“This investment will increase our technical capability and competitive position. It will enable us to exploit new opportunities by putting in place a talented and skilled management team that will be able to drive change and deliver results.
The marketing capability provided by this investment combined with a focus on new product development into specialised applications for textiles, and Invest NI's support, will add value to our business and enable us to exploit new niche market opportunities.”
Donal Durkan, Director of Life Sciences and Creative adds: “The area of textile product differentiation is growing rapidly and throughout its 270 year history, William Clark and Sons has demonstrated a commitment to innovation.
“This continued focus on investment and a value added strategy will help the firm to diversify from traditional manufacturing into a niche technical textiles market and deliver faster, sustainable levels of growth.”