A BANBRIDGE company that supplies children's rides has secured a £1.4 million deal with Asda.
Clearhill provides rides, toy carts and photo booths for shopping centres across Ireland and Britain.
The contract with Asda is just the latest for the firm this year following £3m worth of business with shopping centre giants Hammerson and ReDefine.
Clearhill commercial director Brian McAreavey said the contract was " indicative of the scale on which we are operating right now".
"We have invested in the recruitment of new members of staff across a range of skilled positions and are always growing and improving.
“With more than 200 customers hosting over 2,000 pieces of machinery, Clearhill is the industry’s market-leader on the island of Ireland with 76 per cent market share.
"The company which has been operating for almost 25 years also has a 35 per cent share in the UK market which is still growing.
“We will initially be rolling out our latest range of kiddie rides to 112 Asda stores with hopes to increase that number in 2017. These rides will include the newest interactive games and licensed brands including Peppa Pig, Paw Patrol and Disney.”
Economy minister Simon Hamilton congratulated Clearhill on its "impressive" deal.
“Having benefited from employment, marketing, IT and R&D support from Invest Northern Ireland, Clearhill have been able to capitalise on new market opportunities and growing sales in Great Britain," he said.
"This has created additional employment opportunities in Banbridge helping benefit the local economy.”
