Ballymena to be Enterprise Town
£1m Enterprise Investment for Ballymena. Ballymena is to benefit from a £1m Enterprise Investment to promote opportunities for private and social entrepreneurs to start and grow their business in Ballymena. This joint announcement was made by social enterprise Ballymena Business Centre and Bank of Ireland UK at a briefing held in the Leighinmohr House Hotel […]
Adair Arms Sponsor Annual Golf Day
Ballymena Borough Chamber of Commerce & Industry announced their sponsorship partner this week for their annual business golf event. Alan Stewart, President – Ballymena Chamber of Commerce, Iris Stewart – Deputy General Manager, Bridgene McKeever, Group Sales & Marketing Manager – The Adair Arms Hotel, Rodney Kernohan – Business Development Manager, Ballymena Chamber of Commerce. On Friday 9th May businesses from all over the Mid-Antrim area will […]
‘Plan2Build’ 2014 Show a Big Success
Now in its third year, FmK’s recent ‘Plan2Build’ 2014 Show exhibited everything from Planning to Construction all under one roof. The ‘Plan2Build’ Show is County Antrim’s opportunity to promote local building & construction businesses. This year’s exhibition was held at Leighinmohr House, Ballymena and attracted record numbers of people who were interested in building or […]
Ballymena Business Centre Scoops RBS Grant
Ballymena Business Centre has been awarded £20k grant from The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) as part of the Groups Inspiring Enterprise Initiative. Ellvena Graham, Head of Ulster Bank NI and MD of SME Banking, Terry Robb, Head of Business Centre, Ulster Bank Ballymena and Melanie Christie Boyle, Chief Executive, Ballymena Business Centre. RBS Inspiring […]
Chamber AGM 2014
Ballymena Borough Chamber of Commerce and Industry – Annual General Meeting The Adair Arms Hotel on 2nd April. Thomas McKillen, the outgoing President, welcomed everyone along to this year’s Annual General Meeting. He said that it had been a great honour for him to have served two terms as President and looked forward to working with […]
Grants Electrical Services Host MLAs
Ballymena based GES Group (Grants Electrical Services Ltd.) hosted MLAs at visit to £200k expansion project that will see the company’s Mallusk branch increase by 11,000 sq. ft. Mallusk, 10th March 2013 – GES Group (Grants Electrical Services Ltd.), established in Ballymena in 1972, are now a leading electrical and mechanical engineering company with three locations […]
Galgorm Resort and Spa Expansion
Enterprise, Trade and Investment Minister Arlene Foster has performed the official sod cutting ceremony for the new £10million extension at the Galgorm Resort and Spa in Ballymena. Pictured, left to right, Enterprise Minister, Arlene Foster, Ian Paisley MP, Alastair Hamilton, Chief Executive, Invest NI; Mayor of Ballymena, Cllr Audrey Wales; Des Moore, First Trust Bank; […]
N.I. Technology Helps Secure Order for Wrightbus
INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPED IN NORTHERN IRELAND HELPS SECURE MASSIVE ORDER FOR WRIGHTBUS Ballymena bus manufacturer Wrightbus received a further boost today (17th January) with confirmation of a major order for 301 buses from the UK bus division of FirstGroup. FirstGroup has ordered 301 Wrightbus StreetLite buses – 274 of which are specified with innovative “Micro […]
Ulster Bank: £1 Billion for Business
Ulster Bank Announces £1billion Available for Business – Get ‘Ahead for Business’ – Ballymena event – 20th February 2014. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Click here for invite & RSVP details. Please RSVP by 13th February. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Ulster Bank today announced that it has a dedicated £1billion available for business in Ireland in 2014. Building on Ulster Bank’s existing supports […]
Wrightbus launches its first fully-electric bus
In close partnership with UK leading automotive specialists, Ballymena based coachbuilder Wrightbus has launched its first fully-electric powered vehicle. The Minister of State for Transport officially launched an all-electric bus route this week in Milton Keynes that will test whether electric buses can perform on a par with their diesel counterparts in a real-world operational […]
