NORD Carpentry & Building Services – Member Profile
N O R D Carpentry & Building Services, Kanturk was established in 2005 by Niall O’Rahilly-Drew. Having been previously employed as a Carpenter, Foreman and subsequently Contracts Manager, he acquired many of the skills required to go it alone and set up his own carpentry firm. Having established a strong reputation for quality and a keen eye for detail, recognising the demand for quality building contractors, he increased the services offered to include general building. Continue reading
A Big Thank You To NCBA Members for Supporting Us!
The challenges and opportunities for businesses which can be provided through innovation in the workplace was the subject of a well attended talk by Minister for Innovation Sean Sherlock in Mallow last Friday (May 6th).
Roisin Markham, Minister of Innovation Sean Sherlock, Niamh and Ivan
The Minister delivered his speech to a large crowd of local politicians and dignitaries at the offices of Spiralli Web Design and Development in Market Square. Among those in attendance were Mayor of Mallow, Cllr Willie O’Regan, President of Mallow Chamber Pat O’Sullivan, Margaret Desmond of RAPID and John Mc Donnell of Mallow Development Partnership. Continue reading
Choosing Your Kitchen Appliances
Have you thought about what kitchen appliances you want in your new kitchen? When you visit a kitchen showroom to have your new kitchen designed and priced, the designer will want to know this. Why? Because the type of kitchen appliances you choose will have an effect on the kitchen design and layout. Would you prefer a range cooker or an eye-level one? What about your fridge freezer? Would you prefer an American Style Fridge Freezer, Integrated Fridge Freezer or a Side by Side Fridge Freezer? What about extraction above your cooker? There are lots of decisions to be made on your kitchen appliances so we have broken them down for you. We will touch briefly on your options.
Kitchen with built-in appliances
The NCBA is having an open morning this Friday
Come for your breakfast and perhaps stay as a member!
We hold our meetings in the Hibernian Hotel on Main Street in Mallow every Friday morning from 7.30am to 8.30am. This Friday we are holding an open morning for business owner managers to visit our group with a view to becoming a member. Attendance is free.
Many of our members stay on for some casual networking in the coffee dock after the meeting.
Please call 022-55002 to book your seat.
Ways to Stick to Exercise Programs to Get Fit
How to Make Exercise Your New Year’s Resolution
Ivan Danne - Walking for Back Health
We all know that exercise is good for us; getting fit or losing weight are common New Year’s resolutions, but equally exercise programs can be hard to stick to and these resolutions are frequently broken. Continue reading
Our Business is Fencing & Our Goal is Customer Satisfaction
FRS Fencing Systems – “Our Business is Fencing & Our Goal is Customer Satisfaction”
FRS Fencing Systems has been serving the Cork/Limerick community with high quality fencing solutions for over twenty five years. As one of the leading fencing companies in the area, FRS Fencing Systems provides unsurpassed quality & service for commercial, industrial, residential & agricultural fencing. Our operators are trained & familiar with the best practises in fence construction. Continue reading
Healthy Design, Healthy Living, Healthy Space
This is a photo of a recently completed kitchen design in Mallow.
How does an environment affect people’s behaviour? Is there more that designers can do besides ergonomic layouts, well planned storage and provision of cheerful décor?
Can the way a space is created encourage healthy eating habits and ways of being? Continue reading
Cork’s leading free newspaper
The Cork Independent is Cork City and County’s leading free newspaper, with a fully audited circulation unrivalled in Ireland.
The newspaper, with a strong focus on providing the best free news coverage in Cork, has built a reputation on its quality writing and wide circulation. Continue reading
Local Businesses Give to Support Local Families
Donal Fitzpatrick, Chairman of the NCBA and owner of Abbeywood Furniture, along with other members of the NCBA, presenting cheque to Catherine and Eamonn Howley of the St. Vincent De Paul, Charleville.
A cheque for €1,000 and Secret Santa gifts have been presented to St. Vincent De Paul, Charleville, by the local business networking group, the North Cork Business Alliance. The NCBA is made up of thirty local North Cork businesses. Each year the group raises awareness and funds for families and children in need at Christmas. This year the St. Vincent De Paul has reported a significant increase in self employed people in need of help. The previous three Christmases has seen the NCBA supporting the Kanturk, Newmarket and Mallow branches of the St. Vincent De Paul.
Photography as usual by our resident photographer, David Lavery.
2011: Back in the Saddle and Raring to Go!
A new year brings change for the better. We review the old and make plans for the new. Businesses all over Ireland will be gathering themselves up to push forward in to the bright unknown of 2011.
The NCBA group is no different. Plans are underway to streamline, improve and empower our group so that each member benefits in the long and short term in as many ways as possible.
2011 will be a better year due to hard work and innovation at grass roots level.
We wish all our readers and members the best of luck in 2011.
