Although finishing second in the final meeting of the season, Glenn Allen and Damien Connolly secured the Pace notes Northern Ireland Rally Championship in the Bella by BA Toyota Corolla.

Their major opposition for the title came in the form of Stephen Moore and Tony McHugh, but the Ford Focus WRC pilot ended his event in a Ballypatrick ditch. Moore needed to win the rally to lift the title, and was chasing Sean Devine for the rally lead when the incident happened.

With Moore out of the event, Glen was immediately guaranteed the title, and finishing second overall also sealed the co-drivers' title for Damien Connolly.

It has been an eventful and exciting season for the Bella Rally Team with 3 wins, 3 second place finishes, a fourth place, a seventh place and due to severe car damage, twice being unable to start.

Well done to Glen and Damien for our most successful rally season ever!

Continuity of personnel has always been a sign of a Company and employees success.
BA Components recognise the importance of the staff that produce, market and sell the Bella Door range, and are always keen to mark significant milestones in staff achievement.

Six employees have completed more than 10 years service at BA Components and to mark the occasion Directors Brian and Kieran McCracken presented engraved Tyrone Crystal decanters and glasses to Brenda Buchannon, Caroline Kelly, Chris Wenlock, Reuben Gourley and brothers Declan and Aidy Morrison.

Production Director, Kieran McCracken speaking about the presentation said, "Good companies are built on good products, promotions, presentation and packaging, and at BA we have all of these and more, but great companies are built on the great people they employ, these six great people truly epitomise what sets BA Components apart."

The latest new design to be released in the Bella range from BA Components, the leading 'made to measure' vinyl wrapped door and component manufacturer was produced to coincide with the publication of their recently launched Trade price list & Product information guide.

The Gothic door which can be found on page thirteen of the guide was created after numerous customer requests for a door of this type.

Looking equally well in both kitchen and bedroom settings the door is already selling well throughout the BA market area.

Sales & Marketing Manager, David Caulfield said, "These doors have plenty of glamour and look fantastic. They offer the individual look demanded by consumers who want to express a strong sense of personal style."

Homeowners continue to expect much more from their kitchens today and no manufacturer recognises this and responds to it more than Bespoke made to measure specialist manufacturer BA Components.

Since BA Components was founded by Brian McCracken in 1990 the company name BA has always stood for excellent quality, durability and longevity.
Every item manufactured is individually inspected to ensure it meets stringent quality levels, and are certified to the high level industry standards of BS622 and FIRA6250.

While functionality and affordability will always be key criteria in the Bella range, more and more design and aesthetics are coming to the fore.

Kieran McCracken who along with Sales & Marketing Manager David Caulfield has been charged with driving the Bella designs forward said, "It's interesting and pleasing to see the way kitchens, bedrooms and bathrooms are pushing the boundaries in the world of design and mixing with some of the more familiar names in the field. Helped by new exposure on TV and in consumer magazines some of the major names in product design are now happy to be associated with our industry, and its important that with them we continue to play a real part in expanding our industry's profile."

New door designs and colour introductions in 2007 are now being followed by new ranges, new accessories and new ground breaking designs in 2008.

All of the new developments will be available from March and are being times to coincide with the launch of the new Bella Brochures.

BA have improved the technical performance in their newly enlarged factory where everything is made to measure and made to order and they offer amazing flexibility to their customers by producing these high quality bespoke products to a two week lead time.

BA Components is investing £3 million in an Invest NI backed expansion programme which aims to increase the firm's turnover by over 60% in three years, and secure jobs for 30 new employees.

Invest NI has offered £85,500 towards the project, which will focus on developing ways to improve marketing, customer care, human resources and quality control which ultimately impact positively on turnover.

Never a company to 'rest on their laurels' and proud of their reputation to lead rather than follow in the market, BA are pleased to be launching this new stage of Development.

MD Brian McCracken hopes the next ambitious stage of expansion will help BA build on an already strong position in the Irish and UK markets.
"We've seen phenomenal growth over the last few years," he says, "Our turnover is showing double digit growth year on year for each of the last five, and with Invest NI's assistance we have recruited a team of experienced and highly motivated managers with the aim of sustaining and building on that growth by further expanding our premises and product range."

BA Components have a clear strategy and achievable expansion programme in place for the next 3 to 5 years, allowing both MD Brian and Production Director Kieran McCracken to focus on the strategic direction of the company, confident in their senior management's ability to handle day to day operations.

Kevin McCann, Invest NI's Director of Transport, Construction and Tourism, said: "BA Components has achieved a step change in its management team and now takes an even more proactive approach to its entire operation. By increasing their customer base and export business, the company will continue to add significant value to the Northern Ireland economy."

We are improving our range by introducing new designs and colours in 2007 and in order to make room for this range expansion we have decided to withdraw some slow moving designs & colours. We are plan to phase out the following colours when current stocks are exhausted.

Based on current demand they should still be available to order up to the dates shown, after which only orders for remedials and one-offs to finish a job will be accepted. We always hold some stock for these purposes.

Alongside each colour below are the estimated run out dates based upon present usage figures.

Note: Please ensure your Sales Personnel discard the relevant samples by the discontinuation dates.

As announced in the recent launch issue of our newsletter, Bella News, eight new colours and five new designs are being added to the range over the next two months, bringing the Bella Range right up to date, with twenty-two designs and twenty-eight colour options.

Sample packs of all new colours and designs will be available as soon as they are launched, and currently we are estimating all to be available and despatched by the end of February. These packs can be accompanied by your initial supply of our new interim supplementary brochure, showing all the new additions.

Matching inset handles and knobs have also been discontinued. Available while stocks last.

BA & Burkle further cement partnership with rotation press.

Due to a huge upturn in sales BA Components have increased pressing capabilities to four presses by adding a new state-of-the-art rotation press to the current two high volume flow lines and third press. The new rotation press, which can be operated by only two men, is equipped with the most up-to-date pin system and digitally controlled valves. Director Kieran McCracken said "This new press will result in speedier processing of our fastrack orders and be used to further enhance our high gloss production". Customers should begin to benefit from the new process early in the New Year.