Previous Winners

2016 winners:

Business Person of the Year, sponsored by International Association of Mind Coaches – Liam Connolly Road Freight

Darren Connolly, one of the directors of Liam Connolly Road Freight.

Social Enterprise of the Year Award, sponsored by The North-West News Group: Winner – Kindertree Community Playgroup. Highly commended: Adult ADHD NI, Fermanagh Community Transport, Roslea Enterprise Centre;

Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, sponsored by GDP Partnership:  Winner –  Dale Ebbitt of The TapHouse. Highly commended: Patrick Donnelly – ABSolute Physio, Cathal Crudden – TechDoc, David Burleigh – Fishing Tackle & Bait, Claire Perez- Fable Heart;

Business Excellence Award, sponsored by Fermanagh and Omagh District Council: Winner – Autoline Insurance. Highly commended: Encirc, TCTS;

Hair Salon of the Year Award, sponsored by Pizza Hut Delivery: Winner – Hairsquare. Highly commended: Enhance Hair & Beauty, Blue Sky Hair Salon;

Best Tourism Provider Award, sponsored by Fermanagh Lakeland Tourism: Winner – Castle Archdale Caravan Park. Share Discovery Village, Erne Water Taxi;

Growth Through Export Award, sponsored by Cavanagh Kelly Chartered Accountants: Winner – Encirc. Highly Commended: Liam Connolly Road Freight, Fable Heart;

Lifetime Achievement for Business Commitment Award, sponsored by the Fermanagh Herald – Ernie Fisher, formerly of Fisher Engineering;

Excellence in Customer Service Award, sponsored by First Trust Bank: Winner – Burrendale Day Nursery. Highly commended: Autoline Insurance, The Belmore Court & Motel, TCTS Group, The TapHouse;

Best Start Up Business Award, sponsored by South West College Innotech Centre: Winner –  TCTS Group. Highly commended: ABSolute Physio, Autoshine, Party Bees, The Taphouse.

2015 winners:

Business Person of the Year, sponsored by 02 Enniskillen – Terry McCartney of the Belmore Court and Motel

A jubilant Terry McCartney

Social Enterprise of the Year Award, sponsored by The Fermanagh Trust: Winner – Little Treasure Playgroup. Highly commended: Kindertee Community Playgroup, Cancer Connect NI and Adult ADHD NI;

Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, sponsored by GDP Partnership:  Winner – Nadine Carroll of Colebrooke Spa. Highly commended: Samuel Hughes of Samuel Michael Hair Salon and Stephen Watters of Watters Property Sales and Financial Services;

Excellence in Business Practice Award, sponsored by Fermanagh and Omagh District Council: Winner – Westwood Marine Leisure. Highly commended: Killyhevlin Lakeside Hotel, Axa Insurance Ltd and Western Brand Poultry Products;

Hair Salon of the Year Award, sponsored by Pizza Hut Delivery: Winner – Identity Hair Company. Highly commended: Erne Cutz Salon, Hairsquare, Eden Hair & Beauty & Samuel Michael Hair Salon;

Best Tourist Facility Award, sponsored by Fermanagh Lakeland Tourism: Winner – Share Discovery Village. Highly Commended: Fermanagh Self Catering, Finn Lough and Belmore Court & Motel;

Agri Food Business of the Year Award, sponsored by Cavanagh Kelly Chartered Accountants: Winner – Tickety Moo Ice Cream. Highly Commended: Seriously Juicy & Baked in Belfast;

Lifetime Achievement for Business Commitment Award, sponsored by 02 Enniskillen and the Fermanagh Herald – Jimmy Armitage of Monaghan Bros;

Excellence in Customer Service Award, sponsored by First Trust Bank: Winner – The Killyhevlin Lakeside Hotel. Highly commended: Belleek Motor Supplies, Fermanagh Self Catering, Share Discovery Village, Axa Insurance Ltd & Colebrooke Spa;

Best Start Up Business Award, sponsored by South West College Innotech Centre: Winner – Enniskillen PhotoShop. Highly commended: Active Office Support, Finn Lough, Taco Loco & Seriously Juicy.

2014 winners:

2014 Business Person of the Year, Ernest Kidney,
Managing Director of Balcas, collects the award from
Declan Devlin (left), O2 Enniskillen and
Maurice Kennedy, Editor, Fermanagh Herald.

Business Person of the Year: Ernest Kidney of the Balcas Group;

Social Enterprise Award, sponsored by The Fermanagh Trust: Winner – Knockninny Credit Union.

Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, sponsored by GDP Partnership:  Winner – Patrick Doherty, Ultimate Health & Fitness, Irvinestown.

Excellence in Business Practice Award, sponsored by Fermanagh District Council: Winner – Autoline Insurance Group.

Growth Through Export Award, sponsored by Invest Northern Ireland: Winner – GR White & Son.

Best Tourism Initiative Award, sponsored by Fermanagh Lakeland Tourism: Winner – the Happy Days Enniskillen International Beckett Festival.

Agri Food Business of the Year Award, sponsored by Cavanagh Kelly Chartered Accountants: Winner – Western Brand.

Lifetime Achievement for Business Commitment Award, sponsored by Danske Bank – George White of GR White & Son;

Excellence in Customer Service Award, sponsored by First Trust Bank: Winner – The Enniskillen Hotel.

Best Start Up Business Award, sponsored by South West College Innotech Centre: Joint Winners – Hybrid Mail Solutions & O’Neill Communications.