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Northern Ireland’s business community comes together to support delivery of industry-led careers inspiration events. Northern Ireland’s business community is coming together to support the delivery of industry-led careers inspiration events across the province, engaging almost 7,500 Year 9 pupils in June 2022. 4C UR Future LIVE is an innovative and fast-paced event that uses skills games and […]

Northern Ireland-based engineering company, PAC Group, are Highly Commended for Innovation at the national MAKE UK Manufacturing Awards. Northern Ireland-based electrical and mechanical engineering company, PAC Group, took home a prestigious Highly Commended award for Innovation at the national MAKE UK Manufacturing Awards. Following a regional win for the category in November 2021, PAC faced stiff competition

PAC Group receives royal recognition for its innovative carbon fibre preforming technology. The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise are the most prestigious business awards in the UK, with winners personally approved by her Majesty the Queen. The Group were the only company from Northern Ireland to receive the award for the Innovation category in 2021, and were the

PAC Group continue to invest in the Engineers of the future – we are delighted to welcome two new Apprentices to our team. Kurtis Wallace and Kieran Ashcroft have joined the PAC team as Electrical Installation Apprentices. Iain Parkhill, PAC Group Operations Director, said: “Despite the challenges of the pandemic, it’s vitally important that, as

PAC continue their winning streak by taking home the award for Excellence in Innovation in the 2021 Belfast Telegraph Business Awards. This year’s awards received more than double the entries ever received in previous years, which not only makes PAC’s win all the more impressive, but is also a great sign of business recovery and

The award recognises our innovative approach to solving problems and adding value for customers through engineering, manufacturing, and automation. Hosted by Philip Cunliffe, Regional Business Editor of Insider Media, and sponsored by Deloitte and HSBC, the awards were held virtually due to the ongoing restrictions. Not to be deterred, Insider Media did what many organisations across Northern Ireland have

PAC Group have been named as a winner of the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation – the UK’s highest accolade in recognising success in business. The engineering company, based in Belfast, received the award in recognition of the outstanding innovation and commercial success of their carbon composite Hot Drape Former technology and machines, which are used

PAC has been awarded the prestigious Platinum Level Innovator status from Innovate NI, the highest accolade available in the programme. The Innovation Accreditation Programme from Innovate NI is a Department for the Economy initiative, helping local businesses innovate successfully. It is delivered by Invest Northern Ireland, local councils, and Further Education colleges. Innovate NI defines innovation as “creating value from ideas”. Northern

PAC Composites awarded seven figure contract to deliver a bespoke Hot Drape Former for Spirit AeroSystems for their Aerospace Innovation Centre (AIC). Based in Prestwick, Scotland, the new Aerospace Innovation Centre is a 90,000 square-foot facility focusing on infusion processes for composite materials, part handling, assembly automation, rapid prototyping, and virtual/augmented reality. As industry-leaders in research and

PAC Group Electrical Apprentice, Ben Brown, is a semi-finalist in the Screwfix Trade Apprentice Competition! Ben Brown, a 2nd year Electrical Apprentice at PAC Group, has made it through to the semi-finals of the national Screwfix Trade Apprentice Competition. Ben, from Carrickfergus, was up against stiff competition from 2,500 other applicants and has made it into the