NEWS
Glens of Antrim Bags Crisp Deal With Tesco NI Glens of Antrim Crisps has secured a new contract to supply its full range of handcooked potato crisps to Tesco’s 35 stores across Northern Ireland. The deal is a major coup for the Cushendall-based food company, as it is the first time its top-quality branded range will be available on the shelves of a major local supermarket. Glens of Antrim already supplies its branded crisps to the independent retail and hospitality sectors in NI.
fonaCAB To Continue As Irish FA’s Official Taxi Partner fonaCAB has agreed a deal to continue to be the official taxi partner of Northern Ireland’s international football teams. In addition to supporting the Northern Ireland senior men’s team, fonaCAB also became the Irish FA’s official taxi partner and the main sponsor of the association’s Junior Cup, the biggest competition for junior clubs in Northern Ireland.
Danske Launches New Energy Saving Trust Tool Danske Bank and Energy Saving Trust have launched a new tool that tells people how energy-efficient their home is and provides advice on steps they can take to save money and help the environment. The free online home energy check asks people a series of questions about their home and then produces a personalised report and action plan to improve energy efficiency.
S&W Investing £15m In New Newry HQ S&W Wholesale has announced a £15m investment in a new HQ and distribution hub near Newry. It will house ambient, chilled, fresh and frozen products in one 180,000-square-foot facility alongside head office space, vehicle management and recycling areas. Work is commencing on the first phase of the upgrade, which will replace S&W’s current 100,000-square-foot facility in Carnbane.
LUMENSTREAM Seals Deal For £5m Investment Belfast technology company LUMENSTREAM has secured £5 million of funding from Aquila Capital, a sustainable investment management and asset development company based in Hamburg.
Alistair Brown, Chief Executive of LUMENSTREAM.
The company said the money will be used to build out a pipeline of commercial contracts which it has already secured and to expand its energy-saving lighting across the UK energy market. LUMENSTREAM specialises in helping companies upgrade their lighting to LEDs with sensor controls for no upfront cost. It said clients save up to 85% on lighting costs while reducing emissions and removing maintenance for the duration of the contract, during which time LUMENSTREAM is paid a monthly subscription for the initial five years.
Local Online Bakery Finds Recipe for Success
Ooh & Aah Cookies founders Barbara-Anne McMullan and Ruth Armstrong.
Local Ballyclare-based business Ooh & Aah Cookies, which offers personalised baked goods to customers across the UK and Ireland, has benefitted from Openreach Northern Ireland’s (NI) Full Fibre build across the region.
Established in 2015, Ooh & Aah Cookies founders Barbara-Anne McMullan and Ruth Armstrong have built their business using the power of digital technology. As an online-only retailer, the team of eight manages orders, coordinates delivery, communicates with customers and promotes their products online, making fast and reliable broadband essential to the business’ success. Having previously relied on a Wi-Fi dongle to run their business, Ooh & Aah Cookies moved its premises to Ballyclare, Co. Antrim in October 2021 and was upgraded to Ultrafast Full Fibre broadband across the Openreach network.
Lidl Clears The Way For Two New Stores In Belfast And Omagh Construction work on two Lidl Northern Ireland stores is underway in Belfast and Omagh. Representing an investment of £8 million, the retailer’s existing store at the junction of Castlereagh and Montgomery Road in Belfast will move to a new adjacent site on Castlereagh Road. Construction work is expected to last up to six months and will come with new and improved access created as part of the entire site’s ambitious transformation plans.
Pictured at the Castlereagh Road site are (L-R): Chris Speers, Property Executive, Lidl Northern Ireland and Gerard McCleland, CEO of Ganson UK.
Lidl is also preparing to build a new £4 million concept store after clearing its existing site on James Street, Omagh, which will see the store more than double in size. Occupying a site of 4,046 square metres, the expanded store will create an additional 15 new retail jobs when it opens in autumn 2022 and support a further 200 jobs during construction and development.
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