A huge fundraising drive by Beckman Coulter’s 400 staff at O’Callaghan’s Mills, Co Clare, has netted more than €9,000 for two important charities.

Irish-UK trade relations are to the fore of this year’s Manufacturing Solutions Ireland event, as the manufacturing supply chain roadshow and conference, hosted by GTMA* and LIT, has already confirmed more than 100 exhibitors and participants from both sides of the Irish Sea.

In 1980, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), a specialized agency of the United Nations that promotes industrial development for poverty reduction, inclusive globalization and environmental sustainability, brought a delegation of Chinese officials to the Shannon Free Zone on a three-week training course.

How do you use cutting-edge camera technology to check if medicines are labelled correctly? How do you turn a roll of paper into smart medical strips that can analyse urine and see if somebody has an illness? 

Shannon Group - through its subsidiary Shannon Commercial Properties – has acknowledged the remarkable contribution to the Mid-West economy of Shannon Free Zone’s largest employer, Ei Electronics with a presentation to mark two special anniversaries.

Shannon-based supplier of synthetic diamond, Element Six, delivered a new year boost to life-saving volunteer organisation Limerick Suicide Watch (LSW). 

A Clare company has become one of the first businesses in the country to achieve a new quality mark signifying that they meet the highest standards of quality and trust.

The Management of Ei Electronics has announced plans for an Open Day to be held on 23rd September, celebrating 55 Years manufacturing in Shannon, and 30 Years as an Irish Company.