New H&W Welding Academy praised as boost for key engineering skill
The Welding Academy recently created by Harland and Wolff (H&W), and supported by the Department for Employment and Learning, is helping to strengthen the local skills base at one of our most important engineering businesses, Dr Bill McGinnis, Northern Ireland’s Adviser on Employment and Skills, has said. He was speaking during a visit to the...
Banking software firm creates 50 jobs in Belfast commanding £45k salaries
A software firm which counts big-name banks among its clients is creating 50 well-paid jobs at its new Belfast hub. London-based Intelligent Environments is adding the new posts — which will command salaries of around £45,000 — over the next three years. Based in the city centre, it’s now eyeing up a location in the Titanic Quarter to accommodate...
County Tyrone mattress company beds into the market with nine new jobs
A Co Tyrone mattress company is creating nine new jobs in a bid to grow its export sales across the UK and Ireland. Comfizone – which manufactures mattresses and bedding – was established in 2010 and currently supplies a number of high street shops and independent retailers. The Coalisland firm now hopes to double its...
Energy Firms Learn To ‘Tap Into The Grid’ Business Support:
Renewable energy professionals from across the island of Ireland gathered this week at an event aiming to promote economic growth in the sector. The ‘Tap into the Grid’ event, organised by Belfast Met through the business support programme ‘Generate’, gave companies a chance to gain an insight into the opportunities that exist for many sectors,...
Graduates offered 150 posts in construction
More than 150 graduate positions and work placement opportunities in the construction industry are up for grabs. The positions are thanks to a collaboration between the Ulster University and 42 construction companies, including Farrans Construction, Gilbert Ash Ltd and O’Hare McGovern. The announcement was made at Ulster University’s annual Built Environment Networking & Recruitment Day,...
Steps to Work lands teenagers full-time posts with leading builders’ merchant
Six young people from across Northern Ireland have secured full-time employment after successfully completing a training programme. Newry-based building and construction company, Murdock Builders’ Merchants, has offered each of the trainees full time employment at its branches across Northern Ireland. The positions come after the recruits successfully completed the 26-week ‘Steps to Work’ placement scheme....
Grace Joins Team
Wollowbrook Fine Foods has appointed Grace Collins to the role of sales development manager. The company, which was established six months ago, now has a total of four sales managers to cope with demand for the new company’s premium meal accompaniments range. As well as supporting and developing business with existing customers, Grace will be...
Professor’s Award
Vice-Chancellor of Queen’s University Belfast, Professor Patrick Johnston, has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RSCI). Founded in 1784, the RSCI is a world renowned medical institution, providing extensive education and training in the healthcare professions for students in Ireland. The award, the highest distinction the RSCI bestows,...
New Agri-Advisor
First Trust Bank has appointed Kieran Mailey to the role of Specialist Agri-Advisor, bringing the number of Agri-Food consultants at the bank to 16. Kieran, who previously worked as a livestock specialist with the Irish Farmers Journal, and as a farm development adviser at the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise, will play an...
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