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Manufacturing Excellence Awards 2025 connects Ireland’s manufacturers across sectors and scales
Looking back to last year, the Manufacturing Excellence Awards 2025 brought finalists, winners, judges, and industry peers together at the Crowne Plaza, Santry. The gala showed how recognition programmes build the connections that move manufacturing forward.
Sustained Strength: Why Ireland’s October 2026 Manufacturing PMI Gives Leaders Grounds to Invest
Ireland’s AIB Manufacturing PMI read 55.2 in October 2026, with sharp order growth and rising employment. Irish manufacturing leaders have strong grounds to invest, provided they manage supply chain and cost pressures.
Elethron plans UK production of aluminium nitride semiconductor wafers
London-based Elethron plans to establish UK manufacturing of aluminium nitride substrates, starting with 2-inch wafers for customer trials. The move aims to create a domestic source of a critical semiconductor material.
B S Suthi & Bros adds five jobs making Lockwood outerwear
Oldbury garment factory B S Suthi & Bros has recruited five staff to make British-made outerwear for Lockwood Clothing, lifting its workforce from 20 to 25. All new staff are local.
Ross Companies expands Ballymena manufacturing with 25 engineering jobs
Ballymena engineering manufacturer Ross Companies is investing £3.6m to expand its filtration and engineering manufacturing, creating 25 jobs. Invest NI is offering £125,000 as the workforce rises from 29 to 54.
Supply Technologies triples Northern Ireland capacity with Doagh centre
US-owned Supply Technologies has opened a $1m distribution centre in Doagh, County Antrim, tripling its Northern Ireland capacity. The site adds a kitting workshop, quality laboratory and innovation centre for manufacturing customers.
Tipperary councillors approve cosmetics factory in Mullinahone barracks
Tipperary councillors have approved plans by Irish skincare firm Grown in a Garden to convert Mullinahone’s derelict barracks into a cosmetics factory with shop and café. The approval contravenes the county development plan.
Life Sciences Industry Conference 2026 convenes Ireland’s manufacturing leaders around AI-ready sites
Looking back to last week, the Life Sciences Industry Conference 2026 brought site and operations leaders together at the Crowne Plaza, Santry, to examine how AI can be put to work on the manufacturing floor. Four themed sessions covered governance, scaling, workforce readiness, and leadership across pharma, biotech, MedTech, and medical devices.
Stabilisation Ahead: Why the UK’s Manufacturing Turn Is Good News for Irish Manufacturers
The CBI’s October 2026 survey shows UK manufacturing output expected to stabilise as orders fall more slowly. Irish manufacturing leaders have good reason to plan hiring, costs and supply chains around that recovery.
Nexeon raises £100m to develop UK silicon anode pilot plant
UK battery materials developer Nexeon has raised £100m, including £52.6m from the National Wealth Fund, to support a UK pilot manufacturing facility. Korea Development Bank and Honda Xcelerator Ventures also joined the round.
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