2019 Business Excellence Awards

Ballymena businesses were out in force on 24th October at the Gala evening in Tullyglass House Hotel to celebrate the 17th Ballymena Business Excellence Awards. The awards are organised annually by Ballymena Area Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the principal sponsor this year was Mid and East Antrim Borough Council.

 

Ballymena Area Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Ald Robin Cherry MBE (back centre) with his guests at the Ballymena Business Excellence Awards. Included are Mid and East Antrim Chief Executive Ms Anne Donaghy (front left), Mayor of Mid and East Antrim Cllr Maureen Morrow (front centre), Mrs Adrienne Wiggins, MC for the evening Liam Beckett (back left) and Ballymena Chamber Business Development manager Tom Wiggins

 

Liam Beckett was the compere for the evening and his first duty was to invite Chamber President Robin Cherry MBE to speak.

Robin said “On behalf of Ballymena Area Chamber of Commerce and Industry, it gives me great pleasure to welcome you all here tonight to celebrate our 17th Ballymena Business Excellence Awards. This is a particularly important year for Chamber as we are celebrating our Centenary and tonight’s event forms an important part of our celebrations. The fact that there are over 450 people present here this evening clearly illustrates the high esteem in which the local business community hold for both the Chamber and for the Business Awards.

“Tonight is about celebrating both Chamber’s Centenary and the success of the Ballymena Business Community, focusing on the huge contribution made by local businesses and to highlight the commitment made by individuals. As a Chamber we see this as an important opportunity to promote Ballymena to the rest of Northern Ireland as a great place to live, work and do business.

“I would like to thank all our sponsors, especially our principal sponsor Mid and East Antrim Borough Council. Chamber has had an excellent working relationship with the Council in recent years and we look forward to building on that relationship in the future. To our individual category sponsors, many of whom return year on year to support the awards, we really are grateful for your support”. Robin went on to thank Tom Wiggins, Paula Kane, Insight Mystery Shopping and Chris Wales for all their efforts in organising the event. He also reflected on his memories of the many businesses who have made Ballymena a centre of industry and commerce across the years.

Mayor of Mid and East Antrim, Councillor Maureen Morrow, said: “Mid and East Antrim Borough Council is delighted and proud to be the principal sponsor of the hugely prestigious Ballymena Business Excellence Awards.

“Ballymena Chamber of Commerce and Industry has consistently demonstrated its dedication to a flourishing local economy and has been behind these awards for many years now, which contribute positively to overall economic development in the area. 

These awards celebrate the talent, entrepreneurship and ambition of our local business leaders and we are proactively seeking to build on our strengths in advanced manufacturing, retail and agri-food, while supporting the growth of new industry sectors, including digital, tourism, financial and business services.

“We are proud to continue supporting these awards recognising the achievements of our local businesses and business people in helping us build a stronger economy for the benefit of all our citizens.”

Chamber would like to thank Tullyglass House Hotel for their excellent food and first class service. The highlight of the evening of course was the presentation of the awards and the atmosphere was electric. The evening was rounded off with entertainment by Anthem who soon had the guests on their feet dancing the night away.

During the evening a raffle was held with the proceeds going to the NI Hospice. Chamber would like to thank the following businesses for donating prizes for the raffle:

  • Bank of Ireland
  • Willow Beauty
  • Ballymena Golf Club
  • Galgorm Spa and Golf Resort
  • The Smoking Monkey
  • The Old Mill Bakery
  • Vera McCullough Jewellery
  • The Tullyglass House Hotel
  • Tom and Adrienne Wiggins
  • The Dark Hedges Hotel

Chamber is delighted that a tremendous total of £3,400 was raised for the Hospice and they would like to thank all the guests for their generosity.

You can view the Gallery of 2019 award winners by clicking here.

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