Northern Ireland
-
West Belfast textile machinery factory calls in receivers
Mackie International has called in the receivers after it failed to secure sufficient money to buy out a Leciester-based engineer, the Shield Group.It needed the deal to come off to…
-
Michelin to expand Ballymena tyre factory
Michelin is to expand its Ballymena tyre plant in Northern Ireland. It will relocate all tyre production there for the North American market at a cost of £12m.
-
Shopping and culture scheme to boost tourism in Northern Ireland
A local developer has been granted permission for a factory outlet centre at Gilford, County Down, Northern Ireland, to include some 8,825 sq m (95,000 sq ft) of new retail…
-
Occupiers search for up to 125,000 sq ft of offices in Belfast
Two international corporations are looking for up to 11,612 sq m (125,000 sq ft) of offices in Belfast city centre. Philip Smith and William Ellison report.
-
Deawoo’s Northern Ireland plants under threat
Two Daewoo electronics factories are under threat of closure, at Antrim and Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland. A shake-out of Korea’s industrial conglomerates under an International Monetary Fund plan would swap Daewoos’…
-
NI parties oppose Belfast port privatisation
The Ulster Unionists and Social Democratic and Labour party said they would oppose privatisation of the port of Belfast. The decision on privatisation is to be left to Northern Ireland’s…
-
Ports in danger of insolvency claims Jackson
Glenda Jackson, shipping minister, fears Many of Britain’s largest trust ports are in danger of insolvency. She has ordered an audit of publicly-owned trust ports to identify those that are…
-
Minister launches 25-year plan for Northern Ireland
The government has set out a 25-year development strategy for Northern Ireland which aims to encourage cross-border development corridors in the North West and between Belfast and Dublin.
-
Unionists reject plans for all-Ireland investment bodies
Ulster Unionists have failed to win support from its assembly members for a compromise on implementing the Northern Ireland peace agreement struck with the nationalist Social Democratic and Labour party…
-
Mallon calls for all-Ireland development bodies
Northern Ireland Unionists are resisting calls from the Social Democratic and Labour Party for all-Ireland bodies for investment promotion, trade, tourism and European Union aid policy.
-
TBI in early talks for Belfast City Airport
TBI is talking to Bombardier of Canada about buying and closing down Belfast City Airport. Analysts believe TBI is slowly leaving the property sector in favour of transport.