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Manufacturing Month, the flagship event in Northern Ireland’s business and economic calendar to showcase and celebrate the manufacturing and engineering sector, is set to return for the fifth year this May.

Led by Manufacturing NI, the month-long initiative demonstrates the sector’s significant contribution to the economy and highlights the companies, workers, and leaders who make Northern Ireland’s manufacturing sector a global success story.

Sponsored by some of Northern Ireland’s leading companies and organisations including the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre (AMIC), Barclays, Go Succeed NI, KPMG, Mills Selig, and Reliance, the campaign aims to showcase the sector’s capabilities, from cutting-edge technology and sustainability initiatives to career pathways and skills development.

Throughout the month, a series of events, factory tours, webinars, and networking opportunities will be delivered to celebrate achievements, discuss challenges, and explore future opportunities.

Stephen Kelly, CEO of Manufacturing NI, commented:

“We have extraordinary manufacturing businesses who collectively provide almost 100,000 direct and more than 150,000 fully sustained jobs in every community across Northern Ireland. They dominate our R&D investment and external and export sales.

Manufacturing Month is a chance to celebrate the sector. It is a platform for manufacturers to not only share their achievements but also learn from each other and work together to capture the opportunities in an increasingly difficult economy.

Our ‘makers’ already provide good, regionally dispersed jobs and ManufacturingMonth helps bring them together to collectively work to drive productivity, to decarbonise, and deal with the threats presented by a world embroiled in a trade war.

Manufacturing Month will include a series of ‘Meet The Maker’ event, and the publication of a major piece of economic analysis, which unveils the impact the sector has on communities throughout Northern Ireland. Manufacturers, supply chains, supporting organisations, Councils, and others are encouraged to participate, with a Media Kit provided to help them get their good news out.”

Manufacturing Month will be rounded off with the Anchor High Leadership Summit on Thursday 29 May at The Hilton Hotel, Belfast. Summit attendees, manufacturing leaders, and others will hear from a range of industry experts, guest speakers, and panellists who will share their experiences through a series of practical case studies.  

The Summit will be followed in the evening by the prestigious Manufacturing NI Hall of Fame Awards, which recognises those who have shaped Northern Ireland’s industrial landscape.

For more information on Manufacturing Month 2025, including access to the Media Kit and tickets for the Anchor High Leadership Summit, visit the link