PennEngineering a global leader in innovative fastening solutions, has announced the expansion of its operations located in Galway City, Ireland. This significant extension is set to create 70 new jobs
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![Northern Ireland Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition – Titanic Exhibition Centre, Belfast – 12th September 2024](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/NIManufacturingEventGraphic2024-505x306_c.jpg)
The Northern Ireland Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition will be held at the Titanic Exhibition Centre, Belfast, on Thursday, 12th of September 2024. Incorporating a comprehensive conference programme
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Made Smarter, the movement connecting manufacturers to technology and skills, has launched a national awards programme to celebrate digital transformation among SME manufacturers. The Made Smarter Adoption Awards champion manufacturing
![Northern Ireland businesses urged to seize trade opportunities](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/InvestNITradeEventJune2024Resized-505x306_c.jpg)
“Trade opportunities should be seized and maximised,” advised Economy Minister, Conor Murphy when speaking at the recent launch of Invest Northern Ireland’s international trade calendar of events and trade missions.
![Jacobs announces 100 new jobs and celebrates 50 years in Ireland](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/JacobsEngineeringMay2024-505x306_c.jpg)
Jacobs has announced the creation of 100 jobs over the next two years in Ireland, at the official opening of its new state-of-the-art office in Sandyford, Dublin. The office opening
![CEO of Irish Manufacturing Research, Barry Kennedy, among those honoured by Engineers Ireland](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/EngineersIrelandFellowshipMay2024-505x306_c.jpg)
A number of leading Irish broadcasters, entrepreneurs, and academics were honoured with Fellowships of engineering representative body, Engineers Ireland, at a recent ceremony in Dublin’s InterContinental Hotel. Fellowships were awarded
![Schneider Electric appoints Rhonda Doyle as VP of Customer Operations UK and Ireland to enhance the Digital Customer Experience](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/SchneiderElectricIndustrialTechnology-505x306_c.jpg)
Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has appointed Rhonda Doyle as the new Vice President of Customer Operations in the UK and Ireland.
![Sonatus expands into Ireland](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/SonatusApril2024-505x306_c.jpg)
Sonatus, a leading automotive software company accelerating the transition to software-defined vehicles (SDVs), has opened an R&D and engineering center in Dublin to expand its engineering and business capabilities. With
![ATU Innovation Hub secures €45.75 million of Disruptive Technologies Innovation Funding (DTIF)](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/ATUInnovationHubApril2024-505x306_c.jpg)
Demonstrating a commitment to innovation and technological advancement, Atlantic Technological University’s (ATU) Innovation Hubs (iHubs) have achieved outstanding success within the Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund (DTIF), with its Galway iHub
![National Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition 2024 – 28-29th May – RDS Simmonscourt, Dublin](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/ManufacturingMontage-505x306_c.jpg)
The annual Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition will he held at RDS Simmonscourt in Dublin, on Tuesday, 28th, and Wednesday, 29th of May 2024. Incorporating a comprehensive conference
![National Construction Summit –18th April 2024 – Sport Ireland Campus, Blanchardstown, Dublin](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/ConstructionSummitCompressed-505x306_c.jpg)
The 2024 National Construction Summit is being held on Thursday, April 18th at the Sport Ireland Campus, Blanchardstown in Dublin. Incorporating a comprehensive conference programme, including a wide array of
![Net Zero Exchange visit to Malaysia and Singapore to showcase Northern Ireland as a key player in the Green Economy](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/InvestNIMarch2024Compressed-505x306_c.jpg)
This week a Northern Ireland Net Zero Exchange mission, led by Invest Northern Ireland, is visiting Malaysia and Singapore to highlight the expertise and technological advancements that have made Northern
![ESB and Bord na Móna officially launch Ireland’s largest onshore Wind Farm at Oweninny as part of €320 million investment](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ESBOweninnyWindFarm-505x306_c.jpg)
Two of Ireland’s leading energy providers, ESB and Bord na Móna have officially launched Oweninny Wind Farm in North Mayo. Combining both phases of the Oweninny Wind Farm project, the
![PAC Group to invest £1.3 million following £2.8 million contract wins](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/InvestNIPACGroupFebruary2024Compressed-505x306_c.jpg)
Belfast-based engineering firm, PAC Group has announced an investment of £1.3 million which will see it expand its team with 18 new jobs. The expansion follows export contract wins of
![ESB Group to collaborate with BladeBridge to repurpose wind turbine blades](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/BladeBridgeESBFebruary2024-505x306_c.jpg)
ESB has announced a new collaboration with BladeBridge, a Cork-based start-up specialising in wind turbine blade repurposing. The company had participated in the ‘2050 Accelerator’ programme, a sustainability-focused start-up accelerator
![New report identifies Ireland’s €38 billion offshore wind opportunity](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/OffshoreWind2-505x306_c.jpg)
Achieving Ireland’s 2050 offshore wind energy targets could be worth at least €38 billion to the Irish economy, according to a new report. The research highlights the need for a
![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
![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
![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
![The Future of Manufacturing: Five Key Trends to Watch Out for in 2024](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/DominoPrintingCarlHaycock2023-505x306_c.jpg)
Technological advancements, climate change, and geopolitical tensions have transformed the global manufacturing landscape in recent decades. Along the way, academics and industry experts have explored concepts such as Industry 4.0
![£11 million awarded to support UK battery technology innovation](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/FaradayBatteryChallengeDecember2023-505x306_c.jpg)
Twenty battery tech innovators have been awarded grants of up to £907,000 by UKRI’s Faraday Battery Challenge (FBC). The FBC aims to accelerate the development and commercialisation of state-of-the-art battery
![Busting the automation myths: 7 reasons to embrace robotics](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/FanucAutomationDecember2023-505x306_c.jpg)
By Carl Patrick, Robot Sales Manager – Machine Tool Automation, FANUC UK The UK is currently the world’s sixth largest economy and eighth largest manufacturing nation[1]. But despite being the
![BBSRC launches UK’s first bioscience prosperity partnership programme](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/BBSRCBioscience-505x306_c.jpg)
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) will support 10 dynamic research collaborations between UK business and academia in its first round of prosperity partnership funding. From developing effective
![Ireland forecast to record strongest construction growth amongst 19 European countries as output declines across the Continent – Euroconstruct](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/ConstructionSummitCompressed-200x157_c.jpg)
Construction output in Ireland is forecast to grow at the strongest rate among 19 European countries, expanding by 3.2% this
![Sam Moffett of Moffett Automated Storage named 2023 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/SamMoffettNovember2023-200x157_c.jpg)
Sam Moffett (pictured), Managing Director and Founder of Moffett Automated Storage Ltd in Monaghan, has been named the emerging and
![Eakin Healthcare establishes Ostomy Centre of Excellence with £19 million investment in R&D](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/EakinHealthcareNovember2023Compressed-200x157_c.jpg)
Eakin Healthcare has announced an investment of £19 million in Research and Development (R&D) to establish an Ostomy Centre of
![Vertiv invests in manufacturing facility in Northern Ireland to support growing demand driven by AI and digitalisation trends](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/VertivNovember2023Compressed-200x157_c.jpg)
Vertiv, a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, has announced that it is making a significant investment
![Fortescue accelerates the manufacture of zero emission technologies with the opening of new $23 million UK facility](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/FortescueOctober2023Compressed-200x157_c.jpg)
Fortescue, the Australian integrated green technology, metals and energy company, has delivered a major boost to jobs, manufacturing, and green
![Sterling Engineering establishes a base in Galway](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SterlingEngineeringOctober2023-200x157_c.jpg)
Sterling Engineering, a provider of outsourced engineering services for manufacturing companies across medical technologies, life science, automotive, food and beverage
![£41 million to enhance UK research and innovation clusters](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/UKResearchInnovationOctober2023-200x157_c.jpg)
From net zero buildings to agri-tech and semiconductors to photonics, 10 new projects will boost UK economic growth and address
![Industry and academia partnerships aim to boost UK economic growth](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/UKResearchInnovationSeptember2023-200x157_c.jpg)
Nine new regional partnerships between UK universities and manufacturing businesses will address industry-driven challenges and develop new technologies. The Early-Stage
![Historic milestone reached as new aircraft manufacturing returns to the UK](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/BrittenNormanSeptember2023Compressed-200x157_c.jpg)
British aircraft manufacturer, Britten-Norman, has begun UK production of the Islander, the world-leading sub-regional aircraft, having shifted its manufacturing back
![US-based Wesco International to expand in Ireland](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/WescoIrelandSeptember2023-200x157_c.jpg)
Wesco International, a US-based global provider of business-to-business distribution, logistics and supply chain solutions, has announced that it will expand
![Northern Ireland company bringing The Wombles back to life with new collection](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/EnvironmentalStreetFurnitureSeptember2023-200x157_c.jpg)
Northern Ireland company, Environmental Street Furniture (ESF), is bringing some of the UK’s most cherished TV characters, The Wombles, back
![Researchers transform landfilled wind turbine blades into footbridges](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/QueensUniversitySeptember2023-200x157_c.jpg)
Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast are transforming wind turbine blades, which are set to be landfilled or incinerated, into footbridges
![Driving the electric revolution competition invests in UK net zero manufacturing tech](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/InnovateUKSeptember2023-200x157_c.jpg)
Innovate UK has awarded £5.8 million in funding to 12 projects that scale-up the manufacturing of underpinning net zero technologies
![BAE Systems to acquire Ball Aerospace in $5.55 billion deal](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/BAESystemsBallAerospace-200x157_c.jpg)
BAE Systems plc has agreed to acquire the Ball Aerospace business from Ball Corporation for c.$5.55 billion in cash, subject
![Scotland Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition – the SEC Glasgow – 25th October 2023](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/ScotlandManufacturingEventBanner2023-200x157_c.jpg)
The annual Scotland Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition, which is being held at the SEC Glasgow on 25th
![Advancing Precision Engineering – Irish Manufacturing Research introduces Global S CMM](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMRHexagon-200x157_c.jpg)
In an exciting development in precision manufacturing, Hexagon and Irish Manufacturing Research (IMR) have announced the successful commissioning of their
![Manufacturing and engineering finalists announced ahead of Worldskills Ireland 2023](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/WorldSkillsAugust2023-200x157_c.jpg)
Ahead of Worldskills Ireland 2023, 160 students and apprentices from across Ireland have been named as competition finalists who will
![New technology hub to accelerate next generation Airbus wings](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/AirbusWingTechnologyDevelopmentCentre-200x157_c.jpg)
Airbus is investing further in its UK innovation capabilities, with the opening of a new Wing Technology Development Centre (WTDC)
![Investment in green innovation secures prestigious NHS contract for AIC Group](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/AICGroupJune2023-200x157_c.jpg)
Armagh-based AIC Group Limited, specialists in thermal treatment and waste to energy systems, has secured a prestigious contract with NHS
![£100 million Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre (AMIC) granted planning approval in Northern Ireland](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/AMICFactory-200x157_c.jpg)
Plans for a £100 million Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre (AMIC) at Global Point in Newtownabbey have been approved by Antrim
![Universal Display Corporation and PPG celebrate opening of OLED manufacturing site in Shannon](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/UniversalDisplayCorporationMay2023-200x157_c.jpg)
Universal Display Corporation and PPG have officially opened a new state-of-the-art organic light-emitting diode (OLED) manufacturing facility in Shannon, Ireland.
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The Queen’s University-led Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre (AMIC), which represents investment of £100 million under the Belfast Region City Deal,
![Europe’s largest 3D modular homes facility to be built in the UK](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/TopHatModular-200x157_c.jpg)
TopHat, the leading modular housebuilder, has announced its intention to deliver Europe’s largest modular homes facility. Capable of delivering one
![New multi-million pound investment to boost technologies for the UK’s future combat aircraft](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/BAESystemsTempestResized-200x157_c.jpg)
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a contract extension worth £656 million to BAE Systems to progress the concepting
![National Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition 2023 – 23rd & 24th May, RDS Simmonscourt, Dublin](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/ManufacturingMontage-200x157_c.jpg)
The 2023 National Manufacturing Conference & Exhibition will be held over two days – on 23rd and 24th of May
![Irish Battery technology company Xerotech plans to hire 100 new employees to meet global demand](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/XerotechBarryFlannery2023Compressed-200x157_c.jpg)
Xerotech, a world leader in advanced battery systems for non-road mobile machinery applications, has announced that it plans to hire
![SFM Engineering opens major factory expansion in Northern Ireland](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/SFMEngineeringFebruary2023-200x157_c.jpg)
County Armagh-based materials handling firm, SFM Engineering has celebrated the opening of its new factory extension following a £2 million
![Industry Training Services opens for business in Dublin](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/IndustryTrainingServicesFebruary2023-200x157_c.jpg)
Industry Training Services (ITS), Northern Ireland’s number one provider of health and safety training solutions to the construction, civil engineering,
![National Construction Summit – 21st March 2023 – Sport Ireland Campus, Blanchardstown, Dublin](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/ConstructionSummitCompressed-200x157_c.jpg)
The 2023 National Construction Summit is being held on Tuesday, March 21st at the Sport Ireland Campus, Blanchardstown in Dublin.
![Ford to cut 1,300 jobs in the UK](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Ford-200x157_c.jpg)
Ford in Europe has announced it is taking the next steps in the transformation of its business, responding to rapidly
![Smart Green Shipping celebrates new wave of investment from MOL Drybulk Ltd and Scottish Enterprise](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/SmartGreenShippingFebruary2023-200x157_c.jpg)
Smart Green Shipping is a systems design and engineering company based at Dumfries in Scotland that is developing unique retrofit
![UK car production down in 2022 but electric vehicle output surges to new record](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/SMMTCarManufacturing-200x157_c.jpg)
UK car production declined -9.8% in 2022 to 775,014 units, according to the latest figures issued by the Society of
![MTC offers lifeline to Britishvolt employees](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/MTC-200x157_c.jpg)
The Coventry-based Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) is offering a lifeline to redundant employees of the collapsed battery manufacturer Britishvolt. The
![Rapid Power Generation to create 15 jobs in Northern Ireland expansion](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/RapidPowerGenerationJanuary2023Resized-200x157_c.jpg)
Tandragee-based electrical engineering company, Rapid Power Generation is creating 15 jobs in efforts to meet global demand for its generator
![Limerick engineering firm OMC Technologies announces a €4 million investment](https://www.manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/OMCTechnologyJanuary2023-200x157_c.jpg)
Limerick engineering firm OMC Technologies has announced a €4 million investment, as well as the recruitment of 40 new personnel