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Abbey Machinery announces new factory expansion

    Abbey Machinery announces new factory expansion

Abbey Machinery, which is one of Ireland’s largest and most respected manufacturers of agricultural equipment, has announced the successful expansion of its factory by an additional 10,000 square feet at

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Eli Lilly to increase investment to nearly $1 billion in new biologics manufacturing facility in Ireland

    Eli Lilly to increase investment to nearly $1 billion in new biologics manufacturing facility in Ireland

Eli Lilly has announced that it is to increase investment to nearly $1 billion at its new biologics drug substance manufacturing facility, in Limerick in the Mid West region. The

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The Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition – Thursday, 20th April, 2023 – Arena MK, Milton Keynes

    The Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition – Thursday, 20th April, 2023 – Arena MK, Milton Keynes

The Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition, which is taking place on the 20th April, 2023 at the Arena MK, Milton Keynes, is a technology to industry event covering

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AMTCE announces two brand new courses in Supply Chain and Operational Excellence

    AMTCE announces two brand new courses in Supply Chain and Operational Excellence

If you are Interested in a career in the thriving advanced manufacturing sector or want to take your career to the next level, AMTCE, in association with industry-specialist educators Innopharma

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Guinness is world’s most valuable Irish brand

    Guinness is world’s most valuable Irish brand

Guinness (brand value up 26% to €2.4 billion) has retained its position as the world’s most valuable Irish brand, according to a new report from leading brand valuation consultancy, Brand

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Number of UK sectors in growth mode hits 10-months high

    Number of UK sectors in growth mode hits 10-months high

More UK sectors reported an increase in output than at any time in the past 10 months in February, as stronger demand and weaker cost inflation drove activity, according to

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Net-Zero Industry Act: Making the EU the home of clean technologies manufacturing and green jobs

    Net-Zero Industry Act: Making the EU the home of clean technologies manufacturing and green jobs

The European Commission has proposed the Net-Zero Industry Act to scale up manufacturing of clean technologies in the EU and make sure the Union is well-equipped for the clean-energy transition. This

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BBSRC biotech boost drives UK towards circular bioeconomy

    BBSRC biotech boost drives UK towards circular bioeconomy

Research helping to build a more sustainable circular bioeconomy has been boosted by the announcement of BBSRC’s £5.3 million circular bioeconomy fund. The 18 UK biotechnology projects awarded funding by

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Ireland’s potential to shape the future of Sustainable Aviation Fuel Manufacturing

    Ireland’s potential to shape the future of Sustainable Aviation Fuel Manufacturing

Aircraft Leasing Ireland (ALI), the Ibec group that represents the aircraft leasing sector in Ireland, together with KPMG, has published a new report entitled ‘SAF Manufacturing in Ireland’ which looks

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Sulzer celebrates 50 years of engineering innovation in Wexford

    Sulzer celebrates 50 years of engineering innovation in Wexford

Sulzer is celebrating half a century of pump manufacturing and innovation in Wexford. Since starting operations in 1973, the Wexford manufacturing site has used extensive research and development, and world-class manufacturing,

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Improving outlook for UK chemicals industry

    Improving outlook for UK chemicals industry

The latest quarterly survey of Chemical Business Association (CBA) member companies has revealed insight into the sector, with order books, current sales, and margins showing some improvement*. Despite supply chain

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Megalift announces significant expansion of its operations in Monaghan

    Megalift announces significant expansion of its operations in Monaghan

Megalift Ltd, the Irish-owned manufacturer of heavy lift equipment for the transport and logistics industry, has announced over 10 new jobs and a significant expansion of its operations. This new expansion

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Enva commences construction of world first fertiliser manufacturing facility

    Enva commences construction of world first fertiliser manufacturing facility

Leading recycling and resource recovery specialist, Enva, has commenced construction of a new facility that will manufacture agricultural fertiliser pellets containing Ammonium Sulphate (AMS) recovered by Enva from industrial liquid

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Wrightbus to build 117 zero-emission buses for First Bus

    Wrightbus to build 117 zero-emission buses for First Bus

Leading bus manufacturer Wrightbus has secured a major order to supply 117 zero-emission buses across England thanks to a £25.3 million investment from the UK Government. The new buses will be

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Modest start to 2023 for UK aircraft orders and deliveries

    Modest start to 2023 for UK aircraft orders and deliveries

Global aircraft orders for January saw a modest start to 2023, the majority of orders placed were for single-aisle aircraft with 70 single-aisle and 22 wide-body aircraft ordered, 19 per

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Establishment of two of Ireland’s new European Digital Innovation Hubs

    Establishment of two of Ireland’s new European Digital Innovation Hubs

The Irish Government has announced the establishment of the Data2Sustain and FactoryxChange European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIH). These two are the first of four hubs which will make up Ireland’s

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Recharge Industries completes deal for Britishvolt

    Recharge Industries completes deal for Britishvolt

Recharge Industries™, a portfolio company of investment firm Scale Facilitation®, has been successful in its bid for ownership of Britishvolt, which entered Administration on 17 January 2023. Recharge Industries™ is

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SFM Engineering opens major factory expansion in Northern Ireland

    SFM Engineering opens major factory expansion in Northern Ireland

County Armagh-based materials handling firm, SFM Engineering has celebrated the opening of its new factory extension following a £2 million investment.  SFM Engineering is a manufacturer to the material processing

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Industry Training Services opens for business in Dublin

    Industry Training Services opens for business in Dublin

Industry Training Services (ITS), Northern Ireland’s number one provider of health and safety training solutions to the construction, civil engineering, utilities and manufacturing sectors, has opened a base in Dublin

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A Quick Start for 3D Factory Projects

    A Quick Start for 3D Factory Projects

The use of 3D systems is becoming increasingly popular for factory layout. Companies want to benefit from the advantages of 3D design while keeping to their traditional 2D-based design process.

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Wrightbus plans green hydrogen production facility in Northern Ireland

    Wrightbus plans green hydrogen production facility in Northern Ireland

Plans have been unveiled for an innovative multi-million pound green hydrogen production facility at the Ballymena headquarters of globally renowned sustainable bus manufacturer Wrightbus. Subject to planning approval, the new

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Irish renewable energy experts receive up to €25 million in funding to aid expansion

    Irish renewable energy experts receive up to €25 million in funding to aid expansion

Renewable experts Astatine Ireland have secured an initial €15 million in project funding from the Solas Sustainable Energy Fund ICAV, advised by Dublin- and Zurich-based Solas Capital, with the option

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Mettler-Toledo to Host a Live Webinar on Glass in Glass X- ray Inspection

    Mettler-Toledo to Host a Live Webinar on Glass in Glass X-  ray Inspection

Live event scheduled 9th March 2023 will discuss the damaging nature of glass-in-glass contamination for food manufacturers and how x-ray inspection can help to mitigate these risks.  Royston, Hertfordshire, UK.

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Work starts on New Advancing Innovation in Manufacturing Centre in Sligo

  Work starts on New Advancing Innovation in Manufacturing Centre in Sligo

The sod has been turned on the site of the new Advancing Innovation in Manufacturing (AIM) Centre in Sligo. The

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Positive outlook for UK manufacturing small businesses in a quarter rocked by market uncertainty

  Positive outlook for UK manufacturing small businesses in a quarter rocked by market uncertainty

The beginning of 2023 has seen a significant rise in manufacturing small businesses predicting growth in the next three months,

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National Construction Summit – 21st March 2023 – Sport Ireland Campus, Blanchardstown, Dublin

  National Construction Summit – 21st March 2023 – Sport Ireland Campus, Blanchardstown, Dublin

The 2023 National Construction Summit is being held on Tuesday, March 21st at the Sport Ireland Campus, Blanchardstown in Dublin.

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Ford to cut 1,300 jobs in the UK

  Ford to cut 1,300 jobs in the UK

Ford in Europe has announced it is taking the next steps in the transformation of its business, responding to rapidly

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New CEO of SMMT Industry Forum

  New CEO of SMMT Industry Forum

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has announced the appointment of Ashley Fernihough as the new Chief Executive

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Global report highlights UK’s urgent need to increase automation

  Global report highlights UK’s urgent need to increase automation

By Tom Bouchier, Managing Director, FANUC UK The UK has a strong and proud manufacturing history and, for a small

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Important milestone for UK aircraft manufacturer

  Important milestone for UK aircraft manufacturer

UK aircraft manufacturer Britten-Norman has gained United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) type certification for the Rolls Royce model 250

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Delivering the future of battery technology

  Delivering the future of battery technology

Projects exploring battery recycling, digital twins, new battery materials, and new manufacturing techniques receive funding from the Faraday Battery Challenge.

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UK car production down in 2022 but electric vehicle output surges to new record

  UK car production down in 2022 but electric vehicle output surges to new record

UK car production declined -9.8% in 2022 to 775,014 units, according to the latest figures issued by the Society of

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MTC offers lifeline to Britishvolt employees

  MTC offers lifeline to Britishvolt employees

The Coventry-based Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) is offering a lifeline to redundant employees of the collapsed battery manufacturer Britishvolt. The

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Rapid Power Generation to create 15 jobs in Northern Ireland expansion

  Rapid Power Generation to create 15 jobs in Northern Ireland expansion

Tandragee-based electrical engineering company, Rapid Power Generation is creating 15 jobs in efforts to meet global demand for its generator

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More UK sectors report output growth in December

  More UK sectors report output growth in December

The number of UK sectors reporting output growth more than doubled in December, according to the Lloyds Bank UK Sector

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Limerick engineering firm OMC Technologies announces a €4 million investment

  Limerick engineering firm OMC Technologies announces a €4 million investment

Limerick engineering firm OMC Technologies has announced a €4 million investment, as well as the recruitment of 40 new personnel

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University of Edinburgh’s FastBlade facility to develop world’s largest tidal turbine blades

  University of Edinburgh’s FastBlade facility to develop world’s largest tidal turbine blades

A project aiming to maximise tidal energy generation has been launched at the University of Edinburgh’s FastBlade facility. The €10

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Lufthansa Technik announces further growth for Ireland

  Lufthansa Technik announces further growth for Ireland

Lufthansa Technik Turbine Shannon (LTTS) has announced the further expansion of its business in Ireland with the opening of a

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New billet caster among £330 million of investments at British Steel

  New billet caster among £330 million of investments at British Steel

British Steel’s new billet caster, which is among £330 million worth of investments Jingye has made in the UK business

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Hyperbat’s EV battery expertise wins Lotus Evija contract

  Hyperbat’s EV battery expertise wins Lotus Evija contract

One of the UK’s leading manufacturers of high-performance electric vehicle battery packs has sealed a multi-million-pound contract to supply batteries

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Scottish Engineering to Sponsor the Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition – the SEC Glasgow – 25th October 2023

  Scottish Engineering to Sponsor the Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition – the SEC Glasgow – 25th October 2023

Scottish Engineering, the industry membership and representative body for manufacturing and engineering in Scotland, has been announced as the Headline

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Chip crisis subdues UK new car market but EVs now second only to petrol

  Chip crisis subdues UK new car market but EVs now second only to petrol

The UK new car market recorded its fifth consecutive month of growth in December, with an 18.3% increase to reach

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The National Composites Centre (NCC) participates in Horizon Europe GREEN-LOOP project

  The National Composites Centre (NCC) participates in Horizon Europe GREEN-LOOP project

The National Composites Centre (NCC) is participating in the GREEN-LOOP project, funded under the Horizon Europe Programme, which will focus

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Scottish company creating UK first 100% renewables powered timber kit factory

  Scottish company creating UK first 100% renewables powered timber kit factory

Industry has been transformed time and again by great Scottish innovation, fuelled by limitless imagination and exceptional creativity. It is

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Deteriorating operating conditions for Irish manufacturing

  Deteriorating operating conditions for Irish manufacturing

The Irish manufacturing sector recorded a second month of deteriorating operating conditions in December as new orders fell sharply, according

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Moderna finalises strategic partnership with UK Government

  Moderna finalises strategic partnership with UK Government

Moderna, a biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines, has announced the finalisation of a strategic partnership with

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UK manufacturing output volumes fall at the fastest pace in over two years, while selling price inflation remains high

  UK manufacturing output volumes fall at the fastest pace in over two years, while selling price inflation remains high

UK manufacturers reported a fall in output volumes in the three months to December, at the fastest pace since the

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Manufacturers and importers warned of more red tape ahead as new deadline looms

  Manufacturers and importers warned of more red tape ahead as new deadline looms

European manufacturers exporting to the UK, and UK importers, must brace themselves for further red tape and costs, as the

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Number of UK sectors with falling output highest since May 2020

  Number of UK sectors with falling output highest since May 2020

Hospitality and tourism businesses saw the fastest operating cost rises of any UK sector in November, as firms faced sharp

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Made Smarter urges food and drink manufacturers to turn pain into empowerment with digitalisation plan

  Made Smarter urges food and drink manufacturers to turn pain into empowerment with digitalisation plan

SME manufacturers in the food and drink sector are being urged to start planning for next Christmas by exploring how

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Technimark expands Irish facility to meet growing demand in medical market

  Technimark expands Irish facility to meet growing demand in medical market

Technimark, a global manufacturing leader for the healthcare market, will create 80 new highly skilled roles over the next two

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British Manufacturing Outlook Q4 2022

  British Manufacturing Outlook Q4 2022

Britain’s manufacturers are set to plunge into recession next year as the deteriorating economic conditions at home and abroad exert

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Highest Increase in Irish FDI Employment ever

  Highest Increase in Irish FDI Employment ever

IDA Ireland, the inward investment promotion and development agency of the Irish Government, has reported strong annual results for 2022

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New competition aims to improve UK sustainable biomanufacturing

  New competition aims to improve UK sustainable biomanufacturing

Innovate UK, the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) will support cross-sector collaborations

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Ford to increase investment at Halewood plant to scale up electric vehicle portfolio

  Ford to increase investment at Halewood plant to scale up electric vehicle portfolio

Building on its commitment to grow an all-electric vehicle range, Ford has invested a further £125 million in its Halewood

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Pfizer announces €1.2 billion capital investment in Grange Castle, Dublin

  Pfizer announces €1.2 billion capital investment in Grange Castle, Dublin

Pfizer is to invest more than €1.2 billion capital investment in its Grange Castle, Dublin manufacturing site. The investment, which

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UK CV production up for 10th straight month in October

  UK CV production up for 10th straight month in October

UK commercial vehicle (CV) production grew by 10.7% in October, with 8,740 vans, buses, trucks, coaches and taxis rolling off

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Major change for small Irish companies

  Major change for small Irish companies

Thousands more Irish companies will now be eligible for Government export grants in a move designed to fill a crucial

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