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Queen’s Award for FinTrU FinTrU has been honoured with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in 2022. The company was awarded the Queen’s Award for International Trade for ‘Outstanding Continuous Growth’ in overseas sales over the last six years. Headquartered in Belfast, FinTrU has rapidly expanded in recent years with additional global offices in Derry/Londonderry, New York, London, Dublin and Maastricht.
Allstate NI Unveils New Office Spaces And Hybrid Policy Allstate NI has unveiled its approach to post-pandemic working, including a hybrid working policy and redesigned office spaces amid an ongoing recruitment drive for 100 positions. The company is seeking applicants for 100 roles right across the business, including in software development, cybersecurity, product management, Allstate NI Vice President and Managing data science, analytics, and full stack Director John Healy. development. It has also designated all employees as hybrid and made flexible hours available to everyone. Employees can book a desk at any of the three sites in Belfast, L’Derry and Strabane.
Five-Star Rating For Belfast’s Grand Central Belfast’s Grand Central Hotel has been awarded a five-star rating by the AA. The Seahorse Restaurant has also been awarded an AA Rosette which is given to restaurants that achieve standards that stand out in their local area, serving food prepared with care, understanding and skill and using good quality ingredients. The Grand Central is the second in the Hastings Hotels collection to be given a five-star rating, joining sister property Culloden Estate & Spa.
£1M+ Project the Perfect Fit for Topglass Work is underway on the latest £1m+ project for Toomebridge-based Topglass. The work at the New Children’s Hospital (NCH), Dublin is the most recent in a string of highprofile, large-scale undertakings for the glazing specialist firm which is part of the MJM Group of companies.
Carson McDowell Expands Belfast and Dublin Teams Carson McDowell partners (L-R) Richard Dickson, Hilary Griffith, Neasa Quigley, Roger McMillan, Kathleen Byrne and Damian McElholm.
Belfast law firm Carson McDowell has continued its recent expansion with the appointment of four new partners in Belfast and Dublin.
The firm announced that it has expanded its senior team to 32 partners with the appointment of Hilary Griffith as a corporate partner, Richard Dickson as a partner in its real estate division, Damian McElholm as a partner in its banking & finance team and Kathleen Byrne as a partner in its healthcare team, based in the firm’s Dublin office. It has also confirmed plans to further expand its office in Dublin and will shortly move to new premises in order to accommodate this growth.
Belfast Harbour Launches 175-Year Celebrations Belfast Harbour has launched a programme of celebratory events to mark the landmark 175th anniversary year of Belfast Harbour Commissioners. Local communities and visitors alike are invited to share in a summer-long calendar of events that will mark the innovations of the past and celebrate the ongoing transformative impact of Belfast Harbour on the city’s landscape.
Belfast Harbour CEO Joe O’Neill and chair Dr Theresa Donaldson launch the 175-year anniversary celebrations.
Taking place along Belfast’s iconic waterfront and Maritime Mile in the coming months, communities can share in a host of activities that will showcase the significant economic and social contribution of Belfast Harbour to the region over many generations.
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