The social night of the year for the business community locally proved another great success as Drogheda and District Chamber hosted the annual Northeast Business Excellence Awards, led by Premier Sponsor Flogas.
The glamour night, held in the CityNorth Hotel, celebrates the entire business world and they all gathered to celebrate with the winners across a wide range of categories.
This year, we had the traditional voting method - with a jury - but the public vote section also saw some delighted companies who were rewarded for their professionalism throughout the year by their customers.
The judges were highly impressed, remarking, "the standard of entrants keeps rising year on year. We are constantly amazed at the levels of entrepreneurship, customer service that drives both individuals, community groups and companies to succeed.
"Drogheda Chamber has played a significant role in the development of commerce in the town and district for well over 100 years. The changes in the town in recent years has added to the need for a local representative body and that need will only grow in the years to come," President Hubert Murphy stated.
"These awards are very much part of our ethos of recognising and rewarding local business and the great thing is that there is such a variety to choose from. The town is blessed to have such individuals and firms as part of our growing community." He thanked all the sponsors who have shown such wonderful support down the years to the awards, the judges, the public for voting and the many, many businesses who took the time to enter.
"The awards take months of planning and the chamber staff deliver time and time again. A real team effort makes this night what it is."
The outstanding contribution of the Dwyer family over the last 70 years to the business life of the town was also recognised with a special award presented by Premier Sponsor Ken O’Byrne of Flogas for Outstanding Achievement in Business.