Invest Northern Ireland

Cluster description

Role

Description of your aviation region

Northern Ireland is a global leader in aerospace technology. It has a dynamic, rapidly growing aerospace industry founded on a strong engineering heritage and rich in knowledge, skills and experience.

Vision/ Missons

We will champion the growth of innovation and exports to build a local economy that competes globally. We will be a world leading business development agency.

Skills

Design & stress engineering; Metal, composites & plastics manufacturing; Assembly; Quality & testing; MRO services, etc.

Year of creation

2002

Region

Northern Ireland

Facts & Figures of regional aerospace

Number of companies

100

Number of research institutes

Numbers of public authorities

Other cluster members

Number of employees of all aerospace actors

10.000

Cluster Management

Organizational form

Regional economic development agency

Financing

Main Actors

Main industry actors

Bombardier, Collins Aerospace, Thales UK, Thompson Aero Seating (Avic), Magellan Aerospace, RLC, Survitec

Main research institutes

Queens University Belfast, Ulster University, Northern Ireland Technology Centre, Northern Ireland Advanced Composites & Engineering Centre

Cluster Competence and Strategy

Product worlds

Aerostructures (wings, nacelles, fuselages), Interiors (seating, galleys), composites, precision machining, plastics, metal forming, tooling, design & stress engineering

Cluster management services for members

Networking, international business development and marketing, technology, R&D, skills, capital assistance funding and productivity support.

Best practice of International collaborations of cluster management

We have a strong working relationship with ADS Northern Ireland, the industry trade body. Emerging relationships with Washington State, Aerospace Wales and MAA.

Contact Information Cluster Management

Director / President

Micheal Polson
Michael.polson@investni.com

International relations

Kelly Murphy
Kelly.murphyinvestni.com

Invest Northern Ireland

Bedford Square, Bedford Street
BT2 7ES Belfast
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (GBR)

Presentation

northern-ireland-aerospace_PDF.pdf10 MB

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