Like a candle in the wind; Candle manufacturers may wish to snuff out the opposition, but competition in the industry is hotting up. ADRIENNE McGILL visits one local company, whose glowing success is helping to ensure that no one else can hold a candle to them.(Business)

From: The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland) | Date: July 20, 1999| Author: McGILL, ADRIENNE | Copyright information

THE ancient art of candle making may have undergone essential changes over the centuries but the skill required remains the same.

And masters of this olde worlde craft Francis Reavey and his son Brendan, whose thriving small business produces in excess of 60,000 candless daily are determined to ensure that the craft, which is being passed on in the family, will not melt away.

Northern Candles, based in Jerrettspass is hidden away in a sleepy hollow surrounded ...

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