{"id":189,"date":"2022-02-21T13:12:42","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T13:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.porthcawlchamberoftrade.co.uk\/?page_id=189"},"modified":"2024-04-04T17:18:10","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T16:18:10","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.porthcawlchamberoftrade.co.uk\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"189\" class=\"elementor elementor-189\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fcf9196 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"fcf9196\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-313715b\" data-id=\"313715b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cca2c80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cca2c80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Porthcawl Chamber of Trade<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b54836 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4b54836\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a1afb5\" data-id=\"2a1afb5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-227b302 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"227b302\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Porthcawl Chamber of Trade has served the town and business community of Porthcawl for at least one hundred and twenty five years. A town guide was produced by the then Chamber in 1905.<\/p><p>Throughout its chequered history the individuals representing the businesses forming the Chamber have contributed in many ways to the life of Porthcawl town, at the same time enhancing and developing the business community of Porthcawl.<\/p><p>Over the years the name has moved around. The \u201cand Commerce\u201d part of the name was dropped many years ago, and then \u201cAnd District\u201d was added and then later removed, but &#8220;Chamber of Trade&#8221; remained as an established and recognised organisation.<\/p><p>Although Porthcawl Chamber of Trade is not affiliated to the National Institution and is not itself a charity it, nonetheless, is recognised and respected locally.<\/p><p>Interestingly, there are members who have encountered other Chambers of Trade when visiting other towns, as it is active throughout the English-speaking world. One member recalls being invited to meet the officers and committee of the Chamber of Trade for dinner in Bombay! (todays Mumbai).<\/p><p>The Chamber is a voluntary, non-political organisation of members, working together for the further development and interests of business in the Porthcawl district through:<\/p><ul><li>Discussion of matters brought to the attention of the Chamber by its members.<\/li><li>Discussion and negotiation with neighbouring Chambers of Trade.<\/li><li>Discussion and negotiation with the local authority through its officers and members.<\/li><\/ul><p>Over recent years a working relationship has built up with Porthcawl Town Council, Bridgend County Borough Council and the Welsh Assembly Government.<\/p><p>The Chamber has previously worked with Porthcawl Town Council looking at ways of attracting visitors to the town and assisting with Council projects through representation on the Council\u2019s (now disbanded) Tourism and Events Committee.<br \/>Past Chamber projects include:<\/p><ul><li>Promoting Porthcawl on Bridge FM Radio<\/li><li>Setting up and launching the Porthcawl Loyalty Card<\/li><li>Running Christmas Window Competition<\/li><li>Setting up this Chamber of Trade website<\/li><li><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">Porthcawl Summer Festival 2015 \u2013 2016 \u2013 2017 \u2013 2018<\/span><\/li><li>Porthcawl Christmas Winter Wonderland 2015 \u2013 2016 -2017<\/li><li>Chamber of Trade Porthcawl Christmas Cracker Event 2018<\/li><\/ul><p>There are members of the chamber that work very hard giving their time free of charge to make the Chamber an organisation we can be proud of. Without these members the Chamber would not exist.<\/p><p>The Chamber is an organisation of people and not a business or company. Any member can get involved if they wish, the more that do the better the result.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-969fed4 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"969fed4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31d96b1\" data-id=\"31d96b1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1a384a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f1a384a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c192680 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c192680\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Chamber\u2019s Elected Officers for 2022\/23<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f662cd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"f662cd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"container\" data-elementor-id=\"1922\" class=\"elementor elementor-1922\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c567f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c567f4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf07bca\" data-id=\"bf07bca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0c19ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a0c19ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"537\" height=\"537\" src=\"https:\/\/www.porthcawlchamberoftrade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MM-Feb2022-cropped.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-101\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.porthcawlchamberoftrade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MM-Feb2022-cropped.jpg 537w, https:\/\/www.porthcawlchamberoftrade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MM-Feb2022-cropped-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.porthcawlchamberoftrade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MM-Feb2022-cropped-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.porthcawlchamberoftrade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MM-Feb2022-cropped-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 537px) 100vw, 537px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54f61c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54f61c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Margaret Minhinnick<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1aca23d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1aca23d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">President<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64e3a25 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"64e3a25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:Margaret@porthcawlchamberoftrade.co.uk\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-envelope\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Email<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5fbec84\" data-id=\"5fbec84\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f039099 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f039099\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.porthcawlchamberoftrade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/elen-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1233\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.porthcawlchamberoftrade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/elen-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.porthcawlchamberoftrade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/elen-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.porthcawlchamberoftrade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/elen-1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.porthcawlchamberoftrade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/elen-1-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.porthcawlchamberoftrade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/elen-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.porthcawlchamberoftrade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/elen-1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1852356 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1852356\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Elen Jones<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fd0a1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3fd0a1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vice President <\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67315a8 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"67315a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:elen@jenipherscoffi.wales\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-envelope\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Email<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c0cbd93\" data-id=\"c0cbd93\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bd167b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7bd167b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"522\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/www.porthcawlchamberoftrade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/alun.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1241\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.porthcawlchamberoftrade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/alun.jpg 522w, https:\/\/www.porthcawlchamberoftrade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/alun-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.porthcawlchamberoftrade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/alun-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.porthcawlchamberoftrade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/alun-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e426f0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e426f0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Alun Edwards<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fc7938 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5fc7938\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Treasurer<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b131621 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"b131621\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:treasurer@porthcawlchamberoftrade.co.uk\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-envelope\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Email<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-33178db\" data-id=\"33178db\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e58de4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e58de4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.porthcawlchamberoftrade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Asset-4-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1915\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.porthcawlchamberoftrade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Asset-4-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.porthcawlchamberoftrade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Asset-4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.porthcawlchamberoftrade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Asset-4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.porthcawlchamberoftrade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Asset-4-768x769.png 768w, https:\/\/www.porthcawlchamberoftrade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Asset-4-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.porthcawlchamberoftrade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Asset-4-2048x2048.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.porthcawlchamberoftrade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Asset-4-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.porthcawlchamberoftrade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Asset-4-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-071ebfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"071ebfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sarah Watkins<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65a3c30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65a3c30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Secretary\/Membership<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7141ba elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"b7141ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:secretary@porthcawlchamberoftrade.co.uk\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-envelope\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Email<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-965739c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"965739c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d5bf4c6\" data-id=\"d5bf4c6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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