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Decom Engineering invests in R&D to win business in Europe and Malaysia
Decom Engineering Ltd based in Cookstown has invested in Research & Development (R&D) to create world first technologies in pipe cutting and coating removal, which have helped it to win new business in Germany, Holland and Malaysia.
Kick-Starting Recovery in Latin America & the Caribbean through Infrastructure
With over $100 billion worth of planned infrastructure spending, many Latin America & Caribbean (LATAC) countries are investing in construction projects to kick-start economies after the impact of Covid-19, offering export opportunities for Northern Ireland materials handling companies. Invest Northern Ireland partnered with the UK’s Department for International Trade (DIT) to discuss planned spending, projects and business opportunities across the region.
Countries covered:
- Mexico
- Brazil
- Chile
- Argentina
- Colombia
- Peru
- Panama
- Costa Rica
- Guyana
Access to Finance to Decarbonise your Business
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.
GDPR compliance specialists Briefed.pro announce 16 new jobs in Northern Ireland
Barrister-led GDPR compliance specialists Briefed.pro is investing over £760,000 to create 16 new remote-working positions and further develop training for its Northern Ireland team.
Overwatch invests in R&D to secure multimillion-pound drug development deals in the US
Belfast based early stage tech firm, Overwatch Research has invested almost £500,000 in Research & Development (R&D) to develop a software platform, which tackles the global issue of experimental errors in preclinical research. The new software is generating export growth in the US market, with deals secured in the last year worth millions of pounds.
Helping companies to grow exports during COVID-19
Social distancing, travel restrictions, and world-wide lockdowns: In the first of a three-part feature we look at how COVID-19 has impacted traditional face to face selling approaches, and what steps we’ve taken to ensure Northern Ireland companies are still able to promote their products to potential new buyers.
New Digital Transformation Programme to support over 1000 businesses across NI
Businesses across Northern Ireland will be able to enhance their productivity and digital capabilities through a new Digital Transformation Programme, which has been announced today.
New support to help businesses work towards Industry 4.0.
The COVID-19 Process & Organisational Improvement Grant (POIG) has been developed to provide support to businesses to investigate and implement a range of potential process and operational improvements to help address the impact COVID-19 on the business.
Northern Ireland AgriTech well placed to improve GCC food security
Scott Hanna, Senior Business Development Manager - UAE, Oman, Bahrain, discusses how Northern Ireland, with its international reputation for innovation in food security and pioneering research, is well placed to address the food security gap in the GCC.
Trust in Farming and the Environment: The Consumer Perspective
In line with Invest NI’s Food and Drink Consumer Insights team focus on sustainability across 2021, we are planning a series of webinars concentrating on the issues impacting at a sector level.
The first webinar in this series was hosted by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) and will provide an insight into the issues of consumer trust within the farming industry and its impact on the environment. Key issues such as consumer perception of the food supply chain, how covid has changed and shaped consumer views with regards to sustainability and what the key consumer
Support to Perform secures first export business in Europe
Belfast based SME, Support to Perform has secured its first sales in the Belgian market with Belgian multinational building materials firm, ETEX. Support to Perform is using its experience in sport and exercise science to roll out its Oopla Activity Challenge across ETEX’s offices in 42 countries around the world.
Scheme opens to help businesses accelerate benefits of digital technology
Economy Minister, Diane Dodds today launched a new Invest Northern Ireland grant scheme to support businesses to investigate and implement new digital technologies that will improve business operations.
Whitewater Brewery launches vegan friendly hard seltzer range to drive exports
Castlewellan based Whitewater Brewery Co. Ltd has invested over £400,000 in its business to develop a new vegan-friendly range of Whitewater hard seltzers to capitalise on the growing demand for ready-to-drink products and help it drive exports.
Modern Tyres to invest £5.6m and create 23 jobs at new Newry manufacturing facility
Modern Tyres is creating 23 jobs as part of a £5.6million investment to diversify its commercial products and services offering.
Aesthetic skin treatment company, SkinHQ to expand with 13 person Newry based team
SkinHQ, an international chain of skin clinics specialising in laser hair removal, CoolSculpting, fillers, Botox and skin treatments, is setting up in Northern Ireland with a 13-person multi-function team. The new team will be based in Newry.
AquaQ Analytics to invest £1m in skills development as business scales rapidly
Economy Minister Diane Dodds today announced that data management specialists, AquaQ Analytics, is to invest almost £1million in developing the skills of its growing team.
Houston Precision Engineering to invest over £2m and create over 40 jobs in Strabane
Donegal based manufacturing firm, Houston Precision Engineering (HPE) has purchased over three acres of land in Strabane Business Park to build a new factory which will lead to the creation of 41 new engineering jobs in Northern Ireland.
The Future of Food Packaging
Invest Northern Ireland along with The College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprise are actively encouraging local collaboration by running a series of sustainable packaging webinars entitled The Future of Food Packaging.
The Northern Ireland Food and Packaging Industry is rapidly changing in response to consumer demand for more sustainable packaging. To meet this growing sustainability requirement there needs to be a closer collaboration between local government, research bodies, manufacturers, retailers and recyclers to identify innovative packaging solutions.
GCC FinTech FDI Webinar
How GCC FinTechs can benefit from international FinTech ecosystems.
In this webinar, you will hear from a specially curated panel including the UK Government FinTech NI Envoy, Invest NI and advocates of the FDI process. The panellists will offer key insights on how GCC FinTechs can benefit from international Fintech ecosystems such as Northern Ireland, the #1 Fintech FDI region worldwide. Listen to find out why Northern Ireland is well-positioned to be the European headquarters of GCC FinTech’s looking to expand their footprint into the European market.
THE MINING SHOW WEBINAR
Northern Irish Expertise Delivering Mining and Quarrying Innovations
In this webinar, you will hear from the Invest NI team who will provide an overview of the sector in the GCC, alongside panellists from four leading Northern Ireland companies offering insights on the mining and quarrying industry and showcasing their innovative solutions. Listen to find why Northern Ireland’s mining and quarrying sector is well-positioned to address the GCC and wider Middle East’s challenges in this sector.
Northern Ireland: Providing innovative solutions to the world’s healthcare challenges
In this webinar, you will hear from the Invest NI team who will provide an overview of the sector in the GCC, alongside panellists from seven leading Northern Ireland companies offering insights on the future of the healthcare industry and showcasing their innovative solutions. Listen to find why Northern Ireland’s life and health sciences sector is well-positioned to address the GCC and wider Middle East’s healthcare requirements.
Business Opportunities in Data Centres
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.
Is Health your Wealth webinar - DAY THREE | The Science and Technology of Health
This Invest NI webinar series organised by the Food and Drink Consumer Insights Team aims to provide suppliers with the latest information, trends, data and insights on the important and rapidly emerging health & wellness theme, as well as provide inspiration and knowledge to adopt the science and technology and develop new products.
Day 3 focuses on the science and technology relating to health and planetary health.
Is Health your Wealth webinar - DAY TWO | The Health Conscious Consumer
This Invest NI webinar series organised by the Food and Drink Consumer Insights Team aims to provide suppliers with the latest information, trends, data and insights on the important and rapidly emerging health & wellness theme, as well as provide inspiration and knowledge to adopt the science and technology and develop new products.
Day 2 focuses on the consumer; attitudes, buying behaviour, the retail and foodservice environment.