Top Limerick Chamber Award Goes to Dell EMC.
Dell EMC was hailed Overall Business of the Year at the 2016 Limerick Chamber Regional Business Awards last Friday. The awards, sponsored by LIT, were announced at the Limerick Chamber President’s Dinner at the Limerick Strand Hotel. Over 460 of the region’s top business leaders and government officials attended the annual dinner and awards ceremony which featured a keynote address by Minister for Social Protection, Leo Varadkar TD. Speaking at the awards ceremony, Limerick Chamber President, Catherine Duffy, congratulated all the winners as well as those who were shortlisted, commenting that “The competition was incredibly stiff this year, so all shortlisted companies should be very proud of their achievements. This year’s winners represent the impressive array of innovative and dynamic companies operating in our region and their talented workforce.” Presenting the Overall 2016 Business of the Year award, she praised Dell EMC for its innovative approach to business and identifying new markets as a global leader. In addition to the 9 business awards contested on the evening, a special President’s award was presented by Catherine Duffy. John Moran was the recipient of the Limerick Chamber President’s Award. John Moran, was honoured for his vision and foresight in promoting limerick and recognizing the potential that Limerick has to become a great city that could sufficiently compete with larger regions such as Dublin and Cork.
The full list of the 2015 Limerick Chamber Regional Business Awards winners is as follows:
2016 Best Start-Up/Emerging Business, sponsored by LIT: BHSL
2016 Best SME Business, sponsored by Bank of Ireland: Medmark
2016 Best Large Business, sponsored by Holmes O’Malley Sexton: Dell EMC
2016 Best Corporate Social Responsibility, sponsored by IDA Ireland: Shannon Group
2016 Best Community, sponsored by Limerick City & County Council: Cliona’s Foundation
2016 Best Retail & Hospitality Business, sponsored by BDO: Flying Tiger Retail Store
2016 Best Sport, Art & Culture Business Award, sponsored by Northern Trust: University Concert Hall
2016 Best Service Business, sponsored by Action Point Technology: Home Instead
2016 Best Family Business Awards, Sponsored by AIB: Fitzgeralds Woodlands Hotel
2016 Overall Business of the Year Award: Dell EMC
2016 Limerick Chamber President’s Award: John Moran
About the Awards: Now in its sixth year, the annual Limerick Chamber Regional Business Awards celebrate excellence in business across 9 categories. Attracting high profile industry support and involvement, the Awards offer businesses the opportunity to promote major achievements and celebrate success. Forward-looking and innovative organisations within Limerick Chamber membership and in the Midwest region are eligible to enter or nominate as many of the Award categories as they wish.The awards are judged by a panel of industry experts drawn from the senior management teams of sponsors; LIT, BDO, Limerick City & County Council, Holmes O’Malley Sexton and Bank of Ireland. The panel was chaired by Kieran MacSweeney and Secretariat was provided by LIT. The Limerick Chamber has made a number of changes both structurally and internally over the past year in order to fully support its members and local businesses, Limerick Chamber is the leading business organisation in Midwest region supporting and representing the interests of over 450 businesses.
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