2 min read - 17 Sep, 2025
Seagate Technology invests £115m in Londonderry operations
Seagate Technology has announced plans to invest £115m at its plant in Londonderry over the next five years.
The investment, which has been supported with £15m from Invest NI, will fund the research and development of new hard drive technology and will create more than 30 highly-skilled jobs.
As a leading producer of mass data storage solutions, Seagate is working to develop technology for a 60TB+ hard drive. Its Northern Ireland facility, which manufactures recording heads that read and write data onto hard disks, will play a critical role in the development of the next-generation hard drive.
The Londonderry plant opened in 1993 and currently employs over 1,300 people at the site.
Seagate Technology has announced a £115m investment at its Londonderry site, creating around 30 new jobs / Picture: NI Exectutive/Invest NI
Dr John Morris, chief technology officer at Seagate, said: “As AI models grow more powerful and data creation accelerates, the need for high-capacity, high-performance, and economical mass storage becomes even more essential. Our Northern Ireland facility is at the heart of this transformation, with over twenty-five per cent of the world’s recording heads now made here.
“With Invest NI’s support, this project will fast-track our development of 60TB and beyond capacities. We’re proud to continue investing in Northern Ireland, where our journey in revolutionary technologies began more than three decades ago.”
Emma Little-Pengelly, deputy first minister, added: “We want Northern Ireland to be at the forefront of global innovation, and this investment demonstrates the strength of our talent and our capacity to compete on the world stage in cutting-edge technology sectors. The growth of Artificial Intelligence presents major opportunities, and this substantial commitment from Seagate reinforces our position as a hub for innovation and technological excellence and will ensure we can continue to drive economic growth.”
