PHOTOCALL 31. Northern Ireland’s hospitality industry downed tools earlier this month for a BBQ organised by leading trade publication Hospitality Review, raising £3,300 for Northern Ireland Chest Heart and Stroke. Pictured are Ryan McFarland (Bacardi Brown-Forman) Vanessa Elder (NI Chest Heart & Stroke), Nicola Daly (Hospitality Review NI) and James McGinn (Hastings Europa Hotel).
32. Joe Sloan, Founder of the SHS Group, has received an honorary degree of Doctor of Science (DSc) from the University of Ulster in recognition of his services to business and the economy. Dr Sloan is Chairman of the Board of the SHS Group, a company he founded with his late partner Geoff Salters in 1975 that has become one of Northern Ireland’s largest private companies.
33. Premier Inn’s original Belfast hotel on Alfred Street has unveiled a brand new look, having undergone an extensive £360,000 refurbishment and improvement programme. Ben Clayton, cluster general manager for Premier Inn Northern Ireland toasted the new look with Zoe McCann and Ciaran McNally from Premier Inn.
34. Staff from IT company Nitec in Antrim hand a £1200 cheque over to IT Officer Corinna Decodts from Northern Ireland Cancer Fund for Children. They raised the money for NICFC by running in the Belfast Marathon in May. Pictured from Nitec are Gavin Woods, Alex Turnbull, Ian Watt, Emma Buchanan, Jonny McIlroy, Colin Steen and Chris McAuley.
35. Ulster Carpets has teamed up with Hilmark Homes to showcase their range of carpets manufactured in Northern Ireland at The Craft House, Hartley Hall Greenisland. Getting ready to roll out some of the carpets are Aimee Stewart, Marketing Executive Ulster Carpets, Maureen Collins interior designer for the Craft House Hartley Hall and Laura Hawthorne from Hilmark Homes.
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