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Belfast hosts FinTech inward trade mission with US Consulate

Posted By: Belfast City Council

Business leaders met today, Thursday June 30, in Belfast City Hall to showcase the city’s FinTech offer to a range...

Tourism NI funding takes Hinch Distillery to the next level as it celebrates the construction of a £500,000 maturation warehouse

Posted By: Hinch Distillery

The warehouse will form the concluding element of the Hinch Distillery Visitors Centre Experience and showcase the art and craft...

Ulster University Launch 2022 Graduate Employer Survey

Posted By: Ulster University

Does your organisation recruit graduates? If so, share your views on skills needs, recruitment practices and recruitment challenges within the...

New Zealand Parliamentary Delegation Visits Devenish Lands at Dowth

Posted By: Devenish Nutrition Ltd

A Parliamentary Delegation from New Zealand visited the Devenish Lands at Dowth in County Meath, Ireland, earlier this month as...

SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES TO SPONSOR BELFAST MELA’S EIGHT DAY FESTIVAL THIS AUGUST

Posted By: Sensata Technologies / Schrader Electronics

Northern Ireland’s biggest celebration of cultural diversity, the Belfast Mela Festival will be sponsored by Sensata Technologies this year with...

From the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA): Your data – Your Voice

Did you know that the NISRA Broad Economy Sales and Exports Statistics is the only official source for data relating...

TLT builds on Greener Litigation Pledge with committee

Posted By: TLT NI LLP

UK law firm TLT has furthered its commitment to reducing carbon emissions from clients’ disputes with the launch of a...

The digital revolution in our health & care services must be grounded in data

Posted By: Civica NI Ltd

Responding to the Government’s Plan for Digital Health and Social Care, Civica’s Steve Brain said: “Our health and care services can...

MJM MARINE AWARDED MULTI-MILLION POUND CONTRACT WITH MARELLA CRUISES

Posted By: MJM Marine Ltd

Vyv Antimicrobial Lighting Technology to be Featured in Passenger Cabins and Suites Onboard Marella Discovery NEWRY-based cruise ship outfitter MJM...

Version 1 recognised as a finalist in 2022 Microsoft Modernising Applications Partner of the Year Award for Azure implementation at Musgrave

Posted By: Version 1

Version 1 has been named a finalist of Modernising Applications 2022 Microsoft Partner of the Year Award. The company was...

Cleaver Fulton Rankin Launches ESG Hub

Posted By: Cleaver Fulton Rankin Solicitors

Cleaver Fulton Rankin has launched a new ESG Hub designed to support clients with legal matters related to Environmental, Social...

Version 1 recognised as a finalist in 2022 Microsoft Modernising Applications Partner of the Year Award for Azure implementation at Musgrave

Posted By: Lanyon Group

Version 1 has been named a finalist of Modernising Applications 2022 Microsoft Partner of the Year Award. The company was...

RenewableNI tells local government “We need change to achieve 80% by 2030”

Posted By: RenewableNI

RenewableNI launched a new Programme for Government on 29 June setting out the actions required to achieve the 80% renewable...

RenewableNI tells local government “We need change to achieve 80% by 2030”

Posted By: RenewableNI

RenewableNI launched a new Programme for Government setting out the actions required to achieve the 80% renewable electricity required by...

PropertyPal Launches its First Property Awards in Northern Ireland

Posted By: PropertyPal.com Ltd

PropertyPal, the leading online property portal in Northern Ireland, has announced the launch of its inaugural ‘PropertyPal Awards’. Taking place...

Carla Lockhart MP hails Virgin Media O2’s carbon cutting network expansion trial in Northern Ireland

Posted By: Virgin Media O2 Business

Carla Lockhart MP has visited Virgin Media O2’s network expansion site in Banbridge, where the business’s first recycled aggregate trial...

Dale Farm shares solid financial results as it tackles ‘unprecedented market inflation’

Posted By: Dale Farm Co-operative Ltd.

Dairy cooperative Dale Farm has reported its highest turnover and profit to date for the financial year ending March 2022....

DONNELLY GROUP REPORTS INCREASE IN PROFITS DESPITE INDUSTRY CHALLENGES

Posted By: Donnelly Group

Donnelly Group, Northern Ireland’s leading independent motor retailer has reported a pre-tax profit of £5.9m according to the latest accounts...

Package of support announced for NI farmers

Posted By: Ulster Bank

Ulster Bank to offer individual farms a range of measures to help with cost challenges. Farmers face multiple cost challenges...

Cara-Friend and Danske Bank launch LGBTQI+ Inclusive Business Charter

Posted By: Cara-Friend

Local LGBTQI+ charity Cara-Friend is encouraging businesses to commit to diversity and inclusion by signing up to the newly launched...

Reconnecting Teams

Posted By: HPC Global Limited

Ahead of a fast-changing future, leaders need to bring their teams back together – with purpose, energy and through fostering...

Old school sport sees Carson McDowell raise £10k for Belfast Samaritans.

Posted By: Carson McDowell

Staff and clients from Carson McDowell have raised £10,000 for their charity partner, Samaritans Belfast, following several activities, including a...

Co Antrim pupils tackle mental health head on with Lidl Northern Ireland’s Sport for Good Schools Programme

Posted By: Lidl Northern Ireland Ltd

Hundreds of secondary school pupils across County Antrim are benefitting from a dedicated Mental Health Athlete Mentorship programme delivered by...

VISIT BELFAST NEW APPOINTMENTS

Posted By: Visit Belfast

Alister Bell – Visitor Services Operations Manager Alister joins Visit Belfast as Visitor Services Operations Manager, with over 20 years’...

daa Reiterates Its Confidence In Its Plan To Avoid Cutting Flights This Summer

Posted By: Dublin Airport

daa management has reiterated its confidence in its current plan which, during the first three weeks of June, saw 93%...

Musgrave NI invests £2.7 million in SuperValu and Centra stores in major new sustainability fund

Posted By: Musgrave Retail Partners NI

Musgrave NI has today announced a £2.7 million investment in its SuperValu and Centra stores across Northern Ireland as part...

Mercer Marsh Appointment

Posted By: Mercer Ltd

Pazit McAuley / Senior Associate at Mercer Marsh (MMB UK) 14 years’ experience in the Employee Benefits sector (Ex Health...

ITS Recognised as Employer of the Year

Posted By: Industry Training Services

Leading Health & Safety and industrial training business, Industry Training Services (ITS), celebrated success in the Employer of the Year...

Veolia hosts the Institute of Water Raising Star’s

Posted By: Veolia

Veolia was delighted to host the 2022 Institute of Water (IOW) Rising Stars last week at North Down Ards Wastewater Treatment...

Increase staff retention and meet compliance requirement

Posted By: Mercury Security and Facilities Management Ltd

Want to increase staff retention, improve performance and meet compliance requirements? Invest in training, then. Our new Training Services PDF...

Upskill Your Retail Staff Today with SRC’s Retail Knowledge Traineeship

Posted By: Southern Regional College

This Level 2 Diploma is an exciting new opportunity to upskill current staff or train new employees in the retail...

Thousands back Love Your Home Show return

Posted By: Phoenix Natural Gas

Marking a welcome return after a two year absence, over 15,000 consumers came through the doors of the Love Your...

Carl Frampton KO’D by SRC Learners

Posted By: Southern Regional College

Carl Frampton MBE was the special guest at the Open College Network NI (OCN NI) Learning Endeavour Awards 2022 prize-giving...

THE SKY IS THE LIMIT FOR DONNELLY GROUP’S NEW CHARITY PARTNERSHIP WITH AIR AMBULANCE NI

Posted By: Donnelly Group

Northern Ireland’s largest independently-owned motor retailer, Donnelly Group, has named local medical services charity, Air Ambulance NI, as its new...

Computing roadshow museum to tour NI schools in bid to promote IT sector careers

Posted By: Allstate NI

Ten schools across Northern Ireland will be visited by a computing roadshow museum this September in a bid to inspire...

National Contractor GRAHAM ranks high in UK’s top 100 most Inclusive Workplaces Index 2022

Posted By: GRAHAM

The National Centre for Diversity (NCFD) achievement cements the business’ reputation as a leader for fairness, inclusion and respect (FIR),...

SGS Academy UK celebrates 30 years of global training delivery – 20% off courses for members

Posted By: SGS United Kingdom Ltd

As part of the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, the SGS Academy has trained thousands of people over...

Danske Bank announces plans to hire 20 apprentices in 2022 as first cohort of students from Danske Futures programme graduate

Posted By: Danske Bank

The first cohort of Danske Bank’s Danske Futures apprenticeship programme have graduated, and the bank has begun the search for...

Responsible Business, Fibrus, gives green light to electric vehicle fleet

Posted By: Lanyon Group

Northern Ireland full fibre broadband provider Fibrus has rolled out a fleet of electric vehicles after announcing that it has...

NI’s premier innovation awards INVENT are back for 2022

Posted By: Catalyst

Catalyst has launched tickets for the INVENT 2022 Awards Night on Thursday 1st September 2022 at the ICC Waterfront Belfast....

Belfast showcased in NYC as a city where innovation thrives

Posted By: Belfast City Council

Belfast’s strong innovation credentials were showcased yesterday at the New York New Belfast conference in a bid to attract further...

6,000 People Take Their First #StepIn2Tech

Posted By: Microsoft

Microsoft Ireland today announced that more than 6,000 people have taken their first StepIn2Tech by signing up to participate in...

AIB Community €1 Million Fund launched to support local charities

Posted By: AIB (NI)

Over 30 charitable organisations in communities across Ireland & UK set to benefit AIB calls on customers and public to...

Inaugural Annual Professor Lord David Trimble lecture takes place at Queen’s

Posted By: Queen’s University Belfast

The Inaugural Annual Professor Lord David Trimble lecture has taken place at Queen’s University and was delivered by Lord Paul...

Heron Bros Deliver Power Boost for The Electric Storage Company

Posted By: Morrow Communications

Heron Bros has announced a significant seven figure investment and strategic partnership with the Belfast based The Electric Storage Company...

RiverRidge’s CEO calls for a Holistic Approach to Residual Waste Treatment

Posted By: RiverRidge

“RECYCLING opportunities are being lost and if we are to achieve the region’s demanding recycling and circularity targets, we must...

Green Washing

Posted By: SGS United Kingdom Ltd

As many brands, companies and countries begin to bring together and formulate their Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Policies and...

SERC Collects OCN Learning Endeavour Award 2022

Posted By: South Eastern Regional College (SERC)

South Eastern Regional College (SERC) has won a Learning Endeavour Award from the Open College Network NI (OCN NI), an...

Business All-Star Accreditation

Posted By: Westmond Logistics Ltd

Westmond Logistics Ltd are proud to announce that we have achieved Business All-Star Accreditation with the All-Ireland Business Foundation. This prestigious...

Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition 

Posted By: Westmond Logistics Ltd

A fantastic day spent at the Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition at the Titanic Exhibition Centre with Melanie West, Chris Ferguson and Mark Anderson....

Final call for Fujitsu Apprenticeship programme!

Posted By: Fujitsu

Leading technology company Fujitsu is recruiting 13 new apprentices in Northern Ireland. Working in partnership with Belfast Metropolitan College and...

Fifteen Successful Years of ‘Window Shopping’ for Topglass and Primark

Posted By: Topglass Contracts Ltd

Toomebridge based glazing and façade specialist, Topglass last week marked over fifty successfully completed projects with Irish shopping giant and...

Veolia’s contribution to sustainable healthcare recognised

Posted By: Veolia

IHEEM, the Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estate Management, held their combined Ireland and Northern Ireland conference and exhibition in...

BDO NI launch Agile Working Framework

Posted By: BDO Northern Ireland

Business advisory firm BDO Northern Ireland has launched its new Agile Working Framework aimed at supporting over 150 employees to...

Improve the Wellbeing of your Personnel

Posted By: Mercury Security and Facilities Management Ltd

Do you expect your staff to respond to out of hours alarms? Are they trained to handle the potential circumstances...

Reconnection- supporting staff cohesion and wellbeing

Posted By: Arts & Business Northern Ireland

Arts & Business NI were thrilled to launch an amazing array of Reconnection products – designed to support staff wellbeing...

BELFAST CITY AIRPORT HAILED AS THE UK’S MOST PUNCTUAL AIRPORT

Posted By: George Best Belfast City Airport

Belfast City Airport has been revealed as the UK’s Most Punctual Airport in recent data released by the Civil Aviation...

Belfast Labour Market Partnership to tackle employability in the city

Posted By: Belfast City Council

Employability and skills professionals met today, Wednesday June 22, at the newly renovated St Comgall’s on Divis Street to learn...

Swedify your life with Stena Line

Posted By: Stena Line

To celebrate the Swedish Midsummer, leading ferry company Stena Line is helping to ‘Swedify’ your life with a prize draw...

Civica strengthens its green HCM offering with Point Progress acquisition

Posted By: Civica NI Ltd

Civica has acquired Point Progress, a Cheshire-based provider of expenses management software which supports carbon measurement and reduction. The move...

ARISE Partner Meeting in North Macedonia

Posted By: Belfast Metropolitan College

The latest Meeting of the Belfast Met led £1.12 million EU digital construction project, ARISE is being held this week...

Randox Announces New High Street Clinics in Belfast and Derry-Londonderry as Part of National Roll-Out to Improve Health Outcomes and Ease Pressure on Vital Clinical Services

Posted By: Randox Laboratories Ltd

Testing Legacy of Pandemic Invested in New and Accessible Preventative Healthcare Antrim-based diagnostic testing giant Randox Laboratories is increasing its...

Belmore Court & Motel Wins 2022 Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Award for 11th Year in a Row

Posted By: ProfileTree

Belmore Court & Motel’s Great Traveller Reviews Land it a Place Among Travellers’ Favorites Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh – 12 May...

Protect Your Lone Workers

Posted By: Mercury Security and Facilities Management Ltd

All organisations have a ‘duty of care’ and legal requirement to protect their staff, especially those who work alone and...

DONNELLY GROUP RAISES OVER £14,000 FOR AWARE NI

Posted By: Donnelly Group

Local mental health charity, AWARE NI, has benefitted from £14,000 of support following its tenure as Donnelly Group’s charity partner...

Social Value Supplier Engagement Event

Posted By: NI Water

NI Water and the Social Value Unit at the Strategic Investment Board (SIB) are delighted to announce that registration to...

GRAHAM fit-out project transforms Soloist Building in Belfast city centre

Posted By: GRAHAM

GRAHAM has reacquainted itself with the landmark Soloist Building in Belfast city centre following the completion of a major CAT...

BELFAST HARBOUR DELIVERS STRONG FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR 2021

Posted By: Belfast Harbour Commissioners

Annual figures reflect return to more normal trading conditions after pandemic disruption Belfast Harbour today reported that a return to...

Health Club teams up with local firm to open CryoSpa

Posted By: Andras House Ltd

Bodyscape Health Club, located at the Crowne Plaza, Belfast, has opened a state-of-the-art CryoSpa unit to providing ice bath therapy....

BELFAST MET JOINS INNOVATION CITY BELFAST PARTNERSHIP

Posted By: Belfast Metropolitan College

Belfast Met has joined Innovation City Belfast (ICB) to help the partnership champion the skills agenda as it drives the...

Northern Regional College’s new Coleraine campus deemed Highly Commended at major building awards

Posted By: Northern Regional College

Northern Regional College’s new Coleraine campus – which is currently still under construction – has been deemed Highly Commended at...

CDS replaces the current CHEIF customs system.

Posted By: Westmond Logistics Ltd

From September, all UK #imports will need to be completed on the new CDS customs system. Is your business ready for the...

Calling all agents.

Posted By: Westmond Logistics Ltd

Calling all agents. Do you need a customs broker in UK, NI or ROI but worried you are giving away...

Northern Ireland Manufacturing & Supply Chain Exhibition

Posted By: Westmond Logistics Ltd

Westmond Logistics Ltd will be exhibiting at the Northern Ireland Manufacturing & Supply Chain Exhibition on 23rd June 2022. Why not...

Your Retail Freight Partner

Posted By: Westmond Logistics Ltd

At Westmond Logistics Ltd we provide freight forwarding and customs solutions to a wide range of retail stores, from clothing, home improvement to health...

MKB Law’s Jose Lazaro Appointed Honorary Vice Consul of Spain in Belfast

Posted By: MKB Law

Jose Lazaro, Solicitor and Abogado in the Corporate and Commercial team at MKB Law, has been appointed as the new...

‘Green Transport Revolution Critical to Tackling Climate Change and NI Air Quality’ – Translink Launch New Corporate Strategy

Posted By: Translink

‘Clean Air Day’ Event Hears Importance of Tackling NI Transport Emissions as Second Largest Contributor to Greenhouse Gases Here ‘A...

COST-OF-LIVING CRISIS AND STAFF SHORTAGES THREATEN £0.7BN HOSPITALITY AND LEISURE GROWTH

Posted By: Barclays Bank Plc

82% of hospitality and leisure businesses in Northern Ireland are confident of growth in 2022 following a bumper start to...

APPOINTMENT NOTICE

Posted By: Moy Park Ltd

Name: Ellen Wright Position: Moy Park Senior Brand Marketing Manager Responsibilities: Ellen is responsible for the promotion of the Moy...

Chairperson of Supervisory Board of Smart Nano NI

Posted By: Seagate Technology

The appointment of the Chair of Smart Nano NI’s Supervisory Board presents an opportunity for an experienced senior leader to...

McAvoy announces multi-million-pound investment programme to create one of the newest modular fleets in the UK and Ireland

Posted By: The McAvoy Group

McAvoy, which was acquired by certain funds managed by Blantyre Capital in February 2020, has announced a substantial investment to...

New ‘SistersIN’ initiative launches with mission to empower NI’s future female leaders

Posted By: Danske Bank

A new collaborative initiative which aims to empower future female leaders in education, was launched last night at an event...

Legal Break Requirements You MUST Provide For Your Employees

Posted By: Payescape Ltd

If you own or manage a business, then it’s important to ensure your employees are getting rest breaks during their...

MKB Law’s Jose Lazaro Appointed Honorary Vice Consul of Spain in Belfast

Posted By: MKB Law

Jose Lazaro, Solicitor and Abogado in the Corporate and Commercial team at MKB Law, has been appointed as the new...

Ulster University recognises key NI figures in this year’s honorary graduates

Posted By: Ulster University

Key figures from across health, sport, business, property and local government in Northern Ireland will be recognised by Ulster University...

Encirc study suggests bulk shipping key to lowering UK wine industry’s carbon footprint

Posted By: Encirc Ltd

Leading glass container manufacturer and filler, Encirc, a Vidrala company, has worked with environmental consultancy, Carbon Intelligence, to show the...

Education Authority Appoints Version 1 to Northern Ireland Substitute Teacher Register (NISTR) Tender Award

Posted By: Version 1

After an extensive procurement process, the Northern Ireland Education Authority (EA) Education Information Solutions (EdIS) Programme has announced Version 1...

TOBERMORE OPENS NEW £8.6M FACTORY TO EXPAND PRODUCTION

Posted By: Tobermore

World-class paving and walling manufacturer, Tobermore has announced the opening of its new £8.6 million production facility which will enable...

DfE Peer Business Support Groups Survey

To review the viability of, and appetite for, peer business support groups, the Department for the Economy is seeking to...

KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards

Posted By: KPMG

Pictured at the KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards as part of the International Literature Festival Dublin in Merrion Square, Ashleigh...

Henderson Retail takes home UK-wide industry award

Posted By: Henderson Group

Henderson Retail has been named Independent Retail Chain of the Year at a top UK-wide industry awards gala in London....

Lidl Northern Ireland’s buzzing about biodiversity with launch of new pollinator gardens at stores across the region

Posted By: Lidl Northern Ireland Ltd

Lidl Northern Ireland has announced the installation of five new pollinator gardens at its stores across Antrim, Ballymoney, Lisburn and...

Consulting Team grows at Baker Tilly Mooney Moore

Posted By: Baker Tilly Mooney Moore

Belfast accountancy and advisory practice Baker Tilly Mooney Moore has announced two new appointments to its Consulting Department. Ryan Connor...

NEW ULSTER BANK £50 NOTE GOES INTO CIRCULATION

Posted By: Ulster Bank

A new £50 bank note goes into circulation this week (Wednesday 15th June 2022). Ulster Bank’s new polymer £50 note...

Queen’s celebrates green credentials

Posted By: Queen’s University Belfast

Queen’s University has become the first organisation on the island of Ireland to be given a Green Meetings Gold award....

BDO NI support NI Chest, Heart & Stroke Family Support Service

Posted By: BDO Northern Ireland

Local business advisory firm, BDO Northern Ireland has marked the quarter way point of their partnership with local charity NI...

Is Security a Contributor to Well-Being?

Posted By: Mercury Security and Facilities Management Ltd

The visibility of security resources has grown dramatically with greater guard presence on our high streets and the use of...

A Show Stopping Display from Local Agri Sector at 175th Armagh County Show!

Posted By: Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council

Local Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon food and drink producers, farmers and agri businesses – better known as the Food Heartland...

Global Network of Lighthouse Farms finding radical solutions to sustainable food production

Posted By: Devenish Nutrition Ltd

The Global Network of Lighthouse Farms is on a mission to radically redefine sustainability by learning from exemplary farming systems...

Almac Group records highest ever revenue, profit and employee numbers as £200 million global expansion plans announced

Posted By: Almac Group

Almac Group, the global contract pharmaceutical development and manufacturing organisation, has today (Tuesday 14th June) reported its highest ever end-of-year...