Stay Informed on Corporate Sustainability

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

Last year's Manufacturing Excellence Awards shortlist featured B. Braun was a standout contender for the Supply Chain Achievement Award, bringing a digitally enabled, sustainability-driven approach that raised the bar for healthcare supply chain performance. Its real-time tracking initiative and CO2 monitoring programme demonstrated how digital transformation can deliver measurable operational and environmental gains across healthcare manufacturing.

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

Irish manufacturing PMI hit 53.7 in March 2026, its highest since June 2025. Five months of rising output, a 44-month hiring high, and surging export orders signal a sector building durable strength through cost and supply chain pressure.

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

South Korean automaker Kia will invest more than $600 million (€553m) in Nuevo León, Mexico, to expand production, advance electric vehicle manufacturing and implement sustainability infrastructure. The investment will create at least 300 direct jobs in its first phase.

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

Google is contributing $10 million (€9.2m) to the US Manufacturing Institute to fund AI training for 40,000 manufacturing workers. The initiative will create two new AI courses tailored to manufacturing contexts.

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

Galway-based seaweed company Óir na Farraige is leading a €1.5m EU project to scale seaweed cultivation and develop viable bio-based supply chains. The initiative brings together partners from Ireland and Norway to reduce production costs and improve cultivation efficiency.

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

Toomebridge-based kitchen and bedroom manufacturer Uform has acquired TKC in a deal set to create the largest specialist supplier to the UK and Ireland kitchen market. The move significantly extends Uform's presence across Great Britain and merchant trade channels.

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

German global closures manufacturer Bericap has acquired Dublin-based Embankment Plastics, marking its entry into Ireland as its 31st company. The deal brings a specialist dairy, food, and technical closures manufacturer into Bericap's global portfolio.

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

Last year spotlighted a notable achievement for CJ Sheeran, as the timber packaging specialist made it to the shortlist of the Operational Excellence Award at the Manufacturing Excellence Awards 2025. Its circular business model and commitment to sustainable energy reflect a compelling standard of operational excellence within Ireland's manufacturing sector.

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

Irish manufacturing is expanding at its strongest pace in nine months, with export sales at a four-year high, presenting C-suite leaders with a data-backed case for accelerating capacity, workforce and supply chain investment now.

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

South Korea-based biomanufacturer expands into the US with a facility acquisition. The deal increases pharmaceutical manufacturing capacity and strengthens global operations, supporting supply chain resilience and regional production in the manufacturing sector.