Venue: Carrickdale Hotel, Dundalk
Date: Tuesday, September 26th

At InterTradesIreland's Network + Getwork with Construction Buyer - Michael Hingston - NICCI, Yvonne Rooney - Grahams Construction, Jack Glavey - Grahams Construction, Conor MacNamara - InterTradeIreland, Bill Tosh - Dundalk Chamber of Commerce.

The Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce & Industry and the Dundalk Chamber of Commerce joined forces to bring you a forum aimed at introducing companies to procurement decision makers in a number of large organisations throughout the island as part of the InterTradeIreland Network+Getwork Sectors programme.

The second event under the Network+Getwork Sectors programme was aimed at suppliers to the Construction industry. The Construction Supplier Group consists of a network of 30 companies (SMEs) from across the island who regularly supply into the Construction industry or companies who wish to break into the market for the first time.  The  buyers involved in this event were from the public and private construction industry. 

Presentations:

Central Procurement Department (NI)

"Doing business with the CPD"

Office Of Publilc Works (ROI)

"Doing business with OPW"

So Whats New?

NICCI recognises that suppliers often have their own ideas about target buyers, so the difference in this Network + Getwork sector-focused programme the supplier would have an input into buying organisations are present at teh meet the buyer event.

Why a Construction Supplier Group?

The aim of the Construction Supplier Group is to targetbig projects on the horizon.  Although events like the new national stadium in NI or the Olympics in 2012 may seem far away, companies will have more strenght and expertise to bid for business through co-operation as groups than as individuals.

An added bebfit to these Network + Getwork Sectors is that it would allow consultation between members of the suppliers group to comparenotes and exchange industry information.  The Supply Construciton Group is designed to encourage collaboration and co-operation between comapnies who wish to start or increase exports to Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland.

For further information on Network+Getwork Sectors Programme contact Eamonn Cavlan on +44 (0) 79 7693 6022.