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Newburgh Engineering appoints MRP lead from its own apprentice alumni to close the digital systems gap in nuclear supply chains
Newburgh Engineering has appointed Jonathan Todd as business systems manager to implement FactoryMaster MRP. In nuclear and aerospace supply chains, traceability documentation is a contractual requirement, the systems gap is a compliance liability before it is an efficiency one.
Chery opens UK R&D centre at Millbrook as 100,000 registrations make local chassis tuning a commercial necessity
Chery International UK has announced a UK R&D Centre of Excellence at UTAC Millbrook for late autumn 2026. At 100,000 UK registrations and 66% private retail share, local chassis and ADAS calibration is no longer optional.
Equans acquires Mway to own Strategic Road Network delivery capability as RIS3 reaches peak investment
Equans has acquired Mway Communications, a specialist highways technology contractor on the UK Strategic Road Network. Mway's existing National Highways framework position gives Equans immediate access to a £38.8 billion investment programme.
Exponent backs OFS as behind-the-meter gas turbines become primary data centre engineering infrastructure
Exponent has invested in OFS, a Naas-headquartered global gas turbine services specialist. Data centres specifying on-site aeroderivative turbines as primary infrastructure need the commissioning and maintenance expertise OFS has built over 20 years, and that expertise cannot be sourced from general industrial contractors.
Dr Brooke Tornifoglio confirmed as judge for Engineering Excellence Awards 2026
Dr Brooke Tornifoglio, Assistant Professor in Biomedical Engineering at Trinity College Dublin and Deputy Director of the Trinity Centre for Biomedical Engineering, joins the judging panel for the Engineering Excellence Awards 2026, bringing research expertise in medical imaging, biomechanics, and medical device innovation alongside 18 peer-reviewed publications and various recognition. A Principal Investigator with a rapidly growing research portfolio spanning medical imaging, biomechanics, and medical device innovation, Tornifoglio contributes a rigorous and forward-looking biomedical engineering perspective to the evaluation of entries across the awards programme.
The AI Productivity Dividend: What PwC’s 2026 Barometer Means for Engineering Workforce Strategy
PwC’s AI Jobs Barometer 2026 finds that AI hiring in Ireland almost doubled between 2024 and 2025, with the most AI-exposed engineering companies recording labour productivity growth of 163 per cent since 2018. For engineering industry leaders, the data signals a clear workforce strategy opportunity.
Marshalls secures Severn Trent AMP8 storm tank framework with precast concrete design and carbon credentials
Marshalls Civils & Drainage has won one of four preferred supplier positions on Severn Trent's £6 million precast storm tank framework. Passing a three-stage tender including on-site manufacturing audit confirms the technical and sustainability bar that engineering suppliers must clear to access AMP8 capital directly from regulated utilities.
H.I.G. acquires Phoenix ME as 55% profit growth on 8% revenue signals pricing power in a supply-constrained M&E market
H.I.G. Capital has acquired Phoenix ME, the UK's specialist mechanical and electrical contractor with a £800 million data centre and life sciences order book. Margin expansion ahead of revenue growth is the characteristic H.I.G. looks for, it signals pricing power, not just market conditions.
Water Solutions Ireland builds new Newry headquarters to house growth driven by cross-border water infrastructure demand
Water Solutions Ireland is building a new Newry headquarters, targeted for July 2028. Seven years of growth driven by NI Water and Uisce Éireann capital programmes confirms specialist MEICA contractors as among the most resilient SME engineering businesses in the market.
Vertiv expands Letterkenny engineering base as AI infrastructure demand makes power and cooling expertise a strategic constraint
Vertiv has submitted plans for a 7,000 sq m Letterkenny expansion generating up to 300 engineering and operational roles. The E&I Engineering Ireland acquisition, which gave Vertiv its Donegal manufacturing footprint, has become the anchor of its EMEA critical infrastructure engineering capability.
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