Write a commentChartered Accountants John MacMahon & Co today (22nd Sept) launched their new Belfast office with an event in the Innovation Centre, Northern Ireland Science Park, Belfast.
Over 100 guests attended the event which was supported by Regional Development Minister Danny Kennedy MLA, Conor Murphy MP, MLA, and Dominic Bradley, MLA.
Guest speakers on the night were John Boyle, MD of Boyle Sports, Ireland's largest independent bookmakers and Stephen Bullock, MD of Silcotec Europe, a cable harness manufacturer with companies located in Ireland and Slovakia.
The addition of this, the third office in their network, is part of the firm’s growth strategy and supports their ‘All Ireland’ ethos. The new office on Adelaide Street, Belfast will service a growing client base in the city.
Speaking at the launch founding Partner John MacMahon said:
“We are delighted to launch our Belfast office and in doing so expand our employees to 35. We feel the time is right to establish a physical presence in the City, which alongside our offices in Newry and Dundalk will significantly enhance our services to clients across the island as well as build awareness of our niche expertise in cross border business models.
“We are a significant firm with proven expertise in a range of accountancy and taxation services. Our success is based on developing personal relationships with our clients, unfiltered by complex management structures. It’s not just about the numbers. We work on an individual basis for each client, developing our services and guidance to suit their goals and business.
“Our offering is a unique combination of 275 years business experience, a modern no frills, no fuss approach and partnership philosophy to support our clients in realizing their ambitions for business success.”
Speaking at the event John Boyle outlined how his business had grown from a single betting shop in the North of Ireland to a billion pound business in the south of Ireland with the support and advice of John MacMahon & Co since 1982. John Boyle also commended the company as advocates for business in challenging anomalies in ROI company law which penalize Cross Border businesses - particularly citing their success in changing Section 44 of the Irish Companies Act to assist cross border businesses.
Carrickfergus man Stephen Bullock MD of Silcotec Europe talked to the audience about how his business started as a management buyout and through his relationship with John MacMahon and Co progressed to have a European Customer base serviced from a Head Quarters in Galway and Manufacturing Facility in Slovakia.
The launch event in the Northern Ireland Science Park, an incubation centre for creative entrepreneurs was ideal setting for the firm, partner John McGinn said when addressing the audience.
“Belfast has a sense of energy at the moment, despite the financial forecast. There is a buzz about business in the city, especially innovative new start up businesses with a global outlook and our decision to open an office in the City is very much led by this sense of confidence. As a modern firm, with a straight talking approach, I feel we are very well placed to offer our expertise to this growing band of new businesses that are exemplified by our setting here in the award winning Innovation Centre.”
