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Invest Northern Ireland partnered with Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) to provide insights from the equipment industry in the USA. They discussed current challenges faced by distributors, the state of the market in the USA, changes in market dynamics and purchasing habits due to Covid-19, how to find and approach potential distributors, and insights from Washington DC on the new US administration and potential for investment in infrastructure.

Featuring:

Brian P. McGuire, President & CEO, AED
Robert Henderson, Executive VP & COO, AED
Daniel Fisher, Vice President of Government Affairs, AED

Niall Collins, Sustainable Futures Consultant, KPMG Ireland gives an overview of the circular economy and why Northern Ireland companies should consider circular economy thinking in their operation. He explores the circular economy themes, why it’s important to consider and the next steps for Northern Ireland businesses.

In order to help capitalise on this export opportunities, Invest Northern Ireland has developed a sector report to help Northern Ireland companies build knowledge on the Chinese market and scope business opportunities. In this webinar, the Regional Director for East and West China, Damon Peng will share the key findings around market opportunities and provide market entrance advice.

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This tutorial is based primarily on the Machinery Directive. It provides guidance on compliance and assists participants to determine the route that is most appropriate, cost-effective and efficient for their product. For the majority of companies, CE and UKCA marking is a self-certification process and involves an evaluation of the product or machine using risk assessments and relevant standards.

Key speakers

In this tutorial, Colin Graham, Pearse McAnallen and Jacqui Curley, from Invest Northern Ireland’s Technical Advisory Unit, discuss CE Marking for Mechanical Engineering

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Businesses that adopt the principles of the circular economy can reap significant financial and reputational benefits while positively contributing to global climate change targets.

A circular economy encourages innovation, increases growth, and creates sustainable employment – and if local businesses transition to operating a circular economy, the impact will be felt across society. Both globally and locally, governments are in the process of legislating for and promoting circular economy models.

This tutorial will explain the principles of the circular economy and discuss the opportunities

The global Data Centre Construction Market is expected to reach annual investment of $32 billion by 2025 and Northern Ireland has a strong capability in the provision of products and services to the sector.

This webinar is about understanding the supply chain and identifying opportunities for companies during construction, the post-construction market for operation, maintenance and facility upgrades and the growing demand for the data centres to be powered by renewable energy.

You will also find out about Invest NI support to help you access this growth market.

When a company is creating jobs in Northern Ireland, the Assured Skills Programme can help them access new talent and skills through the delivery of pre-employment training academies.

The Assured Skills programme is a short, demand-led, pre-employment training programme and is fully funded by the Department for the Economy. It upskills individuals and helps them compete for guaranteed job vacancies in expanding businesses or new foreign direct investment (FDI) companies.

The Academy Model is flexible and versatile, and has been used to help companies recruit new staff in areas such as software

More and more businesses are aiming to put sustainability and the Green Economy at the heart of the rebuilding and recovery process – an ambition that has real benefits from both a cost and carbon footprint perspective. Invest NI and BEIS will give you an overview of the various support available to help your business undertake feasibility studies, engineering studies and energy efficiency projects to start you on the decarbonisation journey.

Whether starting up or scaling up, all businesses with an ambition to grow need access to funding.

Hosted by Susan HayesCulleton and delivered by Invest NI, British Business Bank and InterTradeIreland, this video tutorial is a recording of day two of a two day conference. With an overarching theme of ‘Ambition’, the conference was targeted towards businesses seeking to scale, and wished to find out more on how to obtain finance to achieve growth, through the experience of industry experts and local businesses. Day two focused on the fundraising journey, and explained how businesses can obtain

Whether starting up or scaling up, all businesses with an ambition to grow need access to funding.

Hosted by Susan HayesCulleton and delivered by Invest NI, British Business Bank and InterTradeIreland, this video tutorial is a recording of day one of a two day conference. With an overarching theme of ‘Ambition’, the conference was targeted towards businesses seeking to scale, and wished to find out more on how to obtain finance to achieve growth, through the experience of industry experts and local businesses. Day one focused on how businesses can accelerate their network.

This tutorial is a

Invest NI IMEA partnered with key stakeholders in the UAE Tech Ecosystem to deliver a 60 minute virtual panel outlining opportunities and routes to this market, specifically Abu Dhabi which is the largest FinTech hub in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region with access to the South Asian markets as well. It is home to half of the region’s FinTech companies. Key opportunity areas include:

-   Digital Banking / Open Banking
-   Insuretech
-   RegTech
-    Data Analytics and Cyber Security

This webinar looks at how short-term projects, taking 6 weeks – can offer sustainable progress, which is also rapid enough to keep pace with a fast-paced world.

This tutorial is the second in our Spotlight On series, and first in our targeted Spotlight on Asia-Pacific tutorials. Through this tutorial you will gain insights and trends around the exporting opportunities available to local businesses.

It features presentations from our first Spotlight on Asia-Pacific event held on 18th June at Stormont Hotel covering the market of China as well as panel discussions from local businesses already exporting to the continent.

There are seven sessions featuring eleven speakers and it will take around 2 hours 53 minutes, but you can do it in your own time or one

Overview

The Windsor Framework set out new rules for moving goods between Great Britain (England, Scotland, and Wales) and Northern Ireland.

This agreement introduced several changes and new trusted trader schemes to ease the flow of goods primarily from Great Britain to Northern Ireland. It's important to understand how these changes impact on businesses in Northern Ireland and Great Britain and what is required to ensure compliance with the Windsor Framework.

Key speakers

This tutorial features contributions from Peter Curran, Head of Dual Market Access and Jonathan Walsh, Director at Fortior

In partnership with Manufacturing NI and Enterprise NI, our STEP Talks webinars will introduce and demystify the concept of manufacturing digitalisation with industry leaders sharing their experience and knowledge on the steps they have taken to make things easier, better, faster and smarter.

Lean thinking questions the smallest incidents so we can create repeated experiences, handle interruptions with less risk and learn to react better. It can help you learn to always keep safety first, value flow second and cost third. This tutorial explains what lean thinking is, its principles and techniques and how to apply them to your business. Done right, you will not only identify the current ‘waste’ in your business but maximise available resources and make them work easier, better, faster and cheaper.

People who are constantly learning are more equipped to deal with change and adapt for business survival. Starting Training Within Industry will help you to learn faster on the shop floor and is a good step on to the learning ladder and reconnecting ‘thinking with doing’ at the front line management and operator level.

With the social distancing measures likely to remain in place for some time, now may be the time to review and rethink the layout of your premises and business processes to make sure that you can comply with any new restrictions during the COVID-19 crisis. This tutorial explains the principles that underpin good plant layout and will help you incorporate any future social distancing requirements.

Although developed for manufacturing, these principles can be applied to businesses in any sector including warehousing, retail and the office.

Overview

Targeted towards Northern Ireland manufacturing businesses, this tutorial will provide information and guidance for businesses both exporting goods to and importing goods from the United States (US).

The tutorial will outline the changes to tariffs that were in effect between Northern Ireland and United States exporters/importers on 16 April 2025 and responses from both the United Kingdom (UK) and European Union (EU). Specifically, it will address how these tariffs will impact manufacturing businesses in Northern Ireland.

Key speakers

In this tutorial, Anne Beggs, Executive

This Training Needs Analysis tutorial equips you with the tools to identify essential skills for staff development, empowering your team to drive business success.

Delivered by Maeve Carabine, Skills Adviser for Invest NI, you will get an insight into the tools and techniques used by learning and development professionals to analyse training needs. This will enable you to increase productivity and improve the skills of your people through targeted training going forward.

Sales and Operational Planning (S&OP) plays a critical role in the Supply Chain function.

This process is key in understanding the impact of changing customer demands. It is fundamental in aligning sales forecasts with operational capabilities and, through better planning and communication, can drive better decision-making within organisations.

Social media is an effective way to maintain a connection with your customers.

It is an ever-changing landscape and every year trends and new ways of communicating emerge. In 2023, expect to see the end of third-party cookies, social media communities, content going full screen, chatbots, and micro influencers. This video tutorial will highlight how you can implement these and more into your business. This is a recording of a live webinar previously delivered by Invest NI.

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Construction Equipment Industry Insights from the USA

Circular Economy

China Market Briefing: Construction & Demolition Waste Recycling

CE Marking for Mechanical Engineering

Capitalising on the Circular Economy

Business Opportunities in Data Centres

Assured Skills Pre-Employment Training for Digital ICT companies

Access to Finance to Decarbonise your Business

Access to Finance | Ambition to Scale – Day 2 The Fundraising Journey

Access to Finance | Ambition to Scale – Day 1 Accelerating your Network

Abu Dhabi FinTech Eco-system: Opportunities and routes to the UAE market

6 Week Planning

Spotlight on China

Windsor Framework | Moving goods into Northern Ireland

STEP Talks – Smart Technology Empowering People Webinar Series | O'Neills

Lean Thinking: Driving competitiveness

Learn to lead on the shop floor and adapt to change with TWI

Plant Layout: Plan and choose the best plant layout

STEP Talks – Smart Technology Empowering People Webinar Series | Seagate

STEP Talks – Smart Technology Empowering People Webinar Series | SAM NI

STEP Talks – Smart Technology Empowering People Webinar Series | Collins Aerospace

Trading with the US | How to export and import goods under new tariff measures

Training Needs Analysis

Supply Chain | Sales & Operational Planning

Social Media Trends in 2023 for your Business

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