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        • The Drogheda Business Excellence Awards is the premier event in our social calendar.

          Every November over 300 people from the business community gather together for our annual gala dinner and awards ceremony to celebrate the best in local business.

           

          Our Award Categories are varied with an opportunity for small, medium and large business to get involved and enter. Due to popular demand, our award categories have expanded in 2019 to include 8 new award categories along with the coveted People's Choice Award, Fleadh Award and Lifetime Achievement.

          The complete list of Award Categories can be found here

          "Huge credit goes to the Chamber Team for delivering a great Awards Event. Every aspect was excellently run! We were delighted to be involved and to continue our support of the Chamber"

          - Niall Franklin, Hanley Energy, Award Sponsor

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          "The lead up and post win publicity was a great benefit for the store. Lots of our customers mentioned they had seen the shortlisting/win and I suppose it solidifies their belief that we are a good local business to deal with and hopefully will help generate a loyal customer based"​

          Specsavers Drogheda

          Winner Retail Excellence Award 2017

           

        • 2019 North East Business Excellence Awards

          2019 North East Business Excellence Awards

          2019 Winners of the Business Excellence Awards -North East in the CityNorth Hotel on November 23rd

        • 2019 Business Excellence Awards - North East

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        • Winners 2019

           

          SME of the Year (1-10 employees)

          Sponsored by First Citizen Finance

          Studio Wax

           

          SME of the Year (11-50 employees)

          Sponsored by Scotch Hall Shopping Centre

          E. Finnegan & Sons

           

          SME of the Year (50+ employees)

          Sponsored by Irish Cement Ltd

          WaterWipes, Irish Breeze

           

          Health & Fitness Award

          Sponsored by BD Medical

          allpets veterinary hospital

           

          Beauty Salon of the Year

          Sponsored by WaterWipes

          West End Hair and Beauty LTD

           

          Hair Salon of the Year

          Sponsored by Permanent TSB

          Hodgins Hair Design

           

          Corporate Social Responsibility Award

          State Street

          Anglo Printers

           

          Fleadh Award

          Sponsored by Osborne

          Louth Volunteer Centre

           

          Best Café/Coffee Shop

          Sponsored by McCloskey's Bakery

          Five Good Things Café

           

          Best Dining Experience

          Sponsored by Natures's Best

          TRIBE Restaurant

           

          Tourism Business of the Year

          Sponsored by Louth County Council

          Slane Castle

           

          Best Hotel of the Year

          Sponsored by Yapstone

          CityNorth Hotel & Conference Centre

           

          Retail Excellence of the Year Award

          Sponsored by AIB

          Tresses and Talons

           

          Employee Training & Development

          Sponsored by Hanley Energy

          Paycheck Plus

           

          Start-up Business of the Year

          Sponsored by Local Enterprise Office Louth

          Izmoo

           

          Family Business Of the Year

          Sponsored by Bank of Ireland

          Hodgins Hair Design

           

          Best Marketing & Social Media Award

          Sponsored by Anglo Printers

          WaterWipes, Irish Breeze

           

          Best Professional Services

          Sponsored by Indaver

          Paycheck Plus

           

          Best Pub

          Sponsored by Drogheda & District Chamber

          Barlows Railway Tavern

           

          Best Not for Profit

          Sponsored by Drogheda Credit Union

          Drogheda Alzheimer’s

           

          Lifetime Achievement

          Sponsored by Flogas

          Padraic Kierans

           

          Peoples Choice

          Sponsored by Glanbia

          New You Skin & Beauty Clinic

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        • FINALISTS 2019

           

          SME of the Year (1-10 employees)........Sponsored by First Citizen Finance

          Achieve Marketing

          Bammedia Ltd.

          Drogheda Medical Clinic

          Finnegan’s Farm

          KC Services Ireland

          Listoke Gin School & Distillery

          Sixtwo Digital

          Studio Wax

          Tresses and Talons

          VCL Consultants

           

          SME of the Year (11-50 employees).......Sponsored by Scotch Hall Shopping Centre

          Allpets Veterinary Hospital

          Drogheda Hire Welding & Engineering Supplies Limited

          E. Finnegan & Sons

          Paycheck Plus

           

          SME of the Year 50+ employees..........Sponsored by Irish Cement Ltd

          AES

          Blackstone Motors Ltd

          Boyne Valley Group

          Gormanston Wood Nursing Home

          WaterWipes, Irish Breeze

          Drogheda Credit Union Ltd

          Health & Fitness Award.........Sponsored by BD Medical

          ALLPETS Veterinary Hospital

          BodyRight Physiotherapy Clinic

          Boyne Valley Country Club

          Specsavers Drogheda Hearcare

           

          Beauty Salon of the year.......Sponsored by WaterWipes

          Haven Holistic Beauty salon

          New You Skin & Beauty Clinic

          Studio Wax

          West End Hair and Beauty LTD

           

          Hair Salon of the year...........Sponsored by Permanent TSB

          Hodgins Hair Design

          L’art Studio Hair Salon

          Peter Mark

          Seventh Heaven Hair

          Tresses and Talons

          West End Hair and Beauty LTD

           

          Coporate Social Responsibility Award......State Street

          Anglo Printers

          Bank of Ireland Drogheda

          Holy Family Boxing Club

           

          Fleadh Award .... Sponsored by Osborne

          Ceili Picnic hosted by The Grey Goose Bar

          Drogheda Motor Show

          Louth Volunteer Centre

          Westcourt Hotel

           

          Best Café/Coffee Shop.........Sponsored by McCloskey's Bakery

          Five Good Things Café

          Freshly Chopped

          Il Forno Café and Restaurant

          Kings Grill

           

          Best Dining Experience...........Sponsored by Natures's Best

          Henry's at the Glenside Hotel

          No. 3 Wine Bar & Restaurant

          The Trinity Quarter

          TRIBE Restaurant

          West 29

           

          Tourism Business of the Year.........Sponsored by Louth County Council

          Boyne Boats Ltd.

          CityNorth Hotel & Conference Centre

          Listoke Distillery Ltd

          Slane Castle Ltd

           

          Best Hotel of the year........Sponsored by Yapstone

          CityNorth Hotel & Conference Centre

          Glenside Hotel

          Pillo Hotel & Spa, Ashbourne

          The d Hotel

          The Village Hotel

          Westcourt Hotel

           

          Retail Excellence of the Year Award..........Sponsored by AIB

          BTW

          Izmoo

          My Generation

          Owen Fox & Son Ltd

          The Design Gallery

          Tresses and Talons

           

          Employee Training & Development......... Sponsored by Hanley Energy

          WaterWipes, Irish Breeze

          Louth Volunteer Centre

          Paycheck Plus

          BD Medical

           

          Start-up Business of the Year............Sponsored by Local Enterprise Office Louth

          First Choice Pharmacy

          I am Positive Mindset

          Izmoo

          My Generation

          The New Punt

           

          Family Business Of the Year..... Sponsored by Bank of Ireland

          A1 School of Motoring

          Anglo Printers

          Boyne Valley Group

          E. Finnegan & Sons / Finnegan’s Farm

          Hodgins Hair Design

          Hurley Brothers

          Market Bar Drogheda Ltd

          No. 3 Wine Bar & Restaurant

          Owen Fox & Son Ltd

          TRIBE Restaurant

           

          Best Marketing & Social Media Award...... Sponsored by Anglo Printers

          CityNorth Hotel & Conference Centre

          Loud Ink Ltd.

          No. 3 Wine Bar & Restaurant

          The Trinity Quarter

          TRIBE Restaurant

          WaterWipes, Irish Breeze

          The Village Hotel

          Scotch Hall Shopping Centre Drogheda.

          Sixtwo Digital

           

          Best Professional Services ........Sponsored by Indaver

          Achieve Marketing

          ALLPETS Veterinary Hospital

          Drogheda Hire Welding & Engineering Supplies Limited

          Employee Financial Wellness

          Gormanston Wood Nursing Home

          Loud Ink Ltd.

          Paycheck Plus

          VCL Consultants

           

          Best Pub.....Sponsored by Drogheda & District Chamber

          The New Punt

          The Pheasant Bar & Grill

          The Trinity Quarter

          Bull & Tide at The Village Hotel

          Barlows Railway Tavern

          Market Bar Drogheda Ltd

           

          Best Not for Profit.....Sponsored by Drogheda Credit Union

          Drogheda Alzheimer’s

          Drogheda Homeless Aid

          Samaritans Drogheda & North East

          Louth Volunteer Centre

          The Mill Enterprise Hub

           

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          November

          Saturday 23rd November

          Awards Ceremony in the CityNorth Hotel

           

        • Drogheda Business Awards Launch

          May 23rd in the Highlanes Gallery

        • Drogheda Business Excellence Awards 2018

        • Benefits of Entering

          Entering your business for an award is a great way to showcase your business, celebrate your achievements and demonstrate your excellence in a particular category or industry.

           

          Awards are also a fantastic way to recognise the hard work of your employees, boosting morale and increasing motivation. Many local businesses use the awards ceremony as a night to celebrate employee achievements thank their team. It's also a great way to entice new talent - who doesn't want to work for an award-winning organisation?

           

          Winning an award puts the spotlight directly on your business and allows you the opportunity to market to a wider audience.

           

          Judging Criteria 2019

           

          A group of independent judges co-ordinated by Geraldine King, CEO of the National Recruitment Federation.

           

          The independent judging panel will assess each entry under 6 key criteria areas:-

           

          LEADERSHIP

          How do you and your management team lead, inspire and direct your business towards excellence? Give examples and any testimonials to support your submission (adhere to the word count).

           

          EMPLOYEES

          Your employees are a key part of delivering excellence – how do they develop their skills? How does their knowledge and passion for excellence contribute to your business? Give examples to showcase what your employees say and why they work for your company (Adhere to word count).

           

          CUSTOMER SERVICE

          How do you go about delivering excellence? What do your customers say? Include testimonials if applicable to support your submission (adhere to the word count).

           

          IMPACT ON DROGHEDA

          What difference does your business make to life in Drogheda? Give examples and testimonials if any. (adhere to word count)

           

          BUSINESS PLANS

          Now more than ever your plans for survival and energy to succeed are what set you apart. It’s not about turnover or profits – tell us how your business is adapting and developing and what that means to your business and your future.

           

          WHY YOU

          The ultimate question – why should your business win a Drogheda Business Excellence Award? Adhering to the word count tell us about your proudest achievements and accomplishments in the last 12 months.

           

          The process of applying for an award can be a challenging one, forcing you to think through issues that you might sometimes side-line. But it is always worthwhile; you always learn something new about yourself, your team, your processes and your business. Don’t delay – complete your application and become part of the Drogheda Business Excellence Awards 2019!

           

          Finalist will be notified by the Drogheda Chamber Team and given a date and time for interview. Interviews will take place in the City North Hotel and will last between 20 & 30 minutes.

           

          Winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony in the City North Hotel on Saturday, 23rd, November 2019.

        • Frequently Asked Questions

          For those of you who didn't make the Awards Briefing here are a few POINTERS

          FAQS
        • Business Award Brochure 2019

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        DROGHEDA & DISTRICT CHAMBER
        
        INTRODUCTION
        This Privacy Policy details the privacy practices of Drogheda & District Chamber of Commerce. We have focused on implementing the practices of Fairness, Transparency and Accountability to protect the privacy of our customers, clients and all who visit our website www.droghedachamber.ie
        In accordance with The General Data Protection Regulation (EU2016/679) and The Data Protection Act 2018, Drogheda & District Chamber of Commerce is identified as a Data Controller of your personal information. There may be occasions when we are also identified as a Data Processor.  As an Organization data protection and privacy is of the utmost importance to us and we respect your trust in us, to use, store and share your personal information.  In this Privacy Policy we explain how we collect personal information about you, how we use it and how you can communicate with us, regarding the use of your data.  All personal information we collect about you will be processed in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (EU 2016/679) and The Irish Data Protection Act 2018. This Privacy policy relates to personal information which is collected through the website of Drogheda & District Chamber of Commerce and does not extend to personal information which is collected on a manual basis or to non-automated records.
        
        WHO ARE WE?
         We are Drogheda & District Chamber, located in Drogheda, Co Louth, Ireland.  As the leading business organisation in Drogheda, our mission is simple, to promote, engage, support, and ultimately make business better for our members and the wider community.  We are a volunteer led organisation and for over 125 years Drogheda & District Chamber has been the beating heart of the business community.
        
        How we collect information about you
        When you browse our website www.droghedachamber.ie, we may ask for personal information such as your name, email address. We may also collect information about you when you are on the internet such as the website you came from, IP address, domain types, i.e., .co.uk and.com), your browser type the country  where your internet service provider is located, the pages of  our site that were viewed during your visit and search terms that you used.  This information is only used for our own research and to improve our service to you. We will only collect your personal information when you provide 
        
        it to us, when you email us, send an enquiry through our “Contact Us” page  and when you subscribe to any of our services. Drogheda & District Chamber use the social media platforms of Facebook, and Twitter to keep our members informed of events and services which we consider may be of interest..
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        What Personal Information Do We Collect?
        When you visit our website,  we collect particular information related to your device, such as the IP address, referring website, details of the pages your device visited and the time that your device visited our website.
        Drogheda & District Chamber respect your right to privacy, and we will only collect personal information when you provide this to us.  When you submit an  email enquiry, subscribe to our mailing list or newsletter or register for an event, or complete any of our on line forms we will process your personal information for specific purposes which allow us to provide and deliver our services to you. The categories of personal information that we collect from you include, names, email addresses, postal addresses and phone numbers, transactional information (including invoices due and paid).
        
        How We Use Your Personal Information
        Drogheda & District Chamber will process your personal information for a variety of legal purposes, including but not limited to the following:
        •	To provide services to members and potential members
        •	Networking opportunities
        •	To respond to any communications, you might send to us
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        •	Educational events
        •	Promoting members
        •	Lobbying
        •	Start Up Business Assistance
        •	Collaboration
        •	Process membership transactions (including transaction confirmations and invoices
        •	Send members industry updates, event/news/notifications, and administrative communications
        •	Manage members use of our services and to respond to enquiries and comments and provide membership services and support
        
        Use of Non-Personal Information
        We gather statistical and analytical information collected on an aggregate basis of all visitors to our website www.droghedachamber.ie.  This non-personal information encompasses data that cannot be used to identify you.
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         We use Google Analytics to analyse the performance of www.m1skillnet@droghedachamber.com. The information Google Analytics gathers using our website’s cookies, generate generic reports about the use of our website. Further information regarding our use of Google Analytics is detailed in our Cookie Policy
        
        Our Legal Bases to Process Your Personal Information
        We detail below our identified legal bases which allow is to process your personal information:
        •	Processing is necessary for the performance of a Contract to which the Data Subject is party or to take steps at the request of the Data Subject prior to entering. The Contract
        •	Consent
        •	Legal Obligation
        •	Legitimate Interest of the Data Controller
        •	Public Interest
        If we process personal information based on your Consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time.  This does not affect the lawfulness of processing which took place prior to its withdrawal.
        
        Sharing of Personal Information
        There may be occasions when it is necessary for us to share your personal information with our external working Partners and Stakeholders for the purposes of providing our services to you. We detail below some of our external Third Partners; however, this is information is not an exhaustive list.
        •	Web Hosting Company
        •	Consultants
        •	Saas Providers 
        •	Email Platform
        •	Payroll Provider
        There may also be occasions when in accordance with Independent Statutory Legislation we are obligated to share personal information.  Under certain circumstances, we may be required to disclose your personal information in response to valid requests by public authorities, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements.
        
        Is Personal Data Transferred outside the EEA?
        We do not knowingly transfer personal information outside the EEA, however our CRM system is Hub Spot and is hosted in Europe.
        
        
        
        How we keep your Personal information Safe
        Drogheda & District Chamber are committed to the protection and security of your personal information.  We use a variety of technologies and procedures to protect your personal information from, “unauthorised use, and access, accidental loss, unlawful destruction, alteration, unlawful disclosure. As effective as security practices are, no physical or electronic system is entirely secure.  We cannot guarantee the complete security of our data base or can we guarantee that information that you supply will not be intercepted while being transmitted to us over the internet.  We have implemented strict internal guidelines to ensure that your privacy is safeguarded at every level of our organisation.  We will continue to revise policies and procedures and review our systems and we will implement additional security features as new technologies become available.  Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk.  When we receive your personal information, we use appropriate security measures to prevent your personal information from being compromised in any way.  When you contact us to ask about your personal information, we may ask you to identify yourself, this is to help protect your personal information.
        
        How Long Do We Keep Your Personal Information?
        We process and retain personal information to meet our legal and regulatory requirements and for as long as necessary to enable Drogheda & District Chamber to provide our services to our members.  It is not our practice to retain personal information for longer than is considered necessary.
        
        Third-Party Sites
        Our website may contain links to other Third-Party sites.  When you click on one of these links you are visiting a website operated by someone other than  Drogheda & District Chamber and the operator of that website may have a different privacy policy.  We are not responsible for their individual privacy practices; we encourage you to investigate the privacy policies of such Third-Party Operators.
        
        Children
        We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If you are under 13, do not access, use, or provide any personal information on www.droghedachamber.ie or through any of its features. If we learn that we have collected or received personal information from a child under 13, without parental consent, we will delete that information.
        
        Do We Use Cookies
        Yes, we use a variety of Cookies. A Cookie is an element of data that a website can send to your browser, which may then be stored on your system. Our website uses these Cookies to collect information which enables us to improve our service.  You have the option to either accept or refuse these Cookies and know when a Cookie is being sent to your computer. If you choose to refuse our Cookies you may not be able to use some portions of our Service. Full details of our use of Cookies will be found in our separate Cookie Policy.
        
        Your Personal information Rights
        
        In accordance with The EU General Data Protection Regulation and The Data Protection Act 2018 you are afforded the following rights in certain circumstances. However, not all “Rights” are absolute, and exemptions may apply.
        Right of Access:  You have the right to obtain confirmation from us whether or not we process personal information about you and where that is the case, access to the personal data, including the purposes of the processing and the categories of personal data concerned.  The recipients or categories or recipients to whom the personal information have been or will be disclosed.
        You may also submit a written request for a copy of personal information you believe we may be processing about you.  Upon such a written request, Drogheda & District Chamber will verify the validity of the request for security purposes.  Your subject access request will be responded to within thirty days, However, where the request is unreasonable, or onerous such requests will be responded to within a two-month time period.
        Right to Rectification: You have the right to the rectification of inaccurate personal information about you without undue delay.
        Right to Erasure: You may ask us to delete your personal information, however this is not an absolute right and any such request will be considered in connection with our legal obligations and under the legal framework of the EU GDPR
        Right to Restricting and Objecting: You have the right to restrict or object to us using your personal information.
        Right to Data Portability: Upon your written request, where possible we can share a digital copy of your personal information with you or another organisation.
        
        How to contact us
        Should you have any questions regarding how we process your personal information please send an email to brenda@droghedachamber.ie
        You can also address your correspondence The Data Protection Compliance Officer, Drogheda & District Chamber, Dublin Road, Drogheda, Co Louth, Ireland.
         The Data Commissioners Office can be contacted at www.dataprotection.ie
        
        Changes to this Privacy Policy
        We will make changes to this Privacy Policy from time to time, particularly when we make changes regarding how we process your personal information and expand our services.   Details of any changes made will be posted here so that you can see what information we gather, how we might use that information and in what circumstances we may disclose it.  By continuing to use our site after we post any such changes, you accept and agree to the privacy policy as modified.
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