Ross Companies invests £3.6m and creates 25 jobs
Ballymena-based engineering manufacturer Ross Companies is investing £3.6 million in an expansion that will create 25 new jobs and support its growth in markets across Great Britain and Ireland.
Invest Northern Ireland has offered the company £125,000 towards the creation of the new roles. The investment will help Ross Companies grow its workforce from 29 to 54 people over the next three years and strengthen its position as a provider of industrial filtration products and engineered solutions.
Established in 2017, Ross Companies designs, manufactures, installs, finishes and maintains industrial equipment for customers across a range of sectors including quarrying, cement, food production, waste, recycling and energy.
The £3.6 million investment will increase manufacturing capacity, bring additional processes in-house and support the development of the company's industrial filtration product range. It includes investment in recently acquired and refurbished premises near Ahoghill, as well as the recruitment of engineering, manufacturing and management personnel.
Since 2019, the company's turnover has increased from £345,000 to approximately £3.78 million, and it now expects turnover to exceed £5 million over the next two years.
William Ross, managing director at Ross Companies, said: “Demand for our industrial filtration and engineered solutions continues to grow as businesses seek to improve efficiency and meet increasingly stringent environmental requirements. This investment will enhance our capabilities, increase capacity and support our ex pan sion into Great Britain and Ireland, creating high-qua lity jobs in the local area.
Iain Joannides, head of Regional Business, Eastern Region, Invest NI, said: “Building on previous Invest NI support, this investment will help Ross Companies str e ngthen its manufacturing capability, increase productivity and expand its presence in external markets.”