Quarry plant design and manufacture is the only type of engineering that exists in Tyrone

The main products of Tyrone Fabrication Ltd. are ‘contained’ within the communications technology field.

One is likely to see the product(s) of FSL Electronics every time sport, whether it’s GAA, rugby, soccer, cricket, is on TV where electronic score boarding is used.

The former UTV sports reporter Adrian Logan is a University of Ulster Sport & Engineering graduate.

DMAC Engineering, located outside Coalisland, is the leading supplier of chassis and quarry plant machinery for neighbouring international engineering companies and also engineering companies in Ireland and the UK.

Mallaghan Engineering is a leading global supplier of aircraft ground support equipment including medical lifts, catering trucks, and passenger stairs

Recently the Scottish Group, IONA Waste Systems set up its NI base in Cookstown. IONA is an example of a ‘new’ type of engineering company specialising in waste recycling systems.

World Champion snooker player, Coalisland’s Dennis Taylor used to be a precision manual machinist in a local engineering company when he left school. It was here he perfected his hand to eye coordination skills that successfully equipped him for his later profession in snooker.

The larger engineering companies in Tyrone predominately use outsourcing whereby smaller local engineering companies make a significant portion of the component parts for their products.

SANDVIK, the Norwegian global, high technology engineering group with 200 companies in 130 countries world wide, specialises in the manufacture of oil fired domestic central heating boilers and associated products.

Plasma and laser cutting have become dominant processes in the manufacture of quarry plant within the Tyrone area.

Copelands Ltd, based in Cookstown, produce air compressors for the refrigeration market and are owned by Emerson, a US global group.

KMC Engineering Ltd is located within a two mile radius of Terex GB Ltd.

The recession has had a positive effect on Greiner Packaging with more shopping and home cooking resulting in more demand for their product.

The Dungannon & South Tyrone Borough Council area is recognised as the "Centre of Excellence" for light engineering on the island of Ireland.

The letters ‘J’ & ‘B’ in J & B Engineering, Rock, Dungannon, which specialises in cutting services and supplies stand for ‘Joe Bloggs’

Tri Met Engineering Ltd, based in Cookstown, are a leading player in the crushing and screening industry.

As part of their latest investment programme at their Tyrone headquarters, Chieftain Trailers have installed the largest robotic welder for trailer manufacture in the UK and Ireland.

Powerscreen International outsells its closest three competitors combined!

McQuaid Engineering, Dungannon, is responsible for the production of mechanical and hydraulic block grabs designed to handle all types and sizes of kerbs, bricks and blocks.