Ballymena Doing Better Business

Local businesses were given an insight by several organisations of how they are helping local companies do better business at the latest ‘BID for Business’ breakfast, organised by Ballymena Borough Chamber of Commerce and Industry on behalf of Ballymena BID, which took place last week in the Adair Arms Hotel. Melanie Christie Boyle from Ballymena […]

2016 Business Excellence Awards

Ballymena businesses were out in force on 20th October at the Gala evening in Tullyglass House Hotel to celebrate the 14th Ballymena Business Excellence awards. The awards are organised annually by Ballymena Borough Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the principal sponsor this year was Mid and East Antrim Borough Council.   Cllr Audrey Wales […]

BID and Chamber deliver Customer Experience

THE Ballymena BID and the Ballymena Borough Chamber of Commerce and Industry recently ran their first ‘BID for Business’ event on ‘customer experience’. The first of four events took place in the Adair Arms on Thursday 22 September 2016. The Ballymena BID and the Ballymena Borough Chamber of Commerce and Industry recently ran their first […]

Minister Bell Speaks at Chamber Breakfast

DETI Minister Jonathan Bell was the guest speaker at the Chamber’s Autumn Business Breakfast in the Adair Arms Hotel.  In his speech he congratulated Ballymena on being the first town in Northern Ireland to implement a BID. He also highlighted a number of initiatives being driven by his Department to strengthen and develop the economy. […]

Business Breakfast with Kevin Kingston

Ballymena Chamber President Alan Stewart welcomed guest speaker Kevin Kingston, NI Chamber of Commerce President & Deputy CEO and Managing Director of Business Banking at Danske Bank and 60 business leaders from around the Borough to their ‘Business Breakfast Networking Forum’ on Wednesday morning.  Kevin explain that the current economic forecasts for the Northern Irish […]

Chamber Breakfast Networking Event

Ballymena Chamber of Commerce hosted another very successful breakfast networking event this week at The Rosspark Hotel, Kells. Ballymena Chamber of Commerce President Alan Stewart commented “Our one-to-one breakfast networking events are proving to become an important fixture in our Chamber member’s calendar. Events like these prove business leaders from around the Borough see great […]

Launch of the Crime Reduction Package

A business breakfast was held in the Adair Arms on Thursday 24th October to launch Ballymena’s Crime Reduction Package. There was an excellent attendance of local businesses. Photo L-R: Trevor Parker (BRAC), PJ McAvoy (BTCD Ltd.), Thomas McKillen (Chamber of Commerce President), Karen Moore (PCSP) and Insp. Alison Ferguson (PSNI). The Crime reduction package is a […]

Chamber and Northern Bank Business Breakfast

Ballymena Borough Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Northern Bank jointly hosted a business breakfast in the Adair Arms Hotel on Wednesday 29th February. Approximately 100 guests attended to hear Angela McGowan, the Chief Economist from Northern Bank give an address on the current state and future prospects for the Northern Ireland economy. L-R Thomas McKillen […]