In 2018, Co Armagh entrepreneur Niamh McCarthy gave herself a six month runway in order to allow her first foray into the daunting world of self-employment to take off. It was a blind leap of faith. She loved fashion and textile design; she studied that very topic at the University of Ulster. Stocked with some already acquired
Leading sight loss charity the Macular Society has appointed Dr Emma Baxter as its senior regional manager for Northern Ireland. Dr Baxter (pictured) will manage and develop the leading sight loss organisation’s regional services across the country, having previously been a regional manager for the organisation. The regional manager post has been taken on by
Around Noon, the fast-growing food-to-go (FTG) manufacturer headquartered in Newry, has acquired a major London-based FTG business to create an enlarged group with 800 employees and revenues of over £80 million per annum. The acquisition of The Soho Sandwich Company adds more than 300 employees to Around Noon’s headcount, as well as a new north
The Almac Group, which employs over 6,500 people across the world has joined Carers UK’s business forum Employers for Carers (EFC), to enhance the support they currently give to working carers. Almac, which is headquartered in Craigavon, is the first indigenous Northern Ireland company to join EFC, which provides guidance on how employers can support
Kieran McGivern, an executive chef at Around Noon in Newry has been named as one of the food-to-go industry’s best sandwich makers after winning two awards at the Sandwich & Food to Go Designer of the Year competition. The competition is a major highlight of The Sandwich & Food to Go Awards – also known
A Co Armagh business which specialises in upmarket interior fit-outs for the hospitality, residential, cruise and theme park sectors has reported more than $40m of export contracts with US clients. The Deluxe Group, which has been operating for more than 50 years in Portadown, also revealed it is investing more than £1.5m in an expansion
Tarasis Enterprises, comprised of four key business divisions focused on healthcare, support services, housing and renewables, was officially launched under a new brand identity today, Wednesday, March 22, streamlining operations to meet new five-year growth goals. With offices in Belfast, Dublin, Sligo and Armagh, the 28-year-old company, which has invested more than £10 million in
Gray Design, a leading architectural practice based in Newry, has been appointed by Kaseya, a US IT management and security software provider, to help design its new premises in Ireland. Gray Design, which also has offices in Belfast and Dublin, has been tasked with designing a state-of-the-art office space, for 250 employees in Dundalk, County
Around 20 new jobs are to be created in Co Armagh after planning permission was granted for a new multi-million pound factory in Portadown. The development – by Dawson Manufacturing and Engineering Ltd – is to be built at the Carn Industrial Estate on the Charlestown Road in Portadown. The specific location is given in
County Armagh based materials handling firm, SFM Engineering has celebrated the opening of its new factory extension in Keady following a £2m investment. SFM Engineering is a manufacturer to the material processing equipment industry, playing a key role in the supply chain globally. The company has forged strategic partnerships with global companies based locally and
