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
Just seven months into her new role with ASEE, Rostrevor’s Ceallach McSwiggan, has found a new lease of life in the company’s procurement department. After 16 years in manufacturing and production, Ceallach needed a change. Now, working as a Buyer for the family-run electrical engineering firm, Ceallach’s day involves everything from ordering materials for sites
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
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
