Martin Naughton, president and founder of the Glen Dimplex Group, has been awarded an honorary knighthood, presented to him by HRH the Prince of Wales.

The Dundalk-born businessman has been recognised for services to art, philanthropic causes and the Northern Ireland economy.

The British Compressed Air Society (BCAS) has named this year’s recipient of the Primary Engineer Rogers Knight Award as Gary Kelleher, product support sales manager (GB) from Aylesford based BOMAG - the world market leader in the field of Compaction Technology. The award to Kelleher was in recognition of his contribution to furthering the engagement of primary pupils in STEM projects. It was made at a ceremony at the BCAS annual ball held at The Savoy Hotel on Saturday 24 November 2018.

 The Apprenticeship Management Group has unveiled the categories for their nationwide search for the best apprentices and employers.

21 high-performing businesses from across the electrotechnical and engineering services sector have been shortlisted by an independent panel of judges for the ECA Industry Awards 2019.

Rexel’s apprenticeship scheme has been shortlisted for an award at the UK Social Mobility Awards, meaning it has found a spot on the coveted 2019 Roll of Honour list.

The ECA Industry Awards 2020 are now open to entries. With 11 categories available to enter, the ECA Industry Awards are designed to recognise the top-performing ECA members businesses and individuals from across the electrotechnical and engineering services industry.