Cork-headquartered Healthcare 21 Group (HC21), one of Europe’s leading healthcare specialist sales, marketing and solutions providers, has strengthened its UK operations with the acquisition of Cardio Solutions (UK) Ltd. The acquisition is the latest milestone in the significant expansion of the Healthcare 21 Group that, in less than three years, has seen the business triple in size. The newly combined business now employs more than 500 staff in the UK, Ireland, and Europe, with a turnover now set to exceed €165 million, representing the world’s top healthcare OEMs across its four Europe ..read more

Kerry Group, the leading international taste and nutrition company, has confirmed that it is to invest $125 million in its facility at Rome, Georgia in the US to create a new world-class food manufacturing facility. This is Kerry’s largest ever capital expenditure investment and when complete, the 360,000 sq ft facility will be one of the most modern and efficient facilities of its kind in the world with the highest standards of food safety. The facility will produce integrated taste and nutrition solutions to help customers meet growing consumer demand in the poultry, seafood and alternative ..read more

Cork-headquartered Healthcare 21 Group (HC21), one of Europe’s leading healthcare specialist sales, marketing and solutions providers, has strengthened its UK operations with the acquisition of Cardio Solutions (UK) Ltd. The acquisition is the latest milestone in the significant expansion of the Healthcare 21 Group that, in less than three years, has seen the business triple in size. The newly combined business now employs more than 500 staff in the UK, Ireland, and Europe, with a turnover now set to exceed €165 million, representing the world’s top healthcare OEMs across its four European mar ..read more

The Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index® (PMI®) – a seasonally adjusted index designed to track changes in total construction activity – posted 50.6 in February, down slightly from 50.9 in January and signalling a modest increase in total construction activity in Ireland. Index readings above 50 signal an increase in activity on the previous month and readings below 50 signal a decrease. The February expansion was the third in as many months, but the softest in this sequence. Where activity increased, panellists linked this to rises in new orders amid improving demand. On the o ..read more

The European Commission has adopted the EU’s new Circular Economy Action Plan. It is one of the main building blocks of the European Green Deal and aims to make the EU economy produce more durable, longer-lasting, repairable consumer products, maximising the use of recycled material and ensuring that nothing is wasted. Executive Vice-President for the European Green Deal, Frans Timmermans, said: “To achieve climate-neutrality by 2050, to preserve our natural environment, and to strengthen our economic competitiveness, requires a fully circular economy. Today, our economy is still mostly linear ..read more

Pinergy, the smart energy company which provides 100% green electricity, has formally launched an exciting new partnership with eLight, the Irish company that provides “Light as a Service” (LaaS). The partnership will support Irish based businesses looking to become more sustainable by investing in energy efficient lighting & being supplied with 100% green energy. Pinergy is launching and delivering this initiative in partnership with eLight, Ireland’s leading Light as a Service provider, who will bring their specialist expertise to support Pinergy in the design, supply, installation, and ..read more

As a result of the uncertainty caused by the ongoing COVID-19 situation, the 6th annual National Construction Summit, which was scheduled to be held on Tuesday, 24th March 2020, will now take place on Thursday, 22nd October 2020 at the Sport Ireland Campus, Blanchardstown in Dublin. Incorporating a comprehensive conference programme, including a wide array of seminars and free workshops, the 2020 National Construction Summit will feature an extensive exhibition area, showcasing the latest products, services and technology for the construction, engineering, sustainable building, maintenance and ..read more

Vivid Edge, the energy efficiency specialist company, has won the Sustainability Category Award at the 2020 SFA National Small Business Awards. The aim of the Awards, now in its sixteenth year, is to celebrate the achievements of small business in Ireland and to recognise the vital contribution of the small business community to the Irish economy. The Sustainability Award specifically recognises a company that has set-up or has made alterations to operations/structures either within its business or on behalf of other businesses that have made a positive impact on energy consumption and/or on t ..read more

Enterprise Ireland has published a Guide to assist affected exporting companies in transitioning through the immediate and critical challenges that Covid-19 presents and which outlines the relevant supports available to business. Supports include: a €200m Package for Enterprise Supports including a Rescue and Restructuring Scheme available through Enterprise Ireland for viable but vulnerable firms that need to restructure or transform their businesses. Details of these supports are being finalised. a €200m Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) Working Capital Scheme for eligi ..read more

The Government has advised businesses experiencing financial difficulties as a result of Covid-19 to take the following steps: Contact your Bank or Finance provider to talk about your financing needs Consider the use of the State’s Credit Guarantee Scheme, which supports loans up to €1 million for periods of up to 7 years. Applications can be through the Pillar Banks or through the SBCI website. Microenterprises[1], can access loans of up to €50,000 from MicroFinance Ireland.  Applications can be made through the MFI website or through your local LEO. Consider the SBCI Covid-19 Working Capi ..read more