Trade missions to focus on construction

ENTERPRISE Ireland’s trade missions in 2012 will focus on the engineering and construction opportunities being created by soaring global demand for food.

Target markets for agri-machinery and construction growth will include the Middle East, Asia and the Asia-Pacific, notably New Zealand. The enterprise body is optimistic for the future prospects of Irish high-end engineering firms, who earned over €200 million in London Olympics projects.

Director of global business, Julie Sinnamon, said: “We are seeing a lot of growth for companies like Dairymaster, Keenans and McHales, particularly for people in the dairy sector. We have seen a lot of farm machinery growth in the last 15 months in the UK, New Zealand and Germany.