South Dublin LEO Clients to be celebrated at National Enterprise Awards
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South Dublin LEO Clients to be celebrated at National Enterprise Awards
Local Enterprise Office South Dublin opens up applications for 2016 National Enterprise Awards
Small businesses and start-ups in South Dublin that have received LEO supports are being encouraged by the Local Enterprise Office to enter this year’s National Enterprise Awards, for a chance to represent the county and a share of a €5,000 local prize fund, and €20,000 nationally.
The deadline to enter the South Dublin National Enterprise Awards is February 24th at 5pm and last year’s local winner was Garreth Sloan from Advanced Draughting Services Ltd in the Western Industrial Estate, Dublin 12. ADSL was established in 2006 as a draughting company specialising in architectural metalwork, structural steel and secondary steel draughting.
This year’s local winner will be announced during Local Enterprise Week on March 11th and will represent the county at the 2016 National Enterprise Awards in June, with twelve awards on offer and a top prize of €10,000.
Co-ordinated by the 31 Local Enterprise Offices in the Local Authorities Network, the National Enterprise Awards were set-up to celebrate the achievements of Ireland’s micro-enterprise sector. Previous winners have included businesses from all sectors of enterprise, including food, I.T., media, design and aviation.
According to Colm Ward, Head of Enterprise in the Local Enterprise Office South Dublin, the National Enterprise Awards highlight the success stories behind Ireland’s small businesses. Encouraging local businesses to enter this year’s competition, he said: “The Local Enterprise Office is the first stop shop for small businesses and start-ups here in the county and we want to celebrate their impressive achievements, giving them national recognition for their successes. Winning awards can open doors for businesses and we’re inviting local businesses and start-ups to take the next step by entering the National Enterprise Awards.”
Last year’s national winners included: MyBio (Overall Winners, supported by Local Enterprise Office Kilkenny), Áine Knitwear (Design Award, supported by Local Enterprise Office Clare), Vision Built Manufacturing (Export Award, supported by the Local Enterprise Office Galway), the Property Button, (Start-Up Award, supported by Local Enterprise Office Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown) and Gannon Eco (Innovation Award, supported by Local Enterprise Office Westmeath).
Further details about the supports available to local start-ups and small businesses are available through www.localenterprise.ie/southdublin. Updates around the National Enterprise Awards are available by searching #NEAwards16 on social media.
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For all media queries around the National Enterprise Awards, please contact your Local Enterprise Office.
Interview and photograph opportunities are available with previous winners and finalists, along with representatives from the Local Enterprise Office.
The full list of 2015 National Enterprise Award nominees are as follows:
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LOCAL ENTERPRISE OFFICE |
NOMINEE FROM 2015 |
NOMINATED COMPANY FROM 2015 |
COMPANY SECTOR |
COMPANY WEBSITE |
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Carlow |
Mick Kelly |
Simply Workflow (Simply Workflow Ltd.) |
Innovative workforce management system, to manage mobile workforces |
www.simplyworkflow.com |
|
Cavan |
Brian O' Donoghue |
Virginia Medical Supplies Ltd |
Manufacture, wholesale and on-line sale of medical supplies to pharmacies |
www.virginiamedical.ie |
|
Clare |
Anne Behan |
Aine Knitwear (McConnell Woollen Mills) |
Indigenous knitwear collections |
www.aine.ie |
|
Cork City |
Tracey Ryan |
Bia Beauty Skincare (Bia Beauty Skincare Ltd) |
Producer of a range of 100% natural, multi-tasking skincare products |
www.biabeauty.com |
|
Cork South |
Denis Coleman |
WorkCompass (Cognito HRM) |
Online performance management software |
www.workcompass.com |
|
Cork North and West |
Ingrid DeDoncker |
E-Quiddity Limited (E-Quiddity Ltd) |
Providing companies with the best procurement practices |
www.equiddity.ie |
|
Donegal |
Richard LeVert |
Kinnegar Brewing (Kinnegar Brewing Ltd.) |
Production of clean, crisp, full flavoured farmhouse beers |
www.kinnegarbrewing.ie |
|
Dublin City |
Paul McDonald |
Sonitus Systems (Sonitus System Ltd) |
Automated noise monitoring instrumentation |
www.sonitussystems.com |
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Dublin Fingal |
Michael Rochford |
Motorcheck.ie (Benchmark Fleet Services Ltd) |
Supply of automotive data, via cloud-based web services |
www.motorcheck.ie |
|
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown (Dublin) |
Jim Urell |
Property Button |
Managing transfer of utilities from landlord-tenant/ seller-buyer |
www.propertybutton.ie |
|
Dublin South |
Garreth Sloan |
ADSL (Advanced Draughting Services Ltd) |
Draughting company, specialising in architectural metalwork and structural steel |
www.adsl.ie |
|
Galway City |
Hilary Foley |
Nua Naturals (FOCA Organics Ltd) |
Health food business specialising in gluten free, vegan and raw foods |
www.nuanaturals.com |
|
Galway County |
Jerry McCarthy |
Vision Built Manufacturing (Vision Built Manufacturing Ltd ) |
Design, manufacture and installation of innovative building structures |
www.vision-built.com |
|
Kerry |
Mark Fleury |
Fleury Engineering ( Fleury Engineering Services Ltd) |
Filtration and separation equipment for removing contaminants from fuel, oil and water. |
www.fleury.ie |
|
Kildare |
Ronan Kelly |
Kelly's Mountain Brew (Kelly's Mountain Brew Ltd) |
Award-winning independent craft beer brewery |
|
|
Kilkenny |
Linda Nolan |
MyBio (My Bio Limited) |
Supplier of research products, technologies and knowledge to the Scientific Research Industry. |
www.mybio.ie |
|
Laois |
Kathleen Irwin |
Adora Flax (Adora Flax Co Ltd) |
On-farm producer of flax oil, which is certified organic. |
www.adorafarm.com |
|
Leitrim |
Stephen Keane |
The Primary Planet (The Primary Planet Ltd.) |
Ireland's first children's newspaper |
www.theprimaryplanet.ie |
|
Limerick |
Paul Sheehan |
Unison Engineering Services Ltd (Unison Engineering Services Ltd) |
Development, manufacturing and installation of pasteurisers |
|
|
Longford |
Eamonn & Noel Farrell |
N & E Precision Ltd (N&E Precision Engineering Ltd) |
Precision Engineering Services |
|
|
Louth |
Gerard Healy |
Elemex (Elemex Ltd) |
Design of heating systems and heating technology |
www.elemexheating.com |
|
Mayo |
Angela Carney |
Harvest Moon (Harvestmoon Foods) |
Wholefood artisan food producer |
www.harvestmoonfoods.ie |
|
Monaghan |
Seamus McMahon |
Brehon Brewhouse (Brehon Brewhouse) |
Irish craft beer, made by hand |
www.brehonbrewhouse.com |
|
Offaly |
Mark Cotter, Emelyn Murray, Liam Holtan |
Future Ticketing (Future Ticketing Ltd) |
Online eTicketing solutions |
www.futureticketing.ie/ |
|
Roscommon |
Brendan Allen |
Castlemine Farm (Castlemine Farm Ltd) |
Selection of home-made cooked products, supplied to wholesalers |
www.Castleminefarm.ie |
|
Sligo |
Martin & Gillian McGeough |
Firefly Orthoses (Firefly Orthoses Ltd) |
Design, manufacture and distribution of Podiatric custom made foot and ankle orthoses |
www.firefly.ie |
|
Tipperary |
Donal Bray |
Echo IT Ltd (Echo IT Ltd) |
Delivers smart I.T solutions |
www.echoit.ie |
|
Waterford |
Mark Bergin |
Coffee House Lane ( Coffee Warehouse Ltd) |
Authentic coffee roasters and suppliers |
www.ponticelli.ie |
|
Westmeath |
Niall Gannon |
Gannon Eco (John Gannon Concrete Ltd) |
Provides sustainable waste management solutions, reprocessing waste materials |
www.gannoneco.ie |
|
Wexford |
Pat O' Neill |
O Neill's Dry Cure Bacon Co (O'Neills Food Ltd) |
Producers of dry cured bacon, by hand. |
www.oneillsbacon.ie |
|
Wicklow |
Barry Gallagher |
Glendalough Distillery (Glendalough Irish Whiskey Ltd) |
Irish distillery, producing gin, whiskey and Poitín |