Thirty firms, supported by regional development agency Invest NI, operating across a range of disciplines from food to chemicals, pharmaceutical to transport equipment, are set to benefit from the financial support.

Businesses include Linwoods in Co. Armagh; Marcon Fit-Out in Co. Antrim; Tailored Image in Co. Tyrone; The Boatyard Distillery in Co. Fermanagh; Donite Plastics in Co. Down and Armstrong Medical in Co. Londonderry.

Invest NI has supported the firms with £1.9m of support, with the manufacturers making a combined investment of over £22m in Northern Ireland’s economy.