STIMULATING AND SUPPORTING NEW BUSINESS IN IRELAND

Noreen at Urlar Teo makes impression at Micro-Trade Event

By James Donlon, June 13, 2006

Noreen Lyons who works with Urlar in Kilcar was singled out by Padraig O’ Ceidigh, Aer Arann as a great networker and wonderful ambassador for the company at a conference in Dublin last week. Noreen who met Padraig in the lift, struck up a conversation and was able give a memorable rendition of the products, which Urlar provide. O’Ceidigh was so impressed with Noreen’s natural sales ability that he referred to it in his opening speech at the All Island Microtrade conference attended by over 300 delegates, where he identified Noreen as “ a wonderful ambassador for Urlar”.

Urlar Design Flooring are specialists in wooden flooring and design, the company supplies a wide range of woods and have revived the ancient craft of marquetary - 'pictures in wood'.

Urlar was just one of the companies who attended The All Island MicroTrade event in Dublin as a part of the KNOW (Knowledge NW) programme. KNOW is just one of the programmes which are aimed to assist local innovative businesses run by WESTBIC and Workspace, Draperstown. This successful All Island Micro Trade Event is organised by the County Enterprise Boards of Ireland and the Local Enterprise Agencies in Northern Ireland.

Said Eunan Cunningham, Regional Manager, WESTBIC, “It is no surprise to us that Noreen and Urlar would impress someone like Padraig O’Ceidigh. This is a company based in Kilcar, which supplies original designs and quality wooden flooring across Europe. The originality and the quality of the products are first class and Noreen is a first class sales person. It proves to us once again, that Donegal based companies can compete very well in national markets.”