Mackie International

With hindsight, the Mackies may have seen the future of British manufacturing and engineering and decided to cut their losses.

The decision came not long after a major industrial dispute and prolonged strike which may also have influenced their thinking.

In 1955 the company built a factory in India for the manufacture of machinery for jute mills.

[2] United States President Bill Clinton made a speech at the Belfast site in 1995, addressing a mixed audience in light of the beginning of the Northern Ireland peace process.

[3] In 2001 the Industrial Development Board bought the site for redevelopment, which resulted in the Springvale Business Park.