Dungannon-based Nugent Engineering has signed a £3.6 million three-year deal to supply its range of commercial trailers to Tysse, which is Norway’s largest trailer manufacturer.

Managing director Shane Nugent said: “This is a very encouraging development for a local company securing its place in the international market-place.

“The interest in Nugent is increasing, because Europe is fast becoming a market for high-quality robust trailers.

“There is demand from a new generation of consumers, particularly in the Norwegian market, which has the highest number of trailers per capita, due to its geography and rugged terrain.

“All of our trailers are manufactured at our Tyrone facility, where we currently employ 78 people. We are confident that this deal will dramatically increase our demand in Europe and lead, in turn, to further job creation here.”