Dinny Crowe brings operational excellence expertise to Life Sciences Industry Conference 2026
Dinny Crowe, Vice President of Ireland Operations at ABM, joins the speaker lineup for the Life Sciences Industry Conference 2026. With more than thirty years in facilities management across pharmaceutical, data centre, and healthcare clients, he brings a grounded operational perspective to a programme centred on AI-ready manufacturing.
Rochdale completes advanced materials centre for Atom Valley
Rochdale’s Sustainable Materials and Manufacturing Centre has completed its base build, giving researchers and manufacturers a facility to test new materials. The centre is expected to contribute £107m to the regional economy.
Pulpex starts commercial fibre bottle production near Glasgow
Pulpex has opened its first commercial fibre bottle plant near Glasgow, Scotland, with initial capacity of 40 million units a year. The paper-based bottles target brand owners facing tightening packaging and recyclability rules.
Mallaghan posts record aviation equipment turnover as workforce grows
Mallaghan, the Co Tyrone ground support equipment manufacturer, reported record turnover of £148m and pre-tax profit of £19m for 2025. The workforce grew by more than 40 to 513 as aviation demand recovered.
Trane Technologies prepares Florida plant for data centre cooling
Ireland-based Trane Technologies is listed in city plans as tenant of a Jacksonville, Florida facility that appears to be a modular data centre cooling plant. The $1.78m fit-out follows its Stellar Energy acquisition.
Millicent Pharma upgrades Larne plant to meet women’s health demand
Millicent Pharma, a women’s health manufacturer, is investing multimillion pounds in automation at its Larne plant. The expansion adds more than 20 jobs, lifting the workforce from 50 to 70.
Resilience in the Numbers: What Ireland’s August 2026 CSO Manufacturing Data Tell C-Suite Leaders
Ireland’s CSO August 2026 IPT data show quarterly manufacturing production up 1% and annual turnover advancing an impressive 6.8%. Three consecutive positive quarters signal underlying sector resilience for Irish C-suite manufacturing leaders.
Life Sciences Industry Conference 2026 confirms six new speakers for AI-ready manufacturing programme
The Life Sciences Industry Conference 2026 has confirmed six new speakers spanning biopharmaceutical site leadership, regulatory affairs, digital manufacturing, and translational drug delivery. The additions strengthen a programme built around the people closest to the challenges of AI-ready manufacturing in regulated environments.
Rolls-Royce backs five UK factories with £300m investment
Rolls-Royce is investing £300m across five UK manufacturing sites, from Derby to Glasgow. The programme aims to lift civil aerospace and defence output, including doubling Rotherham turbine blade production by 2030.
Marea deploys AI design tool to speed UK ship model output
UK ship model maker Marea Scale Models has launched commercial operations with Ai Refloat, an AI-assisted design process. The technology reproduces details to 30 microns while assembly and finishing stay handcrafted.
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