Engineering firm creates 39 jobs as part of a £2.2m investment

By Staff reporter
Published 20th Oct 2022, 12:06 BST
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A Kilrea-based firm is creating 39 jobs as part of a £2.2m investment to grow the business in a number of international markets.

The engineering company specialises in sub-contract engineering and metal fabrication for a range of sectors including transport, materials handling, agriculture, medical and construction.

Established in 1971 by the late Creighton Hutchinson, the business is now led by his sons, Mark and Richard.

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Mark Hutchinson, CEO of Hutchinson Engineering said: “Our growth plans to date have focused on investing in new technologies to drive our business forward through innovation.

Mark Hutchinson, CEO of Hutchinson Engineering, pictured left, and George McKinney, Invest NI Director of Technology, Services & Scaling.Mark Hutchinson, CEO of Hutchinson Engineering, pictured left, and George McKinney, Invest NI Director of Technology, Services & Scaling.
Mark Hutchinson, CEO of Hutchinson Engineering, pictured left, and George McKinney, Invest NI Director of Technology, Services & Scaling.

“We purchased cutting-edge technology such as Flatbed Fibre Lasers with support from Invest Northern Ireland’s Covid-19 Productive Investment Capital Grant. We’re already seeing significant time and energy savings, creating a more sustainable working model. With this in place, we’re now in the position to further expand our operations across the coach building, agriculture, and recycling sectors.

“Creating 39 jobs to increase our capacity will ensure that we can maximise opportunities in the marketplace, such as in Republic of Ireland and Great Britain, and can take full advantage of the efficiencies of our new technologies. Our new expanded team will play a large part in driving our innovation so that we can continue our development of a world-class Industry 4.0 manufacturing environment.”

Job opportunities include sales, production, fabrication and welder roles at all levels, including apprenticeships. Recruitment is underway with nine roles in place.

Invest NI has offered the company support towards the creation of the 39 jobs, following previous support towards skills development and technical product development.