its taste division, Synergy Flavours, have entered a partnership with EIT Food, the world’s largest and most

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