Northern Ireland’s manufacturing strengths were in the spotlight last night at the MadeInTheUK Awards held at Liverpool’s Titanic Hotel.
These awards are the culmination of a series of regional events, including last month’s Made in Northern Ireland Awards, which took place during Manufacturing Month.
Northern Irish firms took home three wins as well as one highly commended award.
Wrightbus took the awards amongt the larger manufactures. The company manufactures revolutionary zero-emission buses at its Ballymena plant. Last year the company signed a deal worth up to £0.5bn to supply more than 1,000 buses to operator Go-Ahead over the next three years, securing jobs and supporting an additional 1,500 across the UK supply chain.
Camlin Group lifted the Digital Technology Awards in Liverpool. Camlin provides innovative and intelligent monitoring products and services that help make electricity and rail networks safer, more efficient, resilient and sustainable. It has developed LineSIGHT, a groundbreaking overhead circuit monitoring and fault management system.
Meanwhile, Leckey took the Medical, Life Sciences & Healthcare Award. It designs, develops and manufactures innovative therapy equipment, which improve the lives of children with additional needs. The company exported £7.7m of equipment in 2024 globally and £15.9m to the UK & Ireland markets, increasing revenues by 3 per cent in the year.
Tyrone-based airport handling equipment manufacturers Mallaghan picked up highly commended in the Manufacturing Future Talent awards.