Northern Ireland top 100 companies report 80% increase in profits
A comprehensive analysis of the latest accounts of the province’s 100 biggest companies has revealed that the combined pre-tax profits registered by those on the list rose from £517.5m to £924.9m in a year. Ranked in order of annual turnover, the list by Ulster Business magazine has been topped by Moy Park for the seventh...
Jobs to be created by new Co Tyrone Greggs shop
Bakery chain Greggs is set to open a new shop in the Showgrounds Retail Park in Omagh. It has been suggested the opening could create between 20 and 25 jobs, according to the original report from the applicants, CCP IV Omagh. The store will be Greggs’ 16th in Northern Ireland in just over two years,...
Banking on future success
A new apprenticeship programme will offer school leavers the opportunity to get paid work experience in the banking sector while studying for a degree. Danske Futures, a partnership between Danske Bank and Ulster University, is a three-year higher level apprenticeship programme for students who have completed their A-Levels and is the first collaboration of its...
Home grown talent boosts economy
Northern Ireland is starting to see the reversal of the brain drain generation, which saw hundreds of school leavers move away for university and subsequently stay away for better employment opportunities. That is according to the latest figures from recruitment firm, Brightwater Northern Ireland which show a 14% increase in the number of indigenous Northern...
How to… explore graduate work opportunities
If you’ve recently graduated and aren’t having much luck securing employment then don’t panic. There are plenty of career opportunities out there for students willing to display some initiative and imagination. Join a small business Thanks to the massive campus marketing efforts of the major graduate recruiters, it’s easy to forget smaller employers. They may...
Supermarket opening creates 30 new jobs
A new Centra store has opened creating 30 new jobs in the Craigavon area. The major £2.5M investment by retailer Musgrave and the Greene family comprises a new Centra store and Go Fuel forecourt, located at Lake Road, Craigavon, close to Rushmere Shopping Centre. Inside the store, customers will recognise the contemporary new design that...
Hardware giant continues NI expansion
Screwfix is set to open two new stores as part of its latest expansion across Northern Ireland. The company revealed Enniskillen and Cookstown are next on its list of regional towns where it will establish outlets. This new development in its expansion plans is expected to create around 16 new jobs. Screwfix currently has three...
Popular bar restaurant in Republic snapped up by Northern Ireland firm in £1.8m deal
The property arm of a Northern Ireland drinks company has purchased a popular bar and restaurant in the Republic in a sale worth over €2m (£1.8m). A company linked to Drinks Inc has bought Fitzpatrick’s in Jenkinstown near Carlingford, after its sudden closure around two months ago. And it’s understood that the businessman behind west...
Duddy Group in business link-up with former Lord Sugar aide
One of Londonderry’s most prominent business families has entered into a major multi-million pound business partnership with a former adviser to Lord Sugar. Brendan Duddy Jnr and his brother Lawrence, of the Duddy Group, have joined Propiteer Ltd to acquire both the former Nambarrie Tea Building in Belfast and the Ibis Red Cow hotel in...
Victoria Dunn – Customer Services Manager, Co-Ownership
The Post: Customer Services Manager, Co-Ownership The Post Holder: Victoria Dunn HOW I BECAME A CUSTOMER SERVICES MANAGER Reliability, warmth and good communication skills are all qualities required for Victoria Dunn’s role as a customer services manager with Co-Ownership. Give a brief outline of your career to date. Before taking up my current post as...