Moy Park Appoints
PAUL Longstaff has joined Moy Park as supply chain operations manager. He joins from Microsoft where he was Channel operations director for two years,responsible for customer service across the UK, France and Germany. Originally from Newcastle Upon Tyne,Paul holds an Honours Degree in mechanical engineering from Leeds University. He will be based at the company’s...
Top of The Class
BSC Economics graduate Neil Rowland from Banbridge has received the inaugural Best Student Award from global forecasting and quantitative analysis company Oxford Economics. Neil (22) scored top overall average in the final year of all economics courses (economics, economics major and business economics) at the University of Ulster. Neil said he chose to study at...
Company Gong
ELMGROVE Foods Limited have been awarded the UK’s most prestigious business per-formance awards,the Queen’s Award for Enterprise. Commending the company, Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster said:“The agri-food sector is central to the North-ern Ireland economy and Elm-grove Foods is one of our most dynamic and progressive companies. “The firm is an impressive role model of a...
Recruitment Up
MEDICAL company Randox has taken on 260 new staff since the start of the year. The Antrim company said it’s in the process of filling 60 positions this month to add to the 200 it’s already hired since the start of the year,with 90% taken up by new graduates. Randox,which focuses on diagnostics,said the recruit-ment...
Recruitment Up
MEDICAL company Randox has taken on 260 new staff since the start of the year. The Antrim company said it’s in the process of filling 60 positions this month to add to the 200 it’s already hired since the start of the year,with 90% taken up by new graduates. Randox,which focuses on diagnostics,said the recruit-ment...
Charity rings in the changes with bespoke customer service course
A LOCAL charity has teamed up with Sainsbury’s to upskill people with mental heal needs or learning disabilities. As part of their New Horizons service, Action Mental Health (AMH), a life-changing mental health charity, is working with the supermarket Sainsbury’s to create an innovative customer services course. By taking part in this bespoke course provided...
College’s ‘business links boost employability skills’
QUALIFICATIONS are no longer enough — job applicants need skills and experience, according to a leading educationalist. Ken Webb, principal and chief executive of the South Eastern Regional College was speaking on ‘Supporting Employability and the Economy’ at its recent gradu-ation ceremony at The Waterfront. The event, sponsored by East Down and Lisburn Education Partnership,...
Health Firm To Provide Access NI Checks
LUCAS Love Healthcare is fur-ther delivering for employers and job seekers with the announce-ment that it will be providing Ac-cess NI support services to organisations across Northern Ireland. The agency, which specialises in the provision of permanent, temporary and contract recruit-ment of healthcare profession-als across Northern Ireland, is now an official umbrella body for Access...
How To Manage Student Finances
Budgeting Properly For Life At Uni Work out a budget You will get your tuition fee and maintenance loan paid termly, so avoid the temptation of splashing the cash in the first weeks of term. You will need to budget carefully. Keep a written account of all your outgoings – accommodation, travel costs, food and...
Company Gong
ELMGROVE Foods Limited have been awarded the UK’s most prestigious business per-formance awards,the Queen’s Award for Enterprise. Commending the company, Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster said:“The agri-food sector is central to the North-ern Ireland economy and Elm-grove Foods is one of our most dynamic and progressive companies. “The firm is an impressive role model of a...