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11. The Minister for Finance and Personnel, Simon Hamilton, recently hosted a private dinner with BDO Northern Ireland and their clients at Parliament Buildings to discuss new ideas of generating growth within the NI economy. Pictured with the Minister are BDO’s Brian Murphy, Peter Burnside, Laura Jackson and Nigel Harra. 12. Pictured at the official launch of Belfast’s newest bar, The National Grande Café, are Bill Wolsey, Petra Wolsey and Conall Wolsey from the Beannchor Group. The bar is set in the historic surroundings of one of Belfast’s oldest buildings - the former National Bank Building on High Street.
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13. Autoline Insurance Group recently welcomed a delegation of Japanese researchers from Nomura Research Institute in Tokyo to their Newry headquarters to learn more about telematics. Kentaro Umeda, Senior Systems Engineer, Keita Sasaki, IT Engineer, Nomura Research Institute (NRI), Tokyo and Kazumi Aoki, Research Analyst, NRI New York are pictured with Michael Blaney, Managing Director of Autoline. 14. Antrim based fit-out specialist, Marcon, is celebrating another success after the completion of the refurbishment of the former Platform Bar in Holywood. Toasting the job are Colin Brown, Bar Manager at Tate’s Bar & Grill; Mark McElroy, Director of Marcon Fit-Out; and Thomas Doyle, Contracts Manager at Marcon FitOut 15. Beverley Brown, General Manager of Funeral Services Northern Ireland is joined by Funeral Director Peter Mulholland and Andrew Wishart of DA Wishart Building Contractors as they discuss plans for the company’s major investment in funeral homes in Carrickfergus and Belfast.
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