Business

Still on the way up

* 25 NOT OUT: Ireland's largest multi-service organisation the Mount Charles Group has marked its 25th anniversary with an intimate gourmet dinner in Belfast's Waterfront Hall. Founded in 1988 as a one-man operation by Trevor Annon, the group now has more than 1,500 employees at sites across Ireland and in Britain. The group says it expects to enjoy significant growth over the next five years, both organically and through acquisition, doubling turnover to more than £40 million and increasing job numbers to 2,500. Pictured at the event are, from left, Cathal Geoghegan, managing director; Siobhan Lynch, operations director contracted services; Christine Magee, sales and marketing director; Trevor Annon, founder and chairman; and Ciara Murray, retail services director