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Black Bull Capital builds polymer processing platform with double acquisition
Manufacturing group Black Bull Capital has acquired UK plastic moulders Stamford Products and TCB-Arrow, backed by a £7.2m Cynergy funding package. The deal builds a polymer processing platform combining moulding and tooling.
Sheffield forger secures Lloyds backing for superalloy expansion
Sheffield manufacturer Special Melted Products has secured Lloyds funding to advance Project Vulcan, a superalloy forging expansion. The move targets UK aerospace supply chain resilience, with implications for manufacturing investors and industrial policymakers.
Zoomlion appoints Utranazz as exclusive UK and Ireland distributor for concrete pumping range
Chinese concrete machinery manufacturer Zoomlion has appointed Buckinghamshire-based Utranazz as its exclusive UK and Ireland distributor for its full concrete pumping range. The deal marks Zoomlion's formal entry into both markets.
Irish startup Nernst Electric raises €1.7m to deploy ceramic oxygen generation technology at scale
Nernst Electric has raised €1.7 million from Hatch Blue's Blue Revolution Fund to advance its ceramic membrane oxygen generation technology. The funding supports development and deployment of its first pilot unit for aquaculture and heavy industry applications.
TE Connectivity introduces 3D printing process for catheter shaft manufacturing at Galway facility
TE Connectivity has introduced an automated 3D printing process for catheter shaft manufacturing at its PROPELUS Prototype Center. The technology replaces a predominantly manual assembly method and is expected to reduce costs and accelerate device development.
Margaret Morgan brought mechanical engineering and DEI leadership to Manufacturing Excellence Awards 2025
Looking back to last year, Margaret Morgan, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Associate Head of School at Ulster University, served on the judging panel for the Manufacturing Excellence Awards 2025. Her blend of industry experience and academic leadership brought both practical grounding and strategic depth to the programme's evaluation process.
Recalibration, Not Retreat: Reading Ireland’s Q1 2026 Domestic Manufacturing Data Clearly
CSO’s Q1 2026 Domestic Production Index shows a 32.5% quarterly fall, yet base effects and a strong March rebound reveal why Irish manufacturing leaders should stay confident.
Pixel-Flo raises £5.25m to scale microLED display manufacturing technology to industrial production
UK microLED technology company Pixel-Flo has raised £5.25 million (€6.1m) in a seed round led by Northern Gritstone. The University of Sheffield spin-out will use the funds to transition from laboratory to industrial-scale manufacturing.
ESCATEC achieves ISO 13485 certification at UK facility to expand medical device manufacturing capability
Malaysia-headquartered EMS provider ESCATEC has achieved ISO 13485:2016 certification at its Lutterworth facility in England. The certification enables customers to transfer and scale medical device production across ESCATEC's global manufacturing network.
Trane Technologies identified as tenant for modular data centre cooling plant in Jacksonville Florida
Ireland-headquartered Trane Technologies has been identified as the tenant for a new manufacturing facility at AllianceFlorida at Cecil Commerce Center in Jacksonville, Florida. City permit plans indicate the plant will produce modular data centre cooling systems.
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