This year’s Galway Chamber Business Awards 2011 will take place on October 15.
In association with AIB Bank, the Galway Chamber awards include eight categories with an overall award to be presented at the chamber’s president’s dinner in the Clayton Hotel.
Chamber president Carmel Brennan said the awards were initiated to recognise responsible business practice.
“They promote a better way of doing business by encouraging companies, large and small, to measure, continually improve, and communicate their positive impact on society.
“We will continue to host Galway Chamber business awards as an ongoing event dedicated to excellence and fulfilling Galway Chamber’s mission statement to make Galway the leading location for business, investment and people.”
This year’s award pieces are the work of Andy Keane, Athenry. A GMIT graduate in fine art, Keane specialises in glass and stained glass design. His unique pieces for the Galway Chamber awards are inspired by the Galway maritime tradition.
Entries are now open for the awards with brochures being sent to all members of Galway Chamber with a return date of September 23.
The categories in this year’s awards are as follows:
The Galway Chamber/RDJ Glynn Award for Entrepreneurship: This award will be given to the company that can best demonstrate that it “has passionately embraced the spirit of enterprise to create a successful business”.
The Galway Chamber/Galway Airport Award for Customer Service Excellence: This award will be given to the company that can best demonstrate that it “consistently delivers superior service to its customers”.
The Galway Chamber/Failte Ireland Award for Arts/Culture/Sports: This award will be given to the company that can best demonstrate that it “has enhanced our city and county in the areas of Arts/Culture/Sport with a consequent benefit to Tourism in the region”.
The Galway Chamber/Galway City Council Award for the Environment: This award will be given to the company that can best demonstrate that it “is committed to enhancing and protecting the environment in which it operates”.
The Galway Chamber/ Connacht Tribune Award for Small & Medium Enterprises: This award will be given to the company that can best demonstrate that it “
has achieved outstanding success and excellence for a company of its size”.
The Galway Chamber/Iarnrod Eireann Award for Marketing: This award will be given to the company that can best demonstrate that it “has been truly innovative and creative in marketing its products and services”.
The Galway Chamber/Galway Technology Centre/WESTBIC Award for eBusiness Innovation: This award will be given to the company that can best demonstrate that it “
has embraced the use of eBusiness innovation as a key sales/marketing tool and/or customer service tool in its business”.
The Galway Chamber/Irish Greyhound Board Award for Corporate Social Responsibility: This award will be given to the company that can best demonstrate that it “has put corporate social responsibility at the core of its business objectives”.
The Galway Chamber/ AIB Bank Overall Business of the Year Award:
The overall award winner will be selected from among the eight category winners
The overall award will be given to the company that distinguishes itself among the other category winners as being outstanding in its field and making a significant contribution to the economic life of Galway through its commitment to responsible business practices in all its endeavours, its innovation, and its integrity in dealing with people.
