Economy Minister Gordon Lyons today (Tuesday) announced 20 training places on a new Assured Skills Academy with IT services provider Version 1. Successful applicants to the Department for the Economy’s fully funded Assured Skills Academy will receive eight weeks of industry-relevant pre-employment training at Belfast Metropolitan College. Completing the Academy guarantees an interview for a
Recently, we caught up with Leif Jenson from Leif’s Brot Bakehouse Bessbrook to find out a little a bit about him and his business…. Why did you choose chef/ baker as a career/business? Because of the cultural interest of different foods. What are you most proud of in your career to date? The travelling I
Teamwear company, Playr-fit have organised a Business 5 aside football tournament which takes place next Friday, June 17 with all proceeds going to PIPS Hope and Support Charity. This event takes place at the Newry cages, home of Newry City AFC who recently got promoted to the Irish Premiership. A great response was received for
AbbeyAutoline has this week completed the acquisition of family-owned Portadown brokerage, BMG Insurance. Established in 1972 by Brian McGurgan, BMG Insurance had headquarters in the County Armagh town with an additional office in Newtownbutler. This acquisition arrives as AbbeyAutoline, which is part of the Prestige Insurance Holdings Group, continues its expansion strategy. The company, created
This week in our latest 5 minutes with, we caught up with Richhill’s Natalia Dougan of Gifts by Natalia… Why did you choose gifts as a business? Gifts by Natalia was something I always wanted to create and finally in 2020 I got the courage to give it a go. Although not a great year
Armagh-based Linwoods has appointed Patrick Woods to succeed his father as managing director of the company. Meanwhile, John Woods, who led the company – one of Ireland’s leading health food brands – for the past 65 years will continue to have a key strategic role in the business. Patrick, who has worked in the company
The Department of Finance’s Back in Business scheme aimed at attracting businesses onto the high streets and into town centres has opened for applications. The scheme offers businesses a 50% rates discount for up to two years if they move into premises which were previously used for retail purposes and have been unoccupied for 12
County Armagh pharmaceutical giant Almac will create 125 new jobs for the borough thanks to a major £40million investment. The Craigavon-headquartered firm has secured planning approval for the a new manufacturing building. The application – which Armagh I first revealed in April last year – will see a new 100,000sq ft facility built at its Seagoe Industrial
A Crossmaglen man has been appointed to the top position in the Island-wide Irish language organisation Gael Linn. Gael Linn is a non-profit and non-governmental organisation focused on the promotion of the Irish language and the arts and is headquartered in Dublin. Gael Linn Board of Directors, this week, announced Réamonn Ó Ciaráin as the
What is your role in the company and what does a typical day entail? I joined Re-Gen Waste as Mechanical Engineer in 2009 responsible for plant design and process improvements. I was promoted to Technical Development Manager in 2019 looking after research and development (R&D) within the company. I work closely with my R&D assistant
