Prioritise Your Team’s Wellbeing and Boost Productivity with Suresign Health Check Kits
Prioritise Your Team’s Wellbeing and Boost Productivity with Suresign Health Check Kits Statistics show that employees lose over a week of work annually due to illness, resulting in significant costs and disruption for businesses. Today, employees expect a supportive...
Smart Manufacturing Energy Monitoring – grant funded opportunity
DOWD's Energy has been awarded a Rapid Demonstrator Project Grant by the Made Smarter Innovation - Smart Manufacturing Data Hub to deliver Smart Meter systems in Northern Ireland. Smart Meter X Dowds Energy Solutions is a cutting-edge energy intelligence tool that...
Commentary- Utility Regulator announces Final Determination for the RP7 price control
On Budget Day, it hasn’t gone unnoticed that electricity consumers face a major cost increase, following the Utility Regulator’s final determination on NIE Networks’ Price Control. This decision reinforces concerns that energy policy and regulation have been overtaken...
Free Everyday Maths (Northern Ireland) Course – Enhance Your Team’s Skills and Productivity
The Open University have shared a new FREE online course - Everyday Maths 1 (Northern Ireland). Available on OpenLearn, this course aims to help adults strengthen their numeracy skills in practical areas like basic arithmetic, percentages, and budgeting—skills that...
Commentary on Yesterday’s UK Government Budget: Implications for NI Manufacturers
Yesterday's budget announcement brought substantial changes for businesses across the UK, with a key measure being a significant increase in employers’ National Insurance contributions. Targeted to fund essential services, including the NHS, this increase represents a...
Upcoming Event Maximising Your Export Potential
Date: Wednesday 13th November 2024, 8.45am - 1:30pm with networking lunch Location: Canal Court Hotel, Newry Price: Free Join InterTradeIreland in ‘Maximising your export potential through Cross-Border Trade’ at the Canal Court Hotel, Newry, on Wednesday 13th...
Free Everyday Maths (Northern Ireland) Course – Enhance Your Team’s Skills and Productivity
The Open University have shared a new FREE online course - Everyday Maths 1 (Northern Ireland). Available on OpenLearn, this course aims to help adults strengthen their numeracy skills in practical areas like basic arithmetic, percentages, and budgeting—skills that...
Internal Market Movements from GB to NI
The updated UK Government guidance on moving goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland (under the Windsor Framework) introduces "streamlined" customs for businesses. From March 2025, goods deemed "not at risk" of entering the EU can follow simplified procedures if...
Huhtamaki Begins Production Of Fiber Lids At Lurgan Site
Sustainable packaging company Huhtamaki has begun production of molded fiber drinks lids at its Lurgan, County Armagh, site. The lids, used for both hot and cold disposable cups, are fully compostable and a direct replacement for plastic lids. Fredrik Davidsson,...