The Waterford Enterprise Awards will happen on February 24 at Faithlegg. Pictured are: Noel Kelly (Chair of Judging Panel), Oren Byrne (President, Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber). Cllr John O’Leary (Mayor of Waterford Metropolis & County), Paul Nolan (President of Waterford Chamber and Claire Energy (WLR).
Picture: Noel Browne
A number of Waterford’s prime companies have been shortlisted for the ninth annual Waterford Enterprise Awards.
Organisers Waterford Chamber have joined forces once more with companions WLR and Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber for the gala awards ceremony which can happen in Faithlegg on Friday, February 24.
Talking concerning the awards, Waterford Chamber President Paul Nolan stated: “The previous variety of years have been unprecedented and difficult on our enterprise group, so the awards will give us the chance to honour those that have excelled towards adversity. We look ahead to a beautiful night stuffed with positivity within the firm of the most effective in enterprise at our gala awards ceremony in Faithlegg. We may even after all be joined by Mayor of Waterford, Cllr John O’Leary, who will current the Total Waterford Enterprise of the 12 months Award on behalf of sponsors Waterford Metropolis & County Council, our esteemed judges and class sponsors, with out whom the awards wouldn’t be attainable.”
Commenting on the decision-making course of, Judging Panel Chair Noel Kelly acknowledged: “The challenges for companies over the previous variety of years have been monumental so it has been extremely humbling and provoking to overview all of the entries and perceive how resilient and modern our enterprise group is. There have been some very tough choices alongside the best way and we’re delighted to have such a robust shortlist coming into the awards in February.”
Managing Director of WLR, Des Whelan, stated the station is delighted to be concerned to each champion and promote the Waterford Enterprise Awards for the ninth consecutive 12 months. “The Enterprise Awards are a beacon of positivity and as soon as once more the checklist of nominee firms in each class is of a really excessive commonplace. Following Covid and the disruption and alter it introduced it’s very encouraging to see so many new companies come ahead and there’s little doubt {that a} vibrant enterprise sector provides significantly to a county that’s been acknowledged nationally as Eire’s finest place to dwell.”
The shortlisted companies have been nominated by the general public and thru a self-nomination course of. An impartial judging panel, chaired by Noel Kelly and together with Lena Murphy (Trivium Vet); Martin Freyne; Des Whelan (WLR); Deirdre Houlihan (Faithlegg); Jackie Roche (Bausch + Lomb); TV Honan (Spraoi) and Jacqui Gaule (Waterford Native Enterprise Workplace), determined upon the ultimate shortlist after a rigorous judging evaluation of every utility.
Three companies have been shortlisted for every of the classes and the winners of these classes will then go head-to-head within the hope of claiming the Total Waterford Enterprise of the 12 months, sponsored by Waterford Metropolis & County Council.
A Particular Recognition Award, sponsored by Faithlegg and the Entrepreneur of the 12 months Award, sponsored by workLab, may even be introduced to people chosen by the judging panel, and can solely be revealed through the dwell occasion.
The Waterford Enterprise Awards shortlist consists of the next companies…
Enterprise of the 12 months (as much as 20 staff) Sponsored by Waterford Chamber Skillnet
Irish Centre for Variety; Attire Provide; Geaney Engineering Consultants
Enterprise of the 12 months (as much as 100 staff) Sponsored by AIB Financial institution
Eurofins Meals Testing Eire; Fitzgerald Energy; Enerpower
Enterprise of the 12 months (100+ staff) Sponsored by EY
Haleon; UPMC Whitfield; RelateCare
Buyer Service Excellence Sponsored by RelateCare
Granville Resort; Dawn Dungarvan; St Dominic Credit score Union
Excellence in Sustainability Sponsored by Energia
Espresso Home Lane; Molloys Butchers Ardkeen; Solar Life
Meals & Beverage Sponsored by PwC
Andchips; Everett’s Restaurant; Chingon BadAss Burritos
Advertising and marketing Excellence Sponsored by everlasting TSB
Espresso Home Lane; Cairde Credit score Union; The Woman’s Slip Lingerie
New Enterprise of the 12 months Sponsored by Waterford Native Enterprise Workplace
CC Renewables; Porta Metal Doorways; Isabel’s Place
Expertise, Analysis & Innovation Sponsored by Daybreak Meats
Walton Institute; Konnektable Applied sciences; Crimson Hat
Tourism Attraction/Exercise of the 12 months Sponsored by Failte Eire
Comeragh Pods; Blackwater Valley Opera Pageant; Dunmore Journey
Who will take house the Total Waterford Enterprise of the 12 months title on February 24?
