NI Aerospace Firm Creates 33 Jobs

A Northern Irish aerospace manufacturer is to create 33 jobs as part of a £3.6m expansion.

Based in Belfast’s Titanic Quarter, Marlborough Engineering provides machined components and large scale fabrications to industrial sectors including aerospace, high end vision, power generation and construction.

This latest expansion at the company has been supported by over £406,000 of investment by Invest NI, part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund.

Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster announced the expansion.

She said: "The company is a good example of how local firms can progress by focusing on high-end products and services. Marlborough is combining technology, design capability and a highly skilled workforce to differentiate itself from other precision machining and fabrication companies.

"Having provided services to Bombardier, the company has recognised a clear market opportunity in the growing international aerospace sector and is embarking on a programme of proactive marketing to secure more contracts. Marlborough has already secured new export business and is on track to exceed its sales targets for this financial year.

"The majority of the new jobs created by this investment will pay above the Northern Ireland private sector median, and are the kind of high quality employment opportunities that Invest Northern Ireland seeks to support."

The company currently employs 67 people and has recently invested in developing relationships with aerospace suppliers in the US and Middle East.

In the last six months, Marlborough Engineering has secured over £1.6m in export sales from companies based in Washington State, USA.

This included a £400k order from Pacifica Engineering.

Mark O’Kane, Managing Director of Marlborough Engineering, said: "The company is progressing through an aggressive five-year expansion plan and is on track to more than double its turnover and quadruple export sales. By delivering exceptional levels of quality and service to our customers we have built up our reputation, both locally and internationally.

"We have received a range of support from Invest NI in recent years which has helped us to strengthen our management structure, develop our skills and design capability and explore export markets."

(IT)