Business

Countdown to Belfast Business Top 50 awards

THE NOMINATIONS are in and the countdown is on for the Belfast Media Group’s fifth annual Belfast Business Top 50 awards in association with BT. The awards are a chance to celebrate and pay tribute to local entrepreneurs and business leaders within their communities who strive their business forward with a dedicated and driven work force behind them. Julie Scates of Grafton Recruitment, one of the awards’ sponsors, which has just been awarded ‘Recruitment Agency of the Year’, said the organisation...

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Economy shows signs of recovery

THE NORTHERN Ireland economy has begun to show signs of a noticeable recovery, according to the Northern Bank. The bank’s ‘Quarterly Sectoral Forecasts’ report said the majority of business sectors in the North of Ireland were now experiencing improvements in activity. Its chief economist, Angela McGowan said that although growth forecasts were small, it indicated that the worst of the recession was over. However, the chief economist said the road to recovery would be challenging.  “We will have to wait...

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Hotel chain announces addition of Titanic Quarter hotel to its Belfast portfolio

PREMIER Inn is planning to open a new hotel in Belfast’s Titanic Quarter – its third in the city. The budget hotel operator, which is owned by Whitbread, has confirmed that it hopes to open a 120-bed hotel before the end of 2011. The purpose built hotel premises will also feature a bar and restaurant. In the past five years Premier Inn has opened four hotels in the North, with a fifth due to open in Lisburn next month. Last...

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Tasty Foods – from curry paste to a turnover of £2million

IN the current hustle and bustle of everyday life, how many of us have the energy at the end of the day to get into the kitchen and whip up a made from scratch, freshly prepared, nutritious home cooked meal for our families? Well, that’s where Conor Daykin’s successful Tasty Foods comes in. Tasty Foods’ operation is based in Pembroke Loop, Poleglass, where 30 people are employed making pies, breads and ready meals.  For the past 20 years, Tasty Foods...

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Invest NI helps Disability Needs into Saudi market

DISABILITY Needs, the Belfast specialist in products for disability, is aiming to build business in Saudi Arabia with help from Invest Northern Ireland. Following an Invest NI trade mission to the key Saudi business centres of Riyadh and Jeddah, the company, a market leader in the North and South of Ireland, has formed a partnership with a local medical equipment company. Disability Needs linked up with recently established HDC, a specialist healthcare business with offices in Saudi Arabia, the United...

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