* 20th anniversary: Some of Northern Ireland's largest organisations are on board to help the Centre for Competitiveness (CforC) mark 20 years of its Excellence Awards process. Invest NI, the Department of Finance and Personnel, NIE and Hewlett Packard are sponsoring this year's scheme, which will culminate with an awards ceremony on January 30 at the Clandeboye Lodge Hotel near Bangor, Co Down. From left, judging panel chairman Alan Little of NACCO Material Handling Group, Department of Finance and Personnel permanent secretary Stephen Peover, George Wilson of CforC, Hugh Rooney of Hewlett Packard, Niall Casey of Invest NI and consultant Irwin Turbitt look forward to the event, which will see representatives from organisations in the public, private and voluntary sectors come together to recognise excellence
