A Belfast company, which creates the world’s only freshly batched cocktails, has attracted £1.2 million in funding to grow its business from the Investment Fund for Northern Ireland (IFNI), managed
Automation has revolutionised manufacturing businesses’ operations through improved efficiency, productivity gains, and overall business growth. Indeed, since the early 2010s, consultancy giants have been championing the transformative power of automated systems
Staffing, energy costs and access to finance are biggest worries for Irish SMEs, SBCI survey reveals
Access to skilled staff, high energy and transport costs, and access to finance are the biggest risks identified by Irish SMEs in a new survey by the Strategic Banking Corporation
A new report reveals that the UK’s electric vehicle (EV) battery sector is attracting record levels of venture capital (VC) investment. UK-based EV battery start-ups have raised $2.7 billion in
A new £7.9 million investment, led by £3.5 million from the Scottish National Investment Bank, will enable scale and growth for Leap Automation Ltd, an emerging leader in low-cost industrial
Engineering Industries Ireland, the Ibec group representing the industrial engineering, manufacturing, and engineering services sectors, has welcomed the Government’s ambition outlined in Budget 2025, particularly the commitment to review the
A new £11 million Cluster Acceleration Programme has been launched in Northern Ireland. The programme has been designed by Invest Northern Ireland to support businesses, in particular SMEs, to work
MMC Ireland, the leading industry body for modern methods of construction in the country, has welcomed the publication of the National Economic and Social Council’s (NESC) report ‘Boosting Ireland’s Housing
MMC Ireland, the largest industry representative body for stakeholders in the Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) sector, has today submitted its recommendations for the 2025 Budget, calling for transformative changes
Ireland’s success in attracting FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) has masked the fact that it has one of the weakest innovation records compared to other small, advanced economies1. This is stated
Invest Northern Ireland and the Department for the Economy have announced a £16.3 million investment in a new state-of-the-art Artificial Intelligence Collaboration Centre (AICC), to be based at Ulster University
The 2024 National Construction Summit is being held on Thursday, April 18th at the Sport Ireland Campus, Blanchardstown in Dublin. Incorporating a comprehensive conference programme, including a wide array of
Irish CFOs are forecasting strong growth in their organisations this year, with a consensus projection of 11% growth for 2024 among the 150 senior finance leaders surveyed for the annual
EY Ireland’s Winter 2024 Economic Eye is forecasting a growth uplift for the Irish Economy in 2024, with further job gains as inflation tracks lower and interest rate cycle turns.
Semi-conductor manufacturer, IceMOS Technology Corporation has announced that it has secured pre-IPO funding as a result of meeting a London-based investor at the Northern Ireland Investment Summit in September. IceMOS
Innovate UK has awarded £5.8 million in funding to 12 projects that scale-up the manufacturing of underpinning net zero technologies to increase UK industrial resilience. UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI)
With the UK’s love of food and drink, it is no surprise that exciting innovations are always happening in the industry, with food and beverage businesses constantly researching, developing and
Kingspan Group plc, the global leader in high performance insulation and building envelope solutions, has entered into an agreement with Schramek GmbH to acquire c.51% of the shares of Steico
Northern Ireland companies raised activity again in June, despite a first reduction in new orders since January. Employment also continued to rise, according to the Ulster Bank Northern Ireland PMI
Ireland has ranked overall 2nd in the 2023 IMD World Competitive Rankings, which assesses and ranks 64 economies around the world based on their ability to create and maintain a
Weighed down by sharper falls in output and new orders, Ireland’s manufacturing sector remained rooted in a downturn in May. Subsequently, purchasing activity fell at the strongest pace since June
Expected to attract more than 2,000 visitors, the Northern Ireland Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition is being held at the Titanic Exhibition Centre, Belfast, on Thursday, 22nd of
Ornua, Ireland’s largest exporter of Irish dairy products, has published its operating and financial results for the 12 months ending 31 December 2022 with group turnover rising by 36.7% to
The 2023 National Manufacturing Conference & Exhibition will be held over two days – on 23rd and 24th of May
Enterprise Ireland, the state agency of the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment responsible for helping Irish companies to enter
The Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition, which is taking place on the 20th April, 2023 at the Arena
The £100 million Innovation Accelerators programme is accelerating the growth of three high-potential innovation clusters in Glasgow, Greater Manchester and
Guinness (brand value up 26% to €2.4 billion) has retained its position as the world’s most valuable Irish brand, according
The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has slammed the recent decision by the Chancellor to raise duty on Scotch Whisky by
Recharge Industries™, a portfolio company of investment firm Scale Facilitation®, has been successful in its bid for ownership of Britishvolt,
The 2023 National Construction Summit is being held on Tuesday, March 21st at the Sport Ireland Campus, Blanchardstown in Dublin.
Enterprise Ireland, the Government agency responsible for developing Irish business globally, has announced the creation of 19,660 new jobs by
CRH plc, the global leader in building materials solutions, has established CRH Ventures, its venture capital unit, which will support
Thousands more Irish companies will now be eligible for Government export grants in a move designed to fill a crucial
Cardinal Ireland Partners, the Irish private equity growth fund managed by Cardinal Capital Group, has invested in Uform, with plans
Despite significant headwinds, the Irish economy is set to perform in a robust manner for remainder of 2022, however the
The latest UK Food and Beverage Sector M&A report from corporate finance house, Oghma Partners, shows that UK Food and
The food and drink industry accounted for 6% of administrations in the first six months of the year – the
GSK plc has completed the demerger of its Consumer Healthcare business to form the Haleon Group. Following the Demerger, GSK
Despite significant challenges in the global economy, Irish economic growth is set to continue in 2022, largely driven by a
An exciting new business funding matching tool that will revolutionise access to finance for businesses in Ireland has been launched by
Carbery Group, the West Cork-based international ingredients, flavours, and award-winning cheese producer, has reported a positive financial performance for the
The 2022 National Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition will be held over two days – on 25th and
Venture capital investment into Irish tech start-ups and SMEs reached a record €1.3 billion in 2021, up 44% from €925m
2021 was a year of continued societal uncertainty amidst the ongoing global pandemic, but venture capital investment into biotech shared
The Irish Government has launched a new €90 million fund for Irish start-ups at Trinity College Dublin’s Tangent Ideas Workspace
Tate & Lyle PLC has announced the appointment of Dawn Allen (pictured) to the position of Chief Financial Officer, and
2021 was another record year for food and drink industry transactions, with 1,116 registered on the Zenith Global mergers and
British Irish Chamber calls for ‘Shared Islands Fund’ to Reboot the UK–Ireland Economic Relationship
The British Irish Chamber of Commerce has today unveiled its Budget 2022 submission calling for the establishment of a ‘Shared
The Government has welcomed the announcement by Initiative Ireland of its new sustainable finance partnership, for the construction of residential
Ireland’s Top 25 Most Valuable Brands lose nearly €3 billion worth of brand value amid pandemic woes
Ireland has recorded mixed fortunes throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, with the lowest rates per capita in Europe in mid-December 2020,
CRH plc, the global building materials group, has report a 2% decline in like-for-like sales revenue to $27.6 billion for
CurvaLux UK (“CurvaLux”), the innovative developer and manufacturer of new generation wireless broadband solutions and Sheffield City Region Mayoral Combined
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Enterprise Ireland welcomes new Covid-19 business supports and opens EU-approved €180 million scheme
New Covid-19 “Sustaining Enterprise Fund” administered by Enterprise Ireland provides up to €800k in liquidity support for companies affected by
Enterprise Ireland has published a Guide to assist affected exporting companies in transitioning through the immediate and critical challenges that
The Government has advised businesses experiencing financial difficulties as a result of Covid-19 to take the following steps: Contact your
The Government has announced details on the package of supports for businesses impacted by COVID-19. The Department of Business, Enterprise
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