Mallusk-headquartered firm wins at AIB Business Eye Awards 2025.

Mallusk-headquartered Brett Martin was one of the big winners at Thursday night’s AIB Business Eye Awards in Belfast, winning Family Business of the Year and being highly commended in Company of the Year.

The AIB Business Eye Awards, now in their 19th year, took place at the ICC in Belfast city centre. The awards celebrated outstanding achievements across a diverse range of sectors.

There were 10 of Northern Ireland’s leading businesses on the shortlist for Family Business of the Year, with Brett Martin coming out on top.

With more than sixty years of manufacturing experience, Brett Martin is firmly established as a world-leading plastics manufacturer.

2025 has been a landmark year for Brett Martin - it invested some £15 million in its Mallusk factory and opened its first international manufacturing plant in the US. It also completed a wide range of major customer projects across a range of sectors including completing stadia projects for Premier League football clubs, providing roofing for a number of the top stadia including Manchester City’s Etihad and the extension of Liverpool’s Anfield ground.

This Mallusk factory expansion marked the largest single investment in the company’s history and reinforces Brett Martin’s long-term commitment to its Northern Ireland manufacturing base.

Laurence Martin, Chairman of Brett Martin, said: “We are delighted to win Family Business of The Year in what has been a landmark year for the company as we expand into the US with our new manufacturing facility and invest into our local Mallusk headquarters.

“It is fantastic to have all of the hard work and dedication of our team recognised through this award.”

Caption: Brett Martin’s Gavin Dines (left) and Noel Gourley (right) collect the Family Business award at the AIB Business Eye Awards in the ICC, Belfast with Darren McDowell (centre) of sponsor Harbinson Mulholland.