
Southern Regional College (SRC) recently hosted a Careers Information Evening on behalf of local leading company, First Derivatives. Senior staff from First Derivatives outlined exciting job and career opportunities for graduates as well as for current aspiring students who are keen to secure a future position at the global company. They indicated what skills and […]

A fast-growing Newry-based company has cemented its credentials as one of the UK and Ireland’s leading food-to-go manufacturers. Around Noon, which employs over 200 people at Green Bank Industrial Estate, beat competition from the likes of Marks & Spencer, Tesco, and Waitrose to collect an unprecedented three awards at the Sammies – the leading accolades […]
Jun 13 2017 | Posted in
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Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is funding FREE fast-track access to overseas markets for 20 local businesses through Overseas Results, an innovative online system which takes care of the difficult first steps involved in exporting. A funded place will enable your business to use the service at no cost. Simply select any country in […]

Newry-based Healthy Buildings (Ireland) trading as HBE has secured a £500,000 loan from the Growth Loan Fund. The funds will be used to create 10 new jobs and support the group’s BlueZone Technologies subsidiary, to further develop and market its innovative ‘manager’ software platform. Finance for the £50m Growth Loan Fund – which provides loans […]
May 24 2017 | Posted in
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Digital innovators; start-ups, small and medium sized, business experts and academics interested in developing innovative solutions to assist with digital manufacturing are invited to apply for a highly focused open innovation workshop with leading global manufacturing company Seagate. This is a unique opportunity for pioneering individuals and companies to work with a leading international manufacturing […]

The scaffolding has come down on Danske Bank’s Newry branch as work to repair and restore the exterior of the building has completed. Since last autumn, external remedial works have been carried out to the front elevations of the listed Hill Street building to address problems of water getting in and deterioration of the external […]

Lily Bain Bathrooms is an experienced bathroom and tile supplier and offers stylish bathrooms and accessories at superb prices. Located conveniently at Mountview Business Park (just off main Rathfriland Road), there is ample car parking space for visitors and an impressive flagship 3,500ft2 showroom, which showcases over 20 bathroom settings and over 500 tile variations […]

Newry police have warned local businesses to exercise vigilance after they were made aware of fake £50 Bank of England notes circulating in the area over the past number of weeks. Writing on the PSNI Newry & Mourne Facebook page, police said, “There has been a spate of fake £50 Bank of […]
Apr 10 2017 | Posted in
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Buttercrane Shopping Centre has shown its support for World Water Day by teaming with a National Charity to sponsor toilet facilities for a displacement camp in Africa and become a ‘loo-minary’. Buttercrane has joined forces with the charity Toilet Twinning, which raises funds to provide clean water, proper toilets and hygiene training in some of […]

A Newry social enterprise is hoping to expand its workforce following the award of £50,000 investment by the Housing Executive. The funding will help set up a training workshop and retail workspace at Market Street to facilitate 15 young adults with learning difficulties, whilst providing extensive volunteering opportunities to those returning to work from ill […]