CATERPILLAR, which employs more than 9,000 people in 20 UK facilities including 2,000 in Northern Ireland at sites in Larne, Monkstown and two in Belfast, has been named in The Sunday Times Inward Investment Track as one of the largest 50 foreign employers investing in the UK. The league table ranked overseasheadquartered multinationals by their UK staff number to shine a light on this important part of the economy.