Since its formation over 40 years ago, Aidan Strain Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (ASEE) has remained fluid, constantly adapting with the changing industries. Founder and Managing Director, Aidan Strain has himself remained a visionary for the company. Having built his career gradually over the years by paying close attention to gaps in the market and
Featured Image: From left to right: Alan Hamilton, James Hamilton Group director; Brian O’Sullivan, Zeus Group founder; and Keith Hamilton, managing director of James Hamilton Group. The Lurgan-based print and food packaging business James Hamilton Group, which has annual sales of around £15.4 million, has been bought by the Zeus Group. James Hamilton Group, which
The Department for the Economy and the Department for Communities have announced funding totalling £30 million to increase access and participation of under-represented individuals in skills, education and employment opportunities. The funding has been provided by the UK Government under the New Deal for Northern Ireland initiative. The two Departments will work collaboratively to harness
Pictured: Operations Director Lorcan McGillan alongside Invest NI Representatives Armagh-based AIC Group Limited, specialists in thermal treatment and waste to energy systems, has secured a prestigious contract with NHS England following an investment in research and development. The contract will see AIC Group Limited install a waste to energy plant from its EcoTech line of
Trevor Conroy, former Head Chef at Mount Charles, has recently taken up a new position with the company as Group Head of Food Innovation and Development. Trevor has been with the company since September 2019 and since then has progressed in his role and gained invaluable experience in the Catering industry with team Mount Charles.
Earn while you learn and become part of a family-owned business which employees over 2000 people with Mount Charles’ 2023 Apprenticeship Programme. Mount Charles, Ireland’s largest indigenous support service organisation, will be holding the programme in conjunction with Belfast Metropolitan College. A spokesperson for Mount Charles said: “It’s our personal approach and our inherent commitment
There is a common perception that many people turn to the hospitality industry as a ‘stop gap’ to earn some money at the weekends or whilst going through university, with the hope that something better will come along down the line. Armagh City Hotel are keen to disperse this myth. The hotel has recently started providing National
Applications are now open for a unique boardroom training programme due to commence for the 7th year with host boards across the county. The Boardroom Apprentice is a twelve month unique board learning, development and placement programme with a total of 51 host boards across Northern Ireland. As one of the host boards, Armagh Observatory
Almac Group, the Craigavon-based pharmaceutical development and manufacturing organisation, has today announced its financial results for the year to the end of September 2022, with revenue, profits and staff on the increase. The company has recorded a 14.3% rise in revenue from £735 million in 2021 to £840 million in 2022. Pre-tax profits were recorded at
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
