Manufacturing Month NI News
Keep up to date with the latest manufacturing news in Northern Ireland and be the first to hear about Manufacutring NI’s series of events scheduled for 2020.
Managing Redundancy and what are its alternatives webinar
We were joined by Craig Patterson of Pinsent Masons and Stephen Rice of Upskill Enterprise to look at ways you can adapt normal practices to address challenges caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as how talent can be redistributed and what opportunities exist for...
Hutchinson Engineering Innovates to bring HanSan 1000 to market.
This month saw Hutchinson Engineering launch its first direct to market product. The HanSan 1000, a foot-operated dispenser of hand sanitiser, has been designed and manufactured at the company’s headquarters in Kilrea, Northern Ireland. Made of durable, hygienic...
Flexi Furlough Government Update
At 9pm on 12 June, the Government updated its guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to provide more detail about how the revised Scheme, which begins on 1 July, will operate. The revised Scheme provides for flexible furloughing from 1 July. The latest...
Brexit- What Now Webinar
We were joined by Aodhan Connolly from Northern Ireland Retail Consortium and Seamus Leheny from the Freight Trade Association to discuss the latest on Brexit and what it means for Northern Irish manufacturers. For more on supply chain issues that you may face, please...
BGF invests £10m in Decora
BGF, the UK and Ireland’s most active investor, has invested £10m in Lisburn-based Decora, a leading manufacturer of window coverings, to support its long-term growth plans. The funding will be used to support Decora’s continued strong growth via expansion into...
Progress is Welcome, but Detail is Mission Critical: NI Business Responds to UK Protocol Command Paper
With only two weeks to the next European Council meeting and less than a month until the deadline for asking for a transition period extension, the business community in Northern Ireland has come together to share its challenges, concerns and takeaways from the...