The Island is well-known for its manufacturing of high-quality
products, inlcuding everything from aerospace
components to local speciality food and drink.
Food and Drink
A variety of award-winning food and drink products
are produced here - including cheeses (Isle of Man
Creamery), ice-cream (Davisons), beer (Bushy's and Okell's)and
seafood (scallops, kippers and 'Queenies').
'Staple' products such as bread (Ramsey
Bakery) and milk (Isle of Man Creamery) are also made on-island
and prove extremely popular.
Local farmers also produce their own meats, and most
farms are members of Farm Assurance Schemes.
Isle of Man Aerospace Cluster
The Isle of Man Aerospace Cluster (IOMAC)
offers cost-effective, design and manufacture solutions to the
aerospace industry, as well as those of oil, gas and
space. The Cluster consists of 18 companies, employing around 800
local people.
Technical Capabilities
A wide variety of companies manufacture highly technical products
on-Island. One example is SLS Optics, which creates Fabry-Perot
etalons, high laser damage threshold optics, and thin film coatings
for the spectrum.
Strix, which has
been based at Ronaldsway for a number of years, manufactures
kettle components amongst other products.
Acknowledgements: whereyoucan.im