ANNUAL REPORT 2016 Thank you to our Corporate members…

Our Corporate members represent the leading companies in who help drive the development of the economy…

4c Executive Council Power NI A&L Goodbody PwC Aer Lingus First Trust Bank Queen’s University Allstate Northern Ireland Flynn Randox Laboratories Ltd Almac Group Forde May Consulting Ltd Razormind Andras House Ltd Fujitsu Services Royal Mail Group Armagh City, Banbridge and GE-AET Ltd - Globe Energy & Schrader Electronics/Sensata Craigavon Borough Council Synergy Technology Systems Ltd Technologies Arthur Cox Northern Ireland George Best Belfast City Airport Seagate Technology ASDA Stores Ltd Gilbert-Ash Securitas Avondale Foods (Craigavon) Ltd Glen Dimplex NI Limited SHS Group Limited Bank of Ireland UK Go Power SONI Ltd BBC Northern Ireland GRAHAM South Eastern Regional College BDO Northern Ireland Hays Specialist Recruitment SSE Airtricity Belfast City Council Henry Group (NI) Ltd St. James’s Place Wealth Belfast Harbour Commissioners Herbert Smith Freehills LLP Management Belfast Metropolitan College HighWire Press Staffline Group Ireland Beyond Business Travel Huhtamaki (Lurgan) Ltd Teleperformance Bombardier Aerospace Innov8 Office Interiors Terex GB Ltd (Powerscreen) BT interface Thales UK Budget Energy Invest Northern Ireland (NI) The Mount Charles Group Capita Business Services Ltd. KPMG Limited Carson McDowell LLP Lagan Construction Ltd The Open University Caterpillar (NI) Limited MCS Group The Workspace Group CBRE NI Ltd Mercer TLT NI LLP Charles Hurst Metro Surveillance Group Ltd. Tourism NI Citi Michelin Tyre Plc TOWARD Ltd Cleaver Fulton Rankin Solicitors Mid Ulster Council Translink Coca-Cola HBC Ireland Ltd MJM Group Tughans Solicitors Compass Group UK & Ireland Ltd. Moy Park Ltd Turkish Airline Inc Concentrix Neueda Ulster Bank Limited CPL NI Ltd Newry, Mourne & Down District Ulster Carpets Danske Bank Council Ulster University Deloitte NOONAN Ulster University Business School Diageo Northern Ireland Norbrook Laboratories Ltd United Drug Sangers Dublin Airport North West Regional College Upstream Working Capital Ltd. Electric Ireland Northern Ireland Electricity UTV Ltd Emirates Networks (NIE Networks) Vistage NI Evermore Energy - Belfast Power Northern Ireland Water W&R Barnett Ltd Limited Northern Regional College Williams Industrial Services Ltd EY Open University Willis Towers Watson Fane Valley Group Peninsula Wrights Group Ltd Fermanagh & Omagh District Phoenix Natural Gas Contents

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NI Chamber Patrons 14 NI Chamber Patrons 16 A Year in Pictures 18 A Year in Pictures 19 04 FROM THE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE P N and In-Cameradinners. leaders throughtheMinister ontheMoveseries base toaccesskeyinfluencers andbusiness opportunities formembersandthewiderbusiness programme. one meetingsheldaspartofthecrossborder and 24buyersattendeventswith320one-to- with BankofIrelandUK,saw687suppliers NI Chambermemberstodate. other exportersandwhichhashelpedover1,000 programme, whichenablesmemberstolearnfrom connection withtheDanskeBankExportFirst many ofwhichhadafocusonexport. and targetedmentoringtoourmemberfirms, business supportprogrammes,networkingevents Northern Irelandfirms. Brexit, theexportmarketiskeytogrowthfor and webelievethatdespitethechallengesof members achievesuccessinoverseasmarkets conference. trade visitsandalsoattendanexport-ledbusiness find outaboutscalingup,takepartinnearmarket potential, secureexportorders,expandnetworks, experienced exportsuccess,developgrowth to meetbuyers,learnfromthosewhohave participating businesseshavetheopportunity Ireland. and encouragemoreexportactivityinNorthern growing companiesateverystageofdevelopment select organisations,hasbeendesignedtosupport Excel’ initiative,inpartnershipwithanumberof through thesechallenges.Ournew‘LearnGrow programmes todatelastyearhelpbusinesses launched oneofitsmostambitiousanddynamic a historicorganisationestablishedin1783, rallying pointforNIChamber. focussed onpriorities.Thishasindeedbeenthe important thingswillnotchangeifwekeep important thingshavenotchanged,andthe sometimes itisusefultoberemindedthatthe reputation hassentripplesacrosstheworld. our economyasawhole. with significantimplicationsforbusinessand the historicdecisiontoleaveEuropeanUnion, 2016, theelectorateofUnitedKingdommade 2016 wasachallengingyearforbusiness.InJune resident ic The organisationalsoensured thattheinterests During theyear,NIChamberprovidedarangeof Meanwhile ConnectingforGrowth,inpartnership There wereanumberofeventsheldin Last yearwecontinuedtoofferarangeof NI Chamberiscommittedtohelpingour The programmecoverseightelementsand It isagainstthisbackgroundthatNIChamber, We certainlyliveinachangingworld,but We alsohaveanewPresidentintheUSwhose k C oburn , , help thembecomethebest ofthebest. and capitaliseonopportunities andindoingso, of ourmemberssotheycan overcomechallenges continue tochampiontheinterests andconcerns Chamber. Aswehavedoneforcenturies,will companies tothriveisthemodusoperandiofNI business. government canre-startagain.Thisiscriticalfor after thisdateandcometoagreementwhereby Northern Ireland’spoliticalpartieswillresumetalks election yetagainon8June2017anditishoped our politicalstructureareobvioustoall. circumstances aroundusarenotideal,theflawsin hand inbutatthemoment,though business growthandexportactivity. ‘Learn GrowExcel’andincreaseourimpacton We wanttobuilduponthestrongfoundationsof deliver anincreasingnumberofmemberservices. to attractambitiousandgrowingcompanies is atthecoreofourfutureaspirations. times ayeartoover5,000subscriberseachissue. whilst themagazinecontinuestobedistributedsix received ournewAmbitionWeeklynewsletter members, and15,000individualemailaddresses Twitter followers,morethan2,500LinkedIn continued togrowonsocialmediawith13,000 field. gave aninsightintohissuccessonandoffthe interviewed byBBCSport’sCraigDoyle,ashe Guests heardfromRugbylegendPaulO’Connell, event tobeheldbyNIChamberinitshistory. extended BelfastWaterfrontlastMay–thelargest Chamber fortheChampionsDinneratnewly block bustermoviesincludingSavingPrivateRyan. winning producerofmanyHollywood,California Wark whointerviewedMarkHuffam,theaward was hostedbyBBCNewsnightpresenterKirsty addressed byfiguresintheworldoffilmandsport. yet againsparkledwithitshighcalibredinners North SouthInterconnector. business andinfrastructurechallengessuchasthe other keyissuesaroundskills,thecostofdoing Action Plan,theProgrammeforGovernmentand range ofcriticalissuesincludingtheExportMatters Ministers, MLAsandkeygovernmentofficialson a and Westminsterthroughregularinteractionwith of businesseswererepresentedbothatStormont C A Enabling theeconomytogrowbyhelpinglocal The electorategoestothepollsingeneral Political stabilityandeconomicgrowthgo Over thenextthreeyearsweaimtocontinue Looking ahead,ournewStrategicPlan2017-2019 In otherdevelopmentsduring2016,ourbrand Meanwhile over900businesspeoplejoinedNI Last year’sannualdinneratBelfast’sWaterfront On thesocialsideofouractivities,NIChamber, hief nn M E c xecutive G regor MBE,

Paul Murnaghan, partner Regional Director, BT in Northern Ireland

At BT, we are proud to continue our association with deliver improved service to a further 38,000 premises the Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce as their - even in difficult to reach rural locations. official communications partner for almost 11 years. In addition to this, we are one of Northern Ireland’s As we enter another new year we reflect on the largest investors and employers. We continue to help numerous successes we have shared throughout our people achieve their potential through working at 2016 and look forward to the challenges and BT and directly support Northern Ireland’s economic opportunities that lie ahead to drive economic growth growth. A recent report published by independent in what continues to be a rapidly changing business research firm Regeneris revealed that BT has given a environment. massive £470 million boost to the Northern Ireland We believe that we cannot succeed without a economy in the past year, equivalent to £1 in every clear purpose and this purpose is to create a better £80 of the region’s total GVA (Gross Value Added). world using the power of communications so that The report also revealed that BT in Northern businesses of all types across Northern Ireland can Ireland, following the acquisition of EE, supports the benefit and effectively grow their companies with our employment of around 5,400 people and we are also

support. proud to proactively support local suppliers, spending communications It is a fact that digital technology is changing the £109 million with them in the past year alone. world that we live, work and play in across Northern As a company, we also place enormous value on Ireland and we recognise that Digital is a way to kick- ensuring that we are a purposeful business and start a new era of improving business productivity, this strategy remains a key focus for us in 2017. At

competitiveness and potential. We like to call this the the heart of this strategy is the BT Young Scientist our digital possible. Digital has the amazing potential to & Technology Exhibition, now in its 53rd year, change not just businesses, but also communities, which continues to thrive and capture the public’s nations and the wider world and we continue to imagination by demonstrating the creativity, ingenuity support local businesses as they make this transition. and potential of our young people. A record 2,091 The pace of technological change is such that projects from a total of 4,591 students across 375 talk of transformation is almost not good enough. schools competed to win the coveted 2017 title and

The emergence of the Digital Age has created new as planning begins for the 2018 event I would again from possibilities for businesses with the development encourage all schools across Northern Ireland to get of innovative technologies, enabling companies to involved in this wonderful event. We are very proud work in very different and advanced ways. Businesses that we recently announced that we will support this have the opportunity to rethink the ways in which initiative until 2020. they do things to ensure the most effective results We also recently launched the Barefoot Computing for both staff and their clients. However, in order to initiative, an innovative computer science programme, do so, businesses need the ability to adapt quickly which will help almost 170,000 local pupils prepare and competently to ensure that they do not trail in for the digital world. Our aim is to give teachers free the wake of more flexible competitors. At BT, we are resources that they need in order to bring computer continuing to help companies to get it right and to science to life in the classroom for 5-11 year olds. message successfully navigate this world of change and make The resources are tailored to the Northern Ireland the best digital choices for their business needs. curriculum so that our youth of today can learn critical Achieving potential is of paramount importance to digital skills at a young age that are necessary for A our customers both professionally and personally, and growth in an increasingly digital world. in order to provide them with digital connectivity, we Exciting times lie ahead across our business. This are continuing to grow our infrastructure links across is why we spend hundreds of millions each year Northern Ireland. Every day, our engineers are out in on research and development and why, across the community rolling out next generation technology BT globally, we have over 10,000 scientists and in homes and in businesses to ensure that every single researchers working new types of communications person has the opportunity to achieve their potential, technology that will shape our future. through access to critical communications technology. Therefore, in our fast paced and ever evolving We are a part of the very fabric of Northern Ireland digital landscape, we continue to adapt and develop and we place a huge value on our role in bringing innovative technologies and services to benefit our Northern Ireland the leading edge technology that customers. No matter what size of business you it needs in order to thrive and compete on a global work in, we must always seek ways to push ourselves scale. more and look at processes which will allow us to In 2016, BT completed the delivery of the NI deliver the most efficient, effective and impactful Broadband Improvement Project, which delivered results. Northern Ireland is a fantastic place to do an improved broadband service to over 45,000 business and BT looks forward to continuing to work premises. We continue to extend the availability of with members of the Northern Ireland Chamber of improved broadband under the Superfast Extension Commerce this year and support local companies with Programme, in conjunction with the Executive, which our resources in order to help them to achieve their is due for completion in December 2017, and will goals for the year ahead.

05 2016/17 team

Denise Brice Gabi Burnside Stuart Hollinger Esther Letman Finance & Admin Officer Business Services Manager Finance & Assurance Manager Finance & Services Executive

Lisa Maltman Petrina McAuley Louise McCrea Adrienne McGill Business Development Business Services Executive Business Services Assistant Ambition Editor Executive

Ann McGregor MBE Kirsty McManus Christopher Morrow John Quinn Chief Executive Head of Business Head of Communications Communications Executive Development & Policy

Dawn Robertson Sandra Scannell Andrew Smythe Louise Turley Export Executive Head of Business Services Business Development Manager Assistant Head of Business Services

Sarah Weir Nicola Woods Events Manager Business Development Executive 06 PRESIDENT Mr Francis Martin, Ms Jenny Irwin, L Mr Nick Coburn, BDO PACEC Ulster Carpets Group Ms Mairead Meyer, Mr Patrick Hurst, BT PHC Ltd. VICE-PRESIDENT Ms Ellvena Graham, Mr Brian Lavery, Mr Jonathan Martindale, ESB Group CBRE Phoenix Natural Gas

Mr Michael McKeown, Mr Paul McBride, BOARD Crash Services Pinsent Masons Mr John Healy, Allstate Northern Ireland Mr Kevin Kingston, Mr Stephen McCully, Danske Bank Power NI Mr Kevin Kingston, Danske Bank Mr Alasdair Kilpatrick, Ms Janette Jones, Deloitte PwC Mr Owen Brennan, BOARD & COUNCI Devenish Group Mr Owen Brennan, Mr Mark Cosgrove, Devenish Group Redhead International Ms Ellvena Graham, ESB Group Mr Alan Lowry, Mr David McCartney, Environmental Street Furniture Taranto Ltd Mr Michael Kidd, EY Belfast Ms Ellvena Graham, Mr Gary Crawford, ESB Group Tech Europe Ms Janet McCollum, Moy Park Mr Gerry Carlile, Mr John McGuckian, Evolve CPA Tughans Ms Ann McGregor, NI Chamber Mr Michael Kidd, Mr Richard Donnan, EY Belfast Ulster Bank Mr Patrick Hurst MBE, PHC Ltd. Mr Brian Gillan, Mr Nick Coburn, First Trust Bank Ulster Carpets Group Mr Stephen McCully, Power NI Mr Neil Collins, Glen Dimplex CHIEF EXECUTIVE Mr Nick Coburn, Ms Ann McGregor MBE Ulster Carpets Group Mr Ian Henry, Henry Brothers HONORARY TREASURER Mr John Haran, Ms Ellvena Graham, HMC Global ESB Group COUNCIL Mr Peter Stafford, Mr Alan Stewart, A&L Goodbody Marcon Fit Out COMPANY SECRETARY Ms Ann McGregor MBE Ms Andrea Hunter, Ms Janet McCollum, Aer Lingus Moy Park

Mr Graham Thompson, Mr Peter Russell, Agnew Corporate Neueda

Mr John Healy, Ms Ann McGregor, Allstate Northern Ireland NI Chamber

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NORTHERN IRELAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY ANNUAL REPORT 2016