Key information for Made in Lisburn Castlereagh

Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council is delighted to announce that the highly successful ‘Made in Lisburn Castlereagh’ showcase event will return this year to Lagan Valley LeisurePlex on Wednesday 24th October from 10am to 3pm.   

This one-day event is a great opportunity for local businesses, residents, schools, higher education students and budding entrepreneurs to see first-hand the innovative products produced across the Lisburn Castlereagh area and there will also be an opportunity to discover jobs and apprenticeships on offer.

SERC are offering students shuttle buses from the Lisburn campus to and from the event:

From SERC                                       From LeisurePlex

• 09.45                                                   10.35
• 10.45                                                   11.35
• 11.45                                                   12.35                          
• 12.45                                                   13.35
• 13.45                                                   14.35

Job opportunities 

Brief details on companies attending:  

• AB Pneumatics Ltd & Plastics 2000 Ltd – “ AB Pneumatics Ltd are the UK and Irelands only producer of Seat Airsprings and with other products such as shockabsorber sleeves and Donut Rubber Springs it is easy to see why we are experts at vibration control.”

• Army Careers – British Army Recruitment service NI

• ASSA ABLOY Security Doors “ASSA ABLOY Security Doors is the UK's leading manufacturer of high-performance steel and timber doors.”

• Bank of Ireland UK

• Belfast Metropolitan College

• Boomer Industries – “ Specialist plastics extrudent”

• Brookvent – “ At Brookvent we manufacture and install innovative, energy saving ventilation systems as well as market leading MVHR and high performance window vents.”

• Careers Service NI

• College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE)

• Conveyortek Ltd – “ CONVEYORTEK HAS BEEN DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING CONVEYOR SYSTEMS FOR BOTH BULK MATERIAL HANDLING AND UNIT HANDLING APPLICATIONS, COMPONENTS AND METAL SEPARATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR A GLOBAL CUSTOMER BASE FOR MANY YEARS.”

• Creative Composites – “ Creative Composites are leaders in the design, engineering and manufacturing of high quality, cost efficient composite components.”

• Decora Blind Systems – design and manufacture blind and window-covering systems in a range of fabrics and finishes”

• Excelledia NI – Business, IT, Management consultancy

• Excite Display & Design – “ We supply a wide range of portable and pop-up display solutions, along with a bespoke exhibition stand design and build and service helping you to attract more enquiries and win more business.”

• Go For It – “ The Go For It programme provides individuals in Northern Ireland who wish to start a business with step by step advice and mentoring to produce their own business plan and to go on to register for self-employment.”

• Grafton Recruitment – recruitment agency

• Industrial Temps – recruitment agency - specialist

• Invest NI – “As the regional business development agency, Invest NI's role is to grow the local economy. We do this by helping new and existing businesses to compete internationally, and by attracting new investment to Northern Ireland.”

• Leckey – “ Leckey is a globally recognised pioneer in the research, design and development of clinically focussed, posturally supportive products.”

• KME Steelworks – “providers of precision sub-contract fabrication services and manufacturer of steel precast concrete moulds” • La Mon Hotel & Country Club – Hospitality, events and catering

• Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council

• Lisburn Enterprise Organisation – “LEO is an independent, not for profit organisation offering support in the form of guidance and advice, premises, conference facilities, administrative support and virtual office services. LEO’s focus is not only on business creation but also business development at both a strategic and operational level.”

• McGreevy Engineering A second-generation business, established in 1980, McGreevy Engineering specialises in precision machined components, with internal engineering capabilities to support 5-axis milling and multi axis turn mill machine tools. With robust planning and scheduling procedures, McGreevy Engineering utilises advanced manufacturing technologies in a lean environment, producing products from materials including Titanium, Inconel, Duplex and Aluminium.

• Montupet UK Ltd – “Montupet has long been recognised as an industry leader in the manufacture of complex cast aluminium components for the automotive industry worldwide.” • ND Events – The events company setting up the event for the council

• Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service

• People 1st • Resurgam Community Development Trust Ltd – “The Resurgam Trust deliver a Community Investment Fund programme for the Department of Communities which provides support to communities under the umbrella of Resurgam Trust. Resurgam Trust employs a Social Enterprise Manager, supported through an Innovation Programme with partners including Department for Communities, Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council and The Resurgam Trust” • South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust

• South Eastern Regional College

• Smiley Monroe Ltd – “leading global producer of Endless Conveyor Belts and Custom Cut Parts for the materials processing equipment manufacturing sector.”

• Stepping Stones NI – “support people with learning disabilities and learning difficulties to gain meaning training and employment.”

• Texam Limited – “UK Manufacturer of Conveyor Systems, Pipe joint Systems. Distributors of Hydro-mec Gearboxes, Radicon Gearboxes & SMC Pneumatics, Bearing Distributors.”

• The McAvoy Group – “Offsite turnkey construction solutions provider, working collaboratively as a principal contractor, to deliver greater certainty of quality and cost.”

• Tricord – “Tricord has capacity to store, pick, pack and despatch a wide variety of items in a large volume of orders.”