Winners

Best New Start Up / New Business Award

This award is sponsored by DLR County Council/Leo.

The finalists:

Arctic Stone Ice Cream

Fused

Hour Kitchen Ltd

The Free Bird Club

The Irish Design Gallery

The winner:

The Free Bird Club

Also highly commended in this category was :

Irish Design Gallery

Best Professional Services Award.

This award is sponsored by Commscope.

This award was open to all businesses in the professional services sector that demonstrate excellence in business practice across the full range of their activities.

The finalists:

Composite Doors Ireland Ltd

Lansdowne Partnership

On Your Feet

Phonovation

We Can Save You Money

The winner: Lansdowne Partnership

Also highly commended in this category was :

We Can Save You Money

Best Small Business Award

This award is sponsored by AIB Bank.

This award was open to small businesses who have 25 employees or less.

The finalists:

Composite Doors Ireland Ltd

Dublin Gazette Newspapers

Fused

On Your Feet

The Best of Sandyford

The Link Marketing

We Can Save You Money

The winner:

On Your Feet

Also highly commended in this category was:

Composite Doors Ireland Ltd

Corporate Social Responsibility Award

This award is sponsored by Amgen.

This Award was open to all businesses/organisations in the public and private sectors who display clear policies relating to responsible business practice across the four areas of environment, community, people and suppliers.

The finalists:

Bank of Ireland

Radisson St. Helen's

SSE Ireland

Tesco Ireland

Tico Mail Works Ltd

The winner :

SSE Ireland

Also highly commended in this category was :

Tico Mail Works Ltd

Green Business Environment Award

This award is sponsored by DLR County Council.

This award is designed to recognise exceptional improvement in business performance achieved through good environmental management. This could include any new environmental policies such as waste recycling or any other ‘green’ policy resulting in cost reductions, profit growth or quality improvements.

The finalists:

Dundrum Car Park

Fitzers Catering Ltd

Tesco Ireland

The winner is:

Tesco Ireland

Also highly commended in this category was:

Fitzers Catering Ltd

Innovation in Business Award

This award is sponsored by Microsoft.

This award was open to businesses that have introduced an innovative product, process, technology, organisational change, service or other activity.

The finalists:

Arctic Stone Ice Cream

Bank of Ireland

Cycling Without Age

Equine MediRecord

Fused

Hour Kitchen Ltd

Phonovation

Speak Upp Ltd

Tesco Ireland

The Free Bird Club

The winner:

 

Equine MediRecord

Also highly commended in this category was :

Arctic Stone Ice Cream

International Trade Award

This award is sponsored by  Cosgrave Developments.

This award was open to any business that has enjoyed significant international growth over the last two years. Judges were keen to see evidence of innovation in product, customers, market share achieved as a result of the implementation of export strategy.

The finalists:

Active Language Learning

Phonovation

Judges commented on the substantial growth in export sales through the combination of worldwide marketing, continuous improvement initiatives and a broad range of innovative products and services

The winner:

 

Phonovation

Also highly commended in this category was :

Active Language Learning

Customer Service Retail Award – Small Retailer of the Year

This award is sponsored by Royal Marine Hotel.

This award is open to all independently owned stores, who can demonstrate how they consistently rise successfully to this challenge by providing their customers with a first class retail experience.

The finalists:

Cavistons Food Emporium

Frewen & Aylward

Mitchell & Sons

R.A.Tierney & Co. Ltd

Select Stores

The Zip Yard

Weir & Sons

Whelehans Wines

The winner:

Cavistons Food Emporium

Also highly commended in this category:

Mitchell & Sons

Customer Service Retail Award – Best Shopping Centre

This award is sponsored by Lansdowne Partnership.

Shopping centre excellence depends on a range of different elements coming together to create a fabulous shopping experience.

The finalists:

Dundrum Town Centre

Nutgrove Shopping Centre

The winner:

Dundrum Town Centre

Best Place to Eat in the County Award

This award is sponsored by Bank of Ireland.

This award is designed to celebrate restaurants, bistros, hotels, pubs and other eating outlets who can demonstrate their excellence in the provision of quality food and drink to the public.

The finalists for the formal dining category in alphabetical order are:

Gourmet Food Parlour

Jamie's Italian

Michael's Mt Merrion

Pielows Resturant

Whelehans Wines/ The Silver Tassie

The winner:

Michael's Mt Merrion

The finalists for the casual dining category:

John Brady Group - Brady’s Shankill

Juggy's Well

The Graduate Pub

The winner:

John Brady Group - Brady’s Shankill

Customer Service - Tourism and Hospitality Award

This award is sponsored by Irish Life – Women in Business Alliance.

Tourism is an important element of the local business economy, and this award is designed to celebrate any tourism business which ‘goes the extra mile’ to provide an excellent and memorable guest experience.

The finalists:

Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel

National Maritime Museum

Royal Marine Hotel

Talbot Hotel

The Free Bird Club

The winner:

Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel

Also highly commended in this category:

Royal Marine Hotel

Business Leader of the Year

The Winner:

Michael Cosgrave, Director Cosgrave Builders