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.
Restructuring and Insolvency: Turning Challenge into Opportunity
Restructuring and insolvency — two words that carry enormous weight, yet are often misunderstood. For many businesses, they don’t mark the end, but rather the first step toward recovery. When companies face financial pressure, headlines are rarely kind. Last year, 305...
Coca-Cola HBC to expand Knockmore Hill production facility in Lisburn with new €31 million recycled plastic bottle line
Coca-Cola HBC Ireland and Northern Ireland has announced a €31 million investment into its Knockmore Hill production facility in Lisburn. The investment will see the creation of a new high-speed recycled plastic bottling line. Due to be operational by May 2026, the...
Northern Ireland Apprenticeship Week 2026 Announced
Northern Ireland Apprenticeship Week 2026 will run from 2–6 February, celebrating the employers and apprentices driving growth, innovation and opportunity across every corner of our economy. Launching the week, Economy Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald said the initiative...
KES Group celebrates expansion in Strabane Business Park
Strabane-based manufacturer KES Group has officially opened Phase 3 of its expansion at Strabane Business Park, a development that will see the creation of 40 new electrical engineering jobs and a major boost in advanced manufacturing capacity. The company, which...
Understanding Small Business Experiences with Rising Energy Costs
The Utility Regulator has commissioned Perceptive Insight, an independent research company, to carry out a new study exploring how small businesses are coping with the impact of rising energy costs. This important research aims to give a voice to small business...
Government Supply Expo 2025: Pathways to Public Tendering – 11th November 2025
Date: Tuesday, 11 November 2025Time: 9 am – 4 pmLocation: Aviva Stadium, DublinAdmission: Free (registration now open at registration.crowdcomms.com/gse25) Manufacturing NI encourages members and NI manufacturers to take part in the Government Supply Expo 2025,...





