Clipper 2017-18 Round the World Yacht Race: Sir Robin praises Derry-Londonderry Legendary sailor Sir Robin Knox-Johnston has praised Derry-Londonderry as the Northern Irish city embraces the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race for a fourth consecutive visit. Sir Robin, the Founder and Chairman of the Clipper Race, has sailed into the walled city from Les […]
INVEST NI, TOURISM IRELAND AND THE NI BUREAU PROMOTE DERRY-LONDONDERRY AS A KEY DESTINATION FOR TRADE AND TOURISM Derry City and Strabane District Council [DCSDC] utilised the Clipper Race stopover in New York to promote itself as a ‘City and Region of Opportunities’ across both the leisure and business tourism industries. In partnership with Invest […]
Derry based online learning firm expands into Scotland Londonderry-based firm Learning Pool has confirmed the acquisition of Scottish company MediaCorp for an undisclosed sum.The e-learning business, which employs 140 people in Derry, Belfast and Nottingham, will now incorporate 12 new members of staff at MediaCorp’s Hamilton office. The Scottish online learning and e-portfolio provider was […]
Executive Office opens the doors of £1.6 million state of the art office accommodation in Derry The Executive Office today officially opened Building 104 on the Ebrington site which has undergone a £1.6 million transformation. Speaking at the announcement in building 104, Dr. Mark Browne said: “The Executive Office is committed to the development of […]
Positive links being made at joint trade mission to Philadelphia The Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council Cllr John Boyle and An Cathairleach Seamus Ó’Domhnaill of Donegal County Council, along with senior representatives from Derry City and Strabane District Council and Donegal County Council, and a number of companies from the North West […]
FinTrU to create over 600 new jobs in Belfast and Londonderry as part of £38m expansion Invest Northern Ireland’s Chief Executive, Alastair Hamilton has announced that 605 new jobs are to be created by multi-award winning financial services firm FinTrU over the next five years. This significant expansion by FinTrU will see it establish a […]
MANUFACTURING LOCALLY, SELLING GLOBALLY CREATES MORE JOBS AT FLEMING AGRI Fleming Agri Products is a fifth generation family business manufacturing a range of agricultural and grounds-care machinery at their factory in Newbuildings. With almost 90% of production exported outside Northern Ireland, the company see a solid future in the viability of engineering and manufacturing in […]
ALLSTATE EMBRACES THE ‘COGNITIVE ERA Whatever the sector, all industries are facing disruption by digital technologies and business models. This is presenting significant threats and opportunities for the technology and insurance industry. Allstate Northern Ireland Senior Manager, Kathryn Harkin, shares how Allstate is embracing these opportunities to leverage the latest cognitive approaches in Artificial Intelligence […]
US SPIRITS COMPANY ACQUIRES STAKE IN DERRY’S NICHE DRINKS A US spirits company in Missouri has acquired a stake in a Londonderry liqueur firm as they look to build a distillery in the city. Luxco in St Louis and Niche Drinks already produce Saint Brendan’s Irish Cream and global brand, The Quiet Man Irish whiskey. […]
Derry company Blockception is taking the world by storm with its virtual creations for blockbuster game ‘Minecraft’. The Campsie-based company was recently honoured as ‘North West Creative Industries Business of the Year’ in recognition of its leadership in a global marketplace for Minecraft ‘maps’. The business essentially creates sets of Lego-like virtual building blocks and […]