New report reveals NI digital technology sector now employs 9,000
A report produced by Tech Nation has revealed the number of people employed in Northern Ireland’s digital technology sector rose to almost 9,000 last year. The data also suggested that the number of digital businesses started in the region more than doubled between 2011 and 2016. Tech Nation said 97 digital tech businesses were launched...
Profits almost double to reach £7m at Galgorm Resort and Spa’s parent
The group company behind luxury Galgorm Resort and Spa in Co Antrim and other hospitality businesses has reported a near doubling of pre-tax profits to £7m. Tullymore House Ltd, which also owns two Fratelli pizza restaurants, also increased revenue from £19.9m to £23m in the year to October 31 2017. During the year it also...
Young people lead the way for business start-ups in NI
The Ulster Bank global entrepreneurship monitor has found that younger adults in Northern Ireland were more likely to be starting their own business than their peers in Scotland and Wales. It said the entrepreneurial activity rate is highest in Northern Ireland among those aged 25 to 34 (10%). That was up from a figure of...
210 jobs created by NI aviation firm Mallaghan
A multi-million pound investment will see Co Tyrone aviation manufacturing firm Mallaghan double its workforce, taking on 210 new staff. Family-run company Mallaghan Engineering currently employs 206 staff and manufactures ground support equipment for aviation including catering trucks, de-icing rigs, passenger stairs and cabin trucks. The business is extending its premises in Dungannon as well...
Recruitment drive for NI Community Firefighters
A recruitment drive for community (Part-Time) firefighters in 28 Fire Stations across Northern Ireland has been launched by the Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS). The role of Community Firefighters is to help protect the local community and respond to emergency incidents including fires, road traffic collisions and other specialist service calls such as...
Beauty retailer to create 20 new jobs
Beauty Outlet, a discount beauty retailer, is set to open its biggest UK shop in The Junction Retail and Leisure Park in Antrim. The Beauty Outlet opening marks a £1m investment in a unit of almost 4,000 ft. Creating around 20 new jobs, the store will be the chain’s second opening here, joining an existing...
Looking for a new challenge? Find out more about a career with the Northern Ireland Prison Service
Do you want to play a part in building a safer community by supporting and challenging people in custody to change? Are you ready for change of career or a new challenge? If so, the Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) is recruiting for a number of new roles. What roles are currently available? The NIPS...
Titanic Belfast on course to continue stunning success
The Titanic Belfast visitor centre is now recognised worldwide. The centre is one (and possibly the best known) of Northern Ireland’s major tourist attractions, playing a critical role in telling the fascinating story of shipbuilding in Belfast against a background of the unfortunate, ill-fated maiden voyage of the passenger liner. That ship was, at the...
Record number of people in work in NI
New official data for the period March to May 2018 has revealed Northern Ireland has continued its record-breaking run with the current rate of unemployment now at 3.5%. The number of people in work (852,000) has never been higher, while the 413,000 females in the workforce is also a record. Record highs continued with an...
Co Down boss fuels Maxol’s food ambitions
The food business has much better margins than the fuel business, so for the modern petrol station company, filling bellies is becoming more important than filling tanks. Maxol boss and Co Down man Brian Donaldson wants to turn the business he runs into the Avoca of his industry, by creating a brand that stretches beyond...