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Winning Irish Exporter of the Year: Combilift’s CEO Talks About the Global Market

Fabricating & Metal Work

Shipping efficiently is key, so from the start, we designed compact, multi-directional trucks that fit into containers, reducing freight costs. Competing with industries across the island, including large global manufacturers in sectors like pharmaceuticals and medical devices, was no easy task. Innovation has been key to our success.

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IN THE NEWS with Fastener News Desk the Week of November 7th, 2022

Fastener News Desk

In The National Association of Manufacturers’ Monday Economic Report Manufacturing employment increased by 32,000 in October, up from 23,000 in September and continuing to rise solidly. Currently, the manufacturing sector has 12,922,000 employees, the most since November 2008. in September to $25.35 in October, up 4.9%

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Driving a better world: Transaid and the UK road transport industry

SMMT

This ongoing partnership between Transaid and the ITC aims to improve road safety across the country, with the organisations having first teamed up in 2008 and together trained more than 22,000 drivers during the 16-year period.

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Top Legal Issues Facing the Manufacturing Sector in 2023

Foley

Agility and resiliency remain essential attributes for manufacturers in 2023. Manufacturers are no longer focused on figuring out when things will return to “normal.” Most major automobile manufacturers have set aggressive goals to electrify their fleets, many in the range of 40-50% by the mid-2030s.

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Dockworkers threaten to strike at key U.S. ports over automation and pay

Fastener News Desk

The International Longshoremen’s Union is demanding significantly higher wages and a total ban on the automation of cranes, gates and container movements that are used in the loading or loading of freight at 36 U.S. The gate has been in place since 2008. We do not believe that robotics should take over a human being’s job,” he said.