Show season starts with Balmoral in four months

Editorial Department • Published 26 Jan 2012 13:00 0 Comments

It might be less than four months away but the countdown has already begun for this year's Balmoral Show organised by the Royal Ulster Agricultural Society.

Getting plans for this year's underway was the announcement that Ulster Bank will be the principal sponsor of the show for 2012 . Right; Ian Jordan, Ulster Bank's head of business and commercial banking; Colin McDonald, chief executive of the RUAS and Cormac McKervey, Senior Agriculture Manager, Ulster Bank set the scene for this year's event being held on May 16-18.

Ian Jordan and Cormac McKervey helped get plans for this year's show underway with RUAS Chief Executive, Colin McDonald, at a special breakfast event in the King's Hall Complex Conference Centre.

Mr. Jordan says: "Ulster Bank has been involved in the Balmoral Show for many years, and became the show's first ever principal sponsor in 2009. We are delighted to have been able to build on the success of our partnership with the RUAS each year, and are confident that this year's show will be another fantastic showcase for the farming and food sectors in Northern Ireland, as well as a popular family occasion," he adds.

Colin McDonald welcomed Ulster Bank's continued support for the Show: "We are delighted with the ongoing partnership between Ulster Bank and the RUAS over the last four years. We look forward to continuing this partnership as it goes from strength to strength."

Ulster Bank's Senior Agricultural Manager, Cormac McKervey, says: "The Balmoral Show allows us an unparalleled opportunity to communicate our strong commitment to the agri-food sector and to build relationships with farmers and food businesses. Our presence at the show this year will again play an important role in helping us to create awareness of the funding, support and expertise that we can offer to the sector."

Further information about the 2012 Balmoral Show is available at: www.balmoralshow.co.uk

Tweet

This article appeared in Impartial Reporter 26 Jan 12

Post a comment

Your Comment:

Registered users log in here

Username or email

Password

You must be logged in to post. If you have not registered with us, please do so now.

Registration only takes a few minutes. Registered users do not have to complete word verification once logged in and can also take part in competitions and other registered user only features of the site.

Word Verification:
Enter the text as shown.

Return to the main index, get more from this section or browse our News archives.