A technology company from Northern Ireland has developed an online learning platform to boost frontline NHS staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. Synergy Learning, learning technology specialists, have created the learning programme in just 6 days in partnership with
WITH the vast majority of business premises now closed across the UK and Ireland, as a result of the COVID-19 ‘lockdown’, Lisburn-based security company Mercury Security & Facilities Management (MSFM) is offering tips to business owners on how best to ensure their property
On what would have been the start of the summer season, tourism businesses are desperately trying to keep afloat while the Minister for the Economy has just announced that applications for the £25K grant will not open for another ten days. “We are now pleading
A local hotelier has fired a broadside at the NI Executive as he fights to save the jobs of almost 50 staff. Ken Sharpe, owner of the prestigious Salty Dog Hotel and Boat House restaurant in Bangor,
Global packaging company, Huhtamaki, have joined forces with Magherafelt based manufacturer Bloc Blinds to massively increase production of personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers. The two companies are set to deliver on an order of over 13 million Bloc FaceShields for HSCNI
Barclays in Northern Ireland has completed its first business loan under the UK Government-backed Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan (CBIL) Scheme. Newry based sandwich, salad and snack maker, Around Noon has completed a £1.5 million loan. The company, which employs 330 people at its headquarters in
The Northern Ireland Food and Drink Association has called for financial support for farmers, as producers face falling prices and rising costs as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Michael Bell, Executive Director, Northern Ireland Food and Drink
81% of manufacturers in Northern Ireland have put staff on furlough according to a new survey from Manufacturing NI which presents a clear picture of trauma in the sector here. “What is clear is that we are fighting not only
The question of how much fuel use can be offset by the use of hydrogen in 2020 is one of the key objectives of the Belfast Met led European hydrogen project GenComm. This week GenComm partners had their paper ‘At What cost can renewable hydrogen
Retail NI has urged the NI Executive to adopt a ‘triage approach’ to further measures to support businesses struggling with the Covid-19 crisis. The call comes after the conclusion of positive discussions on support for businesses such as CBILS (Coronavirus Business
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