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Compass Group scales UK meal production with new cuisine hub
Compass Group UK & Ireland is investing in a new 10,000-square-metre Cuisine Centre in Derbyshire to produce over 70 million meals annually. The facility boosts food manufacturing capacity and supply chain resilience.
Altus Group expands Redditch base with new customer centre
Altus Group, a UK and Ireland distributor of electronics manufacturing equipment, is expanding its Redditch headquarters with a new customer experience centre. The investment strengthens its position as a single source manufacturing partner.
Ireland's leading manufacturers reveal an integrated formula for operational and sustainable excellence at Manufacturing Excellence Awards 2025
Last year's Manufacturing Excellence Awards exposed a pattern that separates transformational manufacturers from operational maintainers: companies embedding innovation, sustainability, and supply chain intelligence as interconnected systems rather than isolated programmes. This formula proves critical as manufacturers confront tightening emissions targets, escalating regulatory scrutiny, and rising expectations from retail partners and global customers, challenges that redefine what competitive manufacturing performance actually looks like.
Beyond Maintenance: Why Industrial Coatings Are a Strategic Priority for Ireland’s Manufacturers
The global industrial coatings market is forecast to reach USD 148.60 billion by 2031. For Irish pharmaceutical and manufacturing leaders, the shift to high-performance, sustainable coatings presents a compelling strategic opportunity.
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.
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