Belfast Telegraph back issues from December 2008:
Firm's employees account success
Dec 01, 2008 ... A FIRM of chartered accountants is celebrating the exam successof seven of their staff. FPM Chartered Accountants' Philip Gibson, Mary McKinley, ConnorSweeney, Claire Kilpatrick, Malachy Mackin, Rachael Stanfield andOrlagh Brannigan all passed the final admitting exam of ...
the BIG interview ; STEPHEN MOORE, DIRECTOR OF CREATIVE SERVICES, AV BROWNE
Dec 01, 2008 ... How's business? Great. In the last year we've re-structured and re-energised thecompany. We are a multi-disciplinary creative company and havemanaged to truly integrate our services. That was essential becausethe marketplace has changed so dramatically. The brands we work forneed ...
Innovation is key to helping you flourish in a testing climate
Dec 01, 2008; ... QUESTION: With the business climate deteriorating I want toensure that I am running my business to optimum efficiency. Have youany advice? ADRIAN GUNDY, senior executive for innovation at the Centre forCompetitiveness, replies: In the current economic climate, innovation is ...
JOHN SIMPSON'S COMPANY SNAPSHOT
Dec 01, 2008 ... FG Wilson (Engineering) is a wholly owned subsidiary of theAmerican Caterpillar Corporation. At its main plant in Larne, the company manufacturers electricitygenerators which sell around the globe. The Northern Ireland company also consolidates the results ofother ...
Tactile idea makes concrete business
Dec 01, 2008; ... A SPINOUT company from the University of Ulster has scooped a topaward at the Big Idea business competition. Tactility Factory took home the top prize in the universitysection of the Big Idea competition while another two UlsterCompanies, Sophia Search and Causeway Data ...
Transport firm on the right road
Dec 01, 2008 ... HAULAGE and warehousing company McArdle Transport has celebrated40 years in business by opening its new office and warehousefacility at Inniskeen. The Co Louth company employs 60 people and transports goodsthroughout Europe ...
Chancellor spices things up
Dec 01, 2008; ... LAST week's Pre-Budget Report (PBR) was more exciting than most.Usually, the fun comes at Budget time in March, but this year theChancellor spiced things up for Christmas. At times it looked as if there could be a riot as the Speakertried to get control of the House of Commons ....
Border traders are thrown VAT lifeline
Dec 01, 2008; ... LAST week's decision by the Chancellor Alistair Darling to slashVAT by 2.5% to 15% has been widely welcomed by consumers andbusinesses alike across Northern Ireland. While Mr Darling hopes the tax reduction will encourage shoppersback into the stores in time for Christmas, for many ...
New schools' leader dodges market mayhem
Dec 01, 2008 ... It was another extremely difficult week on the London StockMarket for the thirty-three teams who have entered the RensburgSheppards/Business Telegraph School Share Race. The market, as measured by the FTSE 350 Index of leadingcompanies tumbled by over 10% as fears continue to grow ...
Separate visions: reform the civil service and slice budget
Dec 01, 2008; ... IRISH Finance Minister Brian Lenihan hit two very large nails onthe head when he launched the latest initiative to make the publicservice more efficient and cost-effective. He said that, even in his short time as a minister, the mostfrustrating thing was the inability to move staff ...
Your rights after insolvency
Dec 01, 2008; ... WHEN a business has become legally insolvent, a trustee,receiver, liquidator or supervisor of an Individual VoluntaryArrangement (IVA) may be appointed and they will decide whether tokeep the employees on or dismiss them. If they are appointed by the Court, this will automatically ...
Flat-pack bridge collaboration wins KTP award
Dec 01, 2008; ... A 'FLAT-pack' bridge developed by a Northern Ireland company hasreceived a top award for successful collaborations between companiesand universities. The project - involving Macrete Ireland, Queen's University andInvest NI - was named Northern Ireland's best knowledge ...
Another assault on our environment
Dec 01, 2008 ... I AM always suspicious when the skies over my house inStranmillis become a little less noisy. Could it be changing winddirection? The credit crunch grounding of planes? Or it is theominous lull before the storm - of another application by BelfastCity Airport to put its interests before ...
Ministers must make most of expedition to the US
Dec 01, 2008 ... AT FIRST sight, it may seem a strange time for Peter Robinson andMartin McGuinness to be heading to America to set out the stall forNorthern Ireland. The recession is tightening its grip in the United States as inNorthern Ireland and the US and UK economies are facing into ...
Camera business claims US growth ; IN BRIEF
Dec 01, 2008 ... A NORTHERN Ireland manufacturer of high-spec digital cameras hassaid its business in the US is growing. Andor Technology, a listed company specialising in scientificimaging and spectroscopy, said its strategy of growing originalequipment manufacturer (OEM) sales by increasing ...
How to overcome the pensions value fall
Dec 01, 2008; ... QUESTION: I was due to retire and draw benefits from my pensionplan. The value has fallen significantly and I am in a quandary asto what I should do. ANSWER: The question you pose is one which unfortunately is beingasked by many people at the moment. Investments have fallen ...
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE
Dec 01, 2008 ... Name: Frances McMurray. Organisation: Northern Ireland Practice and Education Council forNursing and Midwifery (NIPEC). Position: Chief executive. Role: To assist NIPEC in helping organisations and ...
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE
Dec 01, 2008 ... Name: Keith Balmer. Company: PRG Specialised Recruitment. Position: Consultant. Role: Keith will be ...
Group completes EU programme ; IN BRIEF
Dec 01, 2008 ... A COMMUNITY organisation in north Belfast has successfullycompleted an EU community initiative. The North Belfast Partnership took part in the EU CommunityInitiative Urban II Programme, a Pounds 12.5m regeneration andreconciliation programme for a population of 32,000. It ...
Boost for firm's projected exports
Dec 01, 2008; ... A CO LONDONDERRY wafer-making company is taking part in an exportdevelopment programme. Wafer Limited in Derry - which has over 400 clients in all partsof the ice cream industry - has appointed a graduate to helpgenerate sales growth for the company. The business, set up in ...
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE
Dec 01, 2008 ... Name: Hal Catherwood. Company: Brewin Dolphin. Position: Head of office, Belfast. Role: Hal will lead the team of 17 ...
Irish equity group buys sustainable heating operation
Dec 01, 2008; ... IRISH corporate finance and private equity firm Beltrae Partnershas completed the buyout of Scottish renewable energy companyInvisible Heating Systems. Beltrae director Ciaran Rafferty led the multi-million poundtransaction, which was originated and financed by Beltrae, ...
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE
Dec 01, 2008 ... Name: Sean O'Neill. Company: Osborne King Commercial Property Consultants. Position: Operations director, estate resources. Role: Managing estate resources personnel and ...
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE
Dec 01, 2008 ... Name: Carmel Curran. Company: Osborne King Commercial Property Consultants. Position: General practice ...
Occupational health company hails new Holywood premises
Dec 01, 2008 ... THE largest independent occupational health consultancy inIreland has moved into larger premises in Holywood following asustained period of business expansion. Osborne King acting on behalf of Occupational Health Consultants,secured the premises at High Street. The building ...
Victoria Square wins Cannes urban regeneration award
Dec 01, 2008; ... BELFAST'S Pounds 400m Victoria Square shopping and leisure centrehas won an international award for its impact on regenerating thecity. It picked up the Urban Regeneration Initiative of the Year titleat the MAPIC Eg Retail Awards in Cannes, France. The award was presented to ...
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE
Dec 01, 2008 ... Name: Claire Henderson. Organisation: South Eastern Regional College. Position: Head of faculty of creative technologies. Role: Claire is responsible for business, ...
11 jobs created as retail firms opt for Linen Green
Dec 01, 2008 ... Bed, bath and homeware accessory company, Bedeck, and top endshirt makers, Smyth and Gibson, have taken units at the village'sDye House development, creating 11 jobs. The new Dye House development has also seen designer handbagstore, Angelo and footwear store Pavers Staccato open ...
Business now monitored online
Dec 01, 2008 ... A PUBLIC relations company has become the first in NorthernIreland to develop an online division so that clients can monitortheir brand using the internet. Smarts, which employs 30 people working for clients all overIreland, said the development of the online division reflected ...
Engineering consultancy firm rebrands after big acquisitions
Dec 01, 2008 ... WHITE Young Green Ireland, the multi-disciplinary planning and engineering consultancy has rebranded itself. It is now known as WYG Ireland and the new branding follows aperiod of growth and acquistions. The company is involved in engineering, environmental, ...
Our top PR gurus recognised at awards
Dec 01, 2008; ... THE successes of Northern Ireland's public relations industryhave been celebrated at an annual awards ceremony. More than 20 awards were up for grabs at the Chartered Instituteof Public Relations (CIPR) Pride Awards. Among the highest achieverswere Coca-Cola Bottlers, Morrow ...
Entrepreneur Kennelly an example to us all
Dec 01, 2008 ... Recession or no recession, budding entrepreneurs are still comingup with weird and wonderful ideas and turning them into viablebusiness projects. The evidence was there for all to see at the finals ofInterTradeIreland's all-island seedcorn business competition. And even ...
Newry media firm wins Seedcorn business prize
Dec 01, 2008; ... NEWRY company Media Lightbox has won EUR 50,000 prize money andthe best emerging company title at the finals of the All IslandSeedcorn Business Competition 08, held in Belfast. Media Lightbox, set up in 2006 by Shane Meehan and AnthonyKieran, offers an innovative web-based media ...
Executive sets out its stall in States
Dec 01, 2008; ... FIRST Minister Peter Robinson pledged today that the newlyrestored Stormont Executive was "more determined than ever" todevelop a vibrant economy. Mr Robinson was speaking in the United States at the start of apromotional visit which he and the Deputy First Minister, ...
Ikea given steer on what our kids want
Dec 01, 2008; ... MUMS, dads and their little angels who shop in IKEA's Belfaststore have been invited to help the Swedish furniture giant developits range of children's furniture and products. IKEA Belfast - the company's one and only outlet in Ireland - waspicked to take part in the special market ...
Firm 'has edge' on competition ; IN BRIEF
Dec 01, 2008 ... A NORTHERN Ireland business has been named 'plant hire company'of the year at an all-Ireland awards ceremony. Balloo Hire Centres, which employs 55 people in centres inBelfast, Bangor, Lisburn and Ballyclare, was honoured at the PlantConstruction and Quarry Awards 2008. At a ...
Seeing the big picture ; Days Like This, the Radio Ulster programme in which the public share special moments, is now an animated TV series. Director of Flickerpix Joel Simon explains how it all began
Dec 01, 2008; ... I have been listening to BBC Radio Ulster's Days Like Thisprogramme for quite some time now, as it is broadcast just after theGerry Anderson Show. As I am in my 30s and originally from Belgium - you might notdescribe me as a traditional local radio listener but I was hookedafter ...
BITTER LITTLE PILL ; We spend millions on supplements. Yet mounting scientific evidence says they offer few benefits - and may even shorten our lives. So are any worth taking? Rob Sharp reports
Dec 01, 2008; ... Next time you visit your local chemist, pause in the aislecontaining vitamin supplements, and take in the quantities andvarieties of pills and potions on offer. Tiny boxes and bottlesstretch as far as the eye can see, affirming that even in these cash-strapped times, the gorging of such ...
GIFTS FOR YOUR SCREEN ; From Kylie Minogue to Kung Fu Panda to Steve Coogan, Rob Sharp has the pick of the latest DVDs - in time for a happy Christmas out of the cold
Dec 01, 2008 ... Box sets The Wire - Complete Series 1-5 Includes 60 episodes of the critically adored Baltimore copdrama. Special features include audio commentaries by writer-creator David Simon, director Clarke Johnson and writer GeorgePelecanos, question-and-answer sessions with the cast ...
Complete meals ; How to get your daily dose
Dec 01, 2008 ... VITAMIN A Liver, full-fat dairy products, spinach, broccoli,tomato juice, peppers and watercress. Orange foods, such as mango,dried apricots, butternut squash, carrots, sweet potatoes andpumpkin tend to be good sources of this vitamin. VITAMIN DOily fish (salmon, sardines, ...
GIFTS FOR YOUR SCREEN
Dec 01, 2008 ... Films for children WALL-E This family-friendly story of a waste-disposal robot that fallsin love wowed audiences worldwide earlier this year for both itsphotorealistic visuals and heartwarming plot. Also includes an 81-minute documentary, The Pixar Story. Pounds ...
Cash lessons from Woolies ; WRITEBACK
Dec 01, 2008 ... It is rather sad that F W Woolworth, 'Woolies', may be no more. With the imminent loss of thousands of jobs, many of them inNorthern Ireland, I wonder what F W Woolworth's thoughts would be ifhe were alive today? F W Woolworth, or Frank Woolworth, the man behind the ...
Media must share blame for horrific death toll on roads ; WRITEBACK
Dec 01, 2008 ... The one certainty between this letter being written and readtoday is that there will be more accidents on our roads. At this time of year, with Christmas fast approaching, reports ofdeath and injury on our roads have special impact. We all shake our heads. We all say the right ...
Do local Tories favour merger? ; WRITEBACK
Dec 01, 2008 ... TheRE are liberal and left-of-centre members and supporters ofthe UUP who must be very unhappy about their party becoming aregional wing of the Tories, a party of a de-regulated financialsector and attacks on public services. What is to become of such people? Are they ...
Murder inquiry results wanted ; WRITEBACK
Dec 01, 2008 ... ON March 20, 1989, two RUC officers went to Dundalk to consultwith their opposite numbers and plan further co-operation with theGarda. At the end of the conference they decided, for reasons ofsecurity, not to return home by the main road north. Instead, theychose a minor ...
The baby clock ; A worrying birth survey has re-ignited the debate on delayed motherhood reports Jeremy Laurance
Dec 01, 2008; ... Some aspiring mothers may think they have heard it all before -warnings about focusing on careers and waiting too long to havechildren. In yet another stark caution this week, doctors saidleaving it until 40 defies nature and risks heartbreak. But whatmakes this latest message more ...
UTV bonuses 'enough to pay job axe staff' ; WRITEBACK What you posted online
Dec 01, 2008 ... Why not get rid of the top five executives? That would save evenmore money and just why do they have five top executives? Cannuck Col What is even funnier though is the line 'the SDLP's Pat Ramseyaccused UTV of adopting a dumbing down strategy'. This ...
30,000 face losing their jobs as Woolworths collapses ; WRITEBACK What you posted online
Dec 01, 2008 ... It is so sad for all the staff who will be made unemployed bythis and the consequences on the wider economy. But do we actually need Woolworths today? Years ago they had agood product to sell. Now if you want cds, dvds etc, you can buythem in Tesco, ...
'Having children late is wonderful' ; WRITEBACK
Dec 01, 2008 ... Carla Bradshaw, 42, lives on the Isle of Wight. Married to Paul,she has three children - Kate, four, George, three, and Harry, one.She says: "I met Paul when I was 27. We talked about children but weenjoyed our careers too much and kept putting it off. When I was 36,I realised if ...
'Down's is no reason for a termination'
Dec 01, 2008 ... Paula Nono (45), lives in Ealing, west London. She has one son,Alex Priestman, who is 15-months-old. He has Down's syndrome. Herhusband, James, works for Slough Council. She says: "I had always been extremely busy with my career, working as apartner in a translation firm. I met my ...
Leaders off to USin show of strength ; WRITEBACK What you posted online
Dec 01, 2008 ... Unbelievable. What do Peter Robinson (left) and Martin McGuinnessactually hope to achieve other than spending our valuable resources? These individuals and their incredibly talented support teamshould pay for their own trip. John It's too late, the Yanks have nothing ...
Homes at the heart of the city
Dec 01, 2008 ... THE Carvill Group aims to create homes which are at the core oflocal communities in Northern Ireland. And The Embankment is theepitome of the developer's ground-breaking approach. The Carvill Group has been quick to react and evolve to theprovince's changing housing landscape. The ...
Phenomenal 50,000 entries as our big competition captures the imagination
Dec 01, 2008; ... The response to Northern Ireland's biggest newspaper giveaway wasdescribed as "phenomenal" by an independent adjudicator who pickedthe lucky winner. Andrea Bingham, an independent adjudicator with promotionalverification specialists, Promoveritas, said: "The 50,000 entries tothe ...
Liz Gets the key to our dream home
Dec 01, 2008; ... Lisburn grandmother Elizabeth Howard was left speechless withdelight last week when she found out she was the winner of a luxuryriverside apartment worth Pounds 175,000 in the Belfast Telegraph'sDream Home competition. Elizabeth was serving coffee to visitors at a Save The ...
IN BRIEF
Dec 01, 2008 ... * THE luxury apartments at The Embankment in south Belfast proveda hit with buyers in April when they were snapped up in record time. A total of 38 of the riverside homes at the Annadale developmentsold in just 14 days, according to joint selling agents BTWCairnsand Ulster Property ...
Paper chase with a surprising end for one avid reader
Dec 01, 2008 ... LESS than five weeks ago Lisburn woman Elizabeth Howard decided,like tens of thousands of other Belfast Telegraph readers, to takepart in the Dream Home competition. And there was a lot to play for. The lucky winner of the biggestever newspaper giveaway in Northern Ireland would ...
Thanks Jonathan, for making BBC clean up the airwaves
Dec 01, 2008; ... It's an ill wind ... I am hopeful that a new sense ofresponsibility and concern for public taste will now emerge out ofthe ashes of the broadcasting standards which you and your friend,Russell Brand, set on fire. Those of us who have grown up with respect for the BBC as anexample ...
British must not forget the debt they owe the Irish
Dec 01, 2008; ... I HAD almost forgotten what a s*** Yeats could be. I don't meanhis flirtation with Italian fascism. Yeats remains one of myfavourite poets. No, what I am recalling - thanks to a wonderfulbook just published in Dublin - is his outrageous decision to expelthe poetry of Wilfred Owen from ...
How southern shoppers are helping to ease our hard times
Dec 01, 2008; ... Although the recession is biting, economist Michael Smyth saysthe new rate of VAT and the trade coming from south of the bordermeans retailers in Northern Ireland can avoid a miserable Christmas THE cross-border shopping phenomenon on the island of Ireland hasexisted in many forms ...
A case of swings and roundabouts
Dec 01, 2008 ... The economic downturn has certainly shaken things up on thisisland. Shoppers from the Republic are reported to be flockingacross the border to take advantage of cheaper goods. Thesespending excursions are being denounced at a high level in the southas "unpatriotic". Meanwhile, ...
Madison making his mark
Dec 01, 2008; ... Madison Du Berlais could step up in class following his victoryin the Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury on Saturday. David Pipe may consider conditions races for the seven-year-old,who sprang a 25-1 surprise when giving the trainer his first victoryin the prestigious handicap ...
Inca so Brave in comeback defeat
Dec 01, 2008; ... Brave Inca was denied the successful comeback he so richlydeserved as a rejuvenated Catch Me staged a late rally in the BarOne Racing Hatton's Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse. The 2006 Champion Hurdle hero was making his first racecourseappearance for 18 months in a race brimming with ...
FIVE OF THE BEST AS ROONEY HITS THE TON
Dec 01, 2008 ... Everton 2 Arsenal 1 - 19/10/02 Rooney announced his arrival to the footballing world with astunning finish to bag his first Barclays Premier League goal agedjust 16 years and 360 days old. With the match deep into injurytime, the youngster brought down a high ball from Thomas ...
TELE TALE OF THE MATCH
Dec 01, 2008 ... Man of the Match: Having been involved in everything, Robin vanPersie's two terrific quick-fire goals turned the match in Arsenal'sfavour. Move of the Match: The build-up wasn't particularly pretty withEmmanuel Adebayor getting on the end of a ...
TELE TALE OF THE MATCH
Dec 01, 2008 ... Man of the Match: Wayne Rooney (pictured) not only scored thewinner but was United's main threat and almost scored again ininjury-time. Move of the Match: The impressive Michael Carrick broke into thebox before forcing Joe Hart into a ...