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Glanbia Foods (ni) Limited

Tue, 22 May 2012 08:47:15 +0100

Yoplait franchise sold back - 50 jobs lost - Turnover 6.6m
Irish dairy and ingredients group Glanbia has agreed to sell its local rights to Yoplait back to the yoghurt maker. Under the agreement, Yoplait will reacquire the franchise for EUR18m and will progressively take over responsibility for production, marketing and account management in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. As a result, production will cease at Glanbia's facility in Inch, Co. Wexford with the loss of 50 jobs.

Premier Foods PLC

Tue, 22 May 2012 08:36:13 +0100

Appointment at Premier Bakeries Ireland - commercial strategy development
Belfast-based Premier Bakeries Ireland has appointed Trevor McCrum as business unit director. Mr McCrum will lead the development of a commercial strategy for sales in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

Ulster Bank, Limited

Mon, 21 May 2012 08:35:45 +0100

950 redundancies - restructuring strategy
Ulster Bank, Ltd, a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Scotland has agreed severance terms for 950 redundancies being made as part of a restructuring strategy. The bank plans to close branches and reduce front desk and back-office operations.

Healthy Buildings (Ireland) Limited

Mon, 21 May 2012 08:30:07 +0100

£160,000 investment - new marketing strategy - creating 15 jobs
Environmental health company Healthy Buildings (Ireland) is investing over £160,000 in an expansion which will create 15 jobs. The Belfast-based firm has received £30,000 from Invest NI to create a marketing strategy for Scotland and the north of England. It employs 60 people and hopes to increase sales in Great Britain to £500,000 by 2013.

Phoenix Energy Services Limited

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:32:13 +0100

Gas supplier acquired by energy giant - Sold for 19m
Belfast headquartered Phoenix Supply, the largest natural gas supplier in Northern Ireland, is to be purchased by energy giant SSE Plc for 19.1m. The company, which has 130,000 customers, is being acquired from its private equity owner Terra Firma. SSE has agreed a deal through its wholly-owned subsidiary Airtricity Energy Supply (Northern Ireland) to buy the entire issued share capital in Phoenix Supply and to purchase Phoenix Energy, which supplies gas in the Republics deregulated commercial supply market. Peter Dixon is Group Chief Executive of Phoenix Energy.

Terra Firma Capital Partners Limited

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:32:13 +0100

Natural gas supplier company sold for 19m
Private equity owner Terra Firma is selling Belfast headquartered Phoenix Supply, the largest natural gas supplier in Northern Ireland, to energy giant SSE Plc for 19.1m. The company has 130,000 customers. SSE has agreed a deal through its wholly-owned subsidiary Airtricity Energy Supply (Northern Ireland) to buy the entire issued share capital in Phoenix Supply and to purchase Phoenix Energy, which supplies gas in the Republics deregulated commercial supply market.

Tlt Llp

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:32:13 +0100

Business expands outside of England - Law firm opens new office - New jobs created
Law firm TLT, based in Bristol in the South West of England, has launched an office in Belfast, Northern Ireland, as part of its expansion outside of England. The new practice will be called TLT NI and will be led by newly recruited partner Katharine Kimber. Four locally recruited solicitors and paralegals have also joined the team. David Pester is Managing Partner.