Stephen Kelly, Chief Executive, Manufacturing NI
Manufacturing NI, alongside other trade bodies, has been working intimately with Executive Ministers, the Department for the Economy, Invest NI and other agencies since last week to report and address live and emerging issues facing businesses throughout the COVID-19 crisis.
The virus is already significantly disrupting businesses across Northern Ireland in all sectors, and manufacturing firms have been especially severely hit.
Stephen Kelly, Chief Executive, Manufacturing NI, said:
“Collaboration like this, across all areas of the economy, will be vital to ensuring we tackle this crisis as a single unit. The issues which face manufacturing firms right now are being felt across all sectors, and joining together to pool resources and expertise is a common sense approach to help stabilise the Northern Ireland economy.
“We have also produced a series of COVID-19 factsheets for manufacturers which address challenges including managing staff health, pay, leave and absence; managing business finance, tax, rates, and insurance; and managing business operations, which can be found on our website, www.manufacturingni.org.
“I am urging any firms who need support or guidance to get in touch with Manufacturing NI as soon as possible, as well as encouraging everyone to share their ideas with us on how to tackle this crisis effectively.”
Manufacturing NI has published a range of factsheets to help firms struggling in the face of the COVID-19 crisis. To access them, please visit http://www.manufacturingni.org/mni_covid_19-_factsheets