Thinking Green and Business Excellence
In their seventh year, the Fermanagh Herald Business Awards aim to celebrate local business success and in particular those who show initiative, business acumen and a great determination to grow the local economy.
BUSINESS EXCELLENCE, SPONSORED BY FERMANAGH & OMAGH DISTRICT COUNCIL
Pictured launching the Business Excellence category are Cllr Howard Thornton, Chair, Fermanagh and Omagh District Council and Ray Sanderson, Assistant Editor, Fermanagh Herald.
This award is about customer focus, innovation and business development, not just about size or sales. Applicants will be assessed on the following criteria: management procedures, customer needs, business growth, product/ service development, innovative approach
ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT/SERVICE AWARD, SPONSORED BY ENCIRC (NEW CATEGORY)
Pictured launching the new Environmental Product/Service Award are category sponsor Encirc representatives Paul McManus, Environmental Manager and Fiacre O’Donnell, Strategic Development Director with Raymond McGinn, Fermanagh Herald.
This award is open to businesses who have created/developed a product or service that benefits the environment and their business and is available in the marketplace. The product/ service may be new or the innovative adaption of an existing one. Applications will be assessed on the following criteria: innovation, sustainability, impact on the environment, business, social & economic benefits.
AWARD BENEFITS
By entering you can raise your profile, prove your excellence, acknowledge your team efforts and impress partners and clients. There is an added bonus of £2,000 worth of SWC Innotech Centre consultancy for the Best Start Up Business Award winner, plus £350 of Gortrush Food Services vouchers for the Restaurant of the Year shortlisted nominees.
PROCESS
After the closing date, 3rd August, the judging panel will then shortlist each category with guaranteed free publicity for the entrants in advance of the gala awards night and also at the big night itself. Self and third-party nominations are welcome for all award categories.
GALA AWARDS NIGHT
The process will culminate with a Gala Awards Night in the Killyhevlin Hotel on Friday 12th October 2018. For further information please contact Mairead Kelly on 028 8225 5959 or email: m.kelly@northwestnewsgroup. com. Join us on twitter for regular updates #FHBA18