{"id":23025,"date":"2024-07-17T14:33:18","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T13:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=23025"},"modified":"2024-07-17T14:33:18","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T13:33:18","slug":"belfast-to-host-northern-ireland-manufacturing-supply-chain-conference-exhibition-this-autumn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2024\/07\/belfast-to-host-northern-ireland-manufacturing-supply-chain-conference-exhibition-this-autumn\/","title":{"rendered":"Belfast to Host Northern Ireland Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition This Autumn"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Manufacturing industry leaders from across the UK and Ireland are set to arrive in Belfast for the biggest event of its kind in Northern Ireland.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition, in its 5th<\/span> year, will be taking place at the Titanic Exhibition Centre on September 12.<\/span><\/p>\n

The event will feature over a hundred trade stands as well as incorporating a comprehensive conference programme featuring free workshops and keynote speakers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Exhibitors will range from business services through to innovative companies displaying the latest technological solutions for the industry.<\/span><\/p>\n

Managing Director, Colin Murphy from organisers Premier Publishing & Events said the event will serve as a forum for manufacturers and operators involved throughout the associated supply chains from across Northern Ireland to gather to discuss pressing issues facing their industry.<\/span><\/p>\n

He added: \u201cGenerating annual sales of about \u00a320 billion, manufacturing is crucial to Northern Ireland\u2019s economic development.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cManufacturers directly employ 80,000 people while supporting further employment throughout the wider supply chain in every region of Northern Ireland.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe manufacturing sector accounts for 13.4% of Northern Ireland\u2019s economic output, significantly higher than the UK figure of 9.8%.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNot just that but Northern Ireland\u2019s manufacturers also generate almost half of the country\u2019s external sales and more than half of export sales.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Northern Ireland Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition will encompass the full manufacturing spectrum across the country, including the food and drink, biopharma, medtech, healthcare, engineering, transport, technology, building products, fabrics, polymers, packaging and renewables sectors.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Throughout the day the event will cover topical themes such as Manufacturing; Supply Chain & Logistics; Sustainability; Lean Productivity & Continuous Improvement; Automation & Robotics; Procurement; 3D Printing; Hi-tech Manufacturing & Precision Engineering; IoT & Industry 4.0; and Lean Productivity & Continuous Improvement.<\/span><\/p>\n

Colin added: \u201cThe Northern Ireland Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition will provide an ideal location for businesses to meet with Government agencies and supporting associations, and gain free advice from experts on how to improve operational performance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Event will also provide networking zones to connect buyers and suppliers. Indeed, the layout of the Conference & Exhibition is intended to maximise the opportunity for visitors to network and make new contacts.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Registration for the 2024 Northern Ireland Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition on September 12 at Titanic Exhibition Centre in Belfast is free. Tickets are available from <\/i><\/b>www.northernirelandmanufacturing.co.uk\/register<\/i><\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Manufacturing industry leaders from across the UK and Ireland are set to arrive in Belfast for the biggest event of its kind in Northern Ireland. The Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition, in its 5th year, will be taking place at the Titanic Exhibition Centre on September 12. The event will feature over a … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23025"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23025"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23025\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23027,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23025\/revisions\/23027"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23025"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23025"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23025"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}