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Christmas Social & Competition Winners

Ballymena Borough Chamber of Commerce & Industry held their last Business to Business Networking Event this week by announcing the winners of their Window Dressing Competition. Chamber President Alan Stewart and Mayor Audrey Wales MBE congratulate the winners of Ballymena Chamber of Commerce Christmas Window Display Competition. • Wyse Byse, Church St. • Fred Funk, Ballymoney Street. […]

More Wrightbuses for London

Wrightbus have announced that the Transport for London Board has given approval to order a further batch of 200 New Routemaster buses from Wrightbus. The contract, which will now be finalised, is for buses to be delivered up to the second quarter of 2016, and secures employment on two of the production lines at Wrights Group’s EN-Drive chassis facility in Antrim, as […]

Marcon builds new McDonald’s in Belfast

Chamber member Marcon Fit-Out is putting the finishing touches to a major new McDonald’s restaurant in Belfast. The building at Boucher Road is the global restaurant chain’s first new build restaurant in Northern Ireland since 2001. Marcon is currently completing works to the new build project, at what will be the 27th McDonald’s restaurant in Northern Ireland. The 84-seater restaurant featuring a two-lane drive-thru is due to open on […]

Wrightbus International Opens Middle East Office

Wrightbus International – the International arm of Wrights Group – has strengthened its presence in the Middle East region with the opening of a permanent office at Masdar City, Abu Dhabi. The office, which will be headed up by Wrightbus International Director – Middle East, Paul Brannigan, will provide a springboard for the company’s business […]

Hotel Chain Expands into R.O.I.

County Antrim-based McKeever Hotel Group has announced its expansion into the Republic of Ireland with the purchase of the Letterkenny Court Hotel in Donegal. A major renovation of the three star hotel has just started with the first two phases seeing a £400,000 investment (€500,000) to totally refurbish the ground floor, including building a new […]

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 […]

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 […]

Congratulations to Galgorm Resort and Spa

Chamber members Galgorm Resort and Spa have been awarded “WorldHost Business Recognition for WorldHost Customer Service Training”. Mayor Audrey Wales MBE with management and staff from Galgorm Resort and Spa This is a great achievement – why not call out to Galgorm Resort and Spa, experience great levels of customer service, great food and a […]

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 […]

Christmas Social / Networking Event

Ballymena Borough Chamber of Commerce and Industry held its annual Christmas social/networking event in the Adair Arms Hotel on 11th December. There was an excellent turnout of Chamber members and guests. This is always an informal evening and Alan Stewart, Chamber Vice President welcomed everyone. He then went on to present the trophies for the 2013 […]

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Testimonials

“Riada Resourcing believe membership of Ballymena Chamber of Commerce has played a major role in its integration into the local business community, having opened up its new office in Ballymena, January 2008. Since then, it has provided our company with numerous business and networking opportunities, as well as allowing us to tap into a wealth of expertise on offer amongst our fellow members. I would highly recommend other businesses, both large and small, to take advantage of a thriving Chamber which has your business interests at heart.”
Riada Resourcing

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“Since taking over the Adair Arms Hotel in 2010, the Ballymena Chamber of Commerce has been an invaluable resource. Not only through the proactive and topical events that they run, but also the networking opportunities that membership provides.”
Adair Arms Hotel