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 Mount Charles group supports some of the most prestigious organisations in Northern Ireland with clients across the business and industry, healthcare, education and retail sectors. As a company, they recognise the importance of a highly skilled and happy workforce. To this aim, Mount Charles host quarterly all-company training events with the most recent focusing
Entrepreneur NI recently spoke with Managing Director of Re-Gen Waste, Joseph Doherty, who – despite the naysayers – co-founded the multi-million pound waste recycling company in 2004. Now almost 20 years in business, Joseph’s story is a comprehensive one. One thing which he does champion is the significance of having a ‘very good team of
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
The Re-Gen Group are offering an 8-week paid Summer Placement aimed at school-leavers. The placement will include 2 weeks’ rotation in: Human Resources, Finance, Information Technology, Marketing, Business Development, R & D, Engineering, Operations, Transport and Health and Safety. Benefit from industrial and professional experience to help you find out about careers in your local
Healthcare Ireland (HCI) a privately-owned care home group is set to create up to 950 new jobs as it expands across Northern Ireland. The Holywood headquartered care home operator Healthcare Ireland (HCI) plans to facilitate the roles by expanding from it’s current 25 sites to 40 following a multi-million pound investment from Welltower. The company
Lurgan-based Classic Mineral Water has made a £3.4m investment to develop a third bottling line that will enable the production of isotonic beverages for the private label market for the first time on the island of Ireland. The Lurgan company manufactures a suite of products including still and sparkling water, flavoured waters, mixers, Isotonic and
White’s Oats, Northern Ireland’s only porridge oats and breakfast cereal producer, based in Co. Armagh, has been awarded two ISO certifications by the British Standards Institute (BSI), the national standards body in the UK. The two certifications awarded were- ISO 14001 (Environmental Management Systems) and ISO 45001 (Occupational Health & Safety Management). Receiving these two
