Northern Ireland's biggest businesses have seen sales rising by more than 10pc over the last year with four now turning over more than £1bn (€1.11bn), it has been revealed. The list has showcased the performance of the biggest firms from right across Northern Ireland, ranked by turnover, for more than 30 years. Sales within the top 100 firms have reached their highest recorded levels of £27.5bn - up from a like-for-like figure of £24.9bn for the year before. That strong sales performance is shown in just 19 of the companies posting reduced year-on-year sales. A total of 104,210 people are employed by Northern Ireland's top 100, an increase on the 85,744 employed by the firms in the 2019 listing.

Source: Irish Independent August 11, 2020 01:35 UTC