A Toomebridge trailer firm has secured major export orders in Europe, Australia and Africa.

McCauley Trailers produces trailers for use in a range of sectors including construction, forestry and farming.

Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has welcomed the news.

"McCauley Trailers made valuable contacts with existing and potential customers on the Invest NI trade mission I led to the Netherlands in February," she said.

That trade mission has reaped significant rewards for the business and resulted in a 50% increase in Dutch orders this year.

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"McCauley Trailers has established new distributors in other European countries and recently received high-value orders from France, Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Outside Europe, a number of agricultural dump trailers have been sold to Australia and a six-figure order has been received from Ghana in West Africa," said the Minister.

Jonathan Hanna, Operations Manager at McCauley Trailers, said: "We have been supported by Invest NI to develop new products and implement our export marketing strategy. One of our key objectives is to extend our network of distributors and this approach is beginning to pay dividends for us in developing new markets.

"Scandinavian sales have been particularly high and our sales to France are also growing considerably, with sales there expected to reach £1.5m this year. We have now sold trailers to no less than 16 countries."

Mr Hanna said the firm had received support from Invest NI to introduce new employee development procedures.

(PR/JM)