Ballymena Borough Chamber of Commerce & Industry held their last Business to Business Networking Event this week by announcing the winners of their Window Dressing Competition.

Chamber President Alan Stewart and Mayor Audrey Wales MBE congratulate the winners of Ballymena Chamber of Commerce Christmas Window Display Competition. • Wyse Byse, Church St. • Fred Funk, Ballymoney Street. • Designer Home Interiors, Broughshane.  

President of the Chamber of Commerce Alan Stewart said “We had an unprecedented number of entries from around the Borough this year, our judges had a very difficult job shortlisting and selecting this year’s winners”. Alan went on to thank all those who participated and encouraged everyone to continue to compete in next year’s window dressing events. In his final speech of the year, Alan talked about the difficult trading conditions that still affected most business sectors in our community. He encouraged businesses from across the Borough to pull together and support each other. Alan confirmed that Ballymena Chamber of Commerce would continue to provide valuable assistance to its members by hosting regular networking events and specialised training workshops. He finished by saying “all businesses, large and small can benefit from our membership and the regular business services we provide”.

Mayor Audrey Wales as commented that “Ballymena has one of Northern Ireland’s most pro-active Chamber of Commerce and encouraged any business to consider membership”. The Mayor also congratulated Ballymena Chamber of Commerce on hosting another “splendid and very successful Business Awards”.

Before the evening drew to a close, the President of Ballymena Chamber of Commerce presented the NI Hospice with a cheque for £3,200. Alan thanked everyone who attended this year’s Business Awards for their very kind donations.

Chamber President Alan Stewart presents the NI Hospice with a cheque from the proceeds of the 2014 BBCCI ‘Ballymena Business Excellence Awards’ Charity Raffle for £3,200