The awards will be presented on the evening of 13th October.
A midlands business has been shortlisted for the Octabuild Builders Merchant Excellence Awards 2022.
Ganly's, Athlone are among 29 builders merchants across the island of Ireland in contention for the four regional, five category awards and the overall Octabuild Builders Merchant Excellence Award.
Michael Ganly's store has been nominated for the Connacht/Donegal/Monaghan/Cavan Regional Award.
The Octabuild Awards, which have been recognising excellence in the builders merchant trade for over 35 years, has moved to an all-island competition for the first time this year. Builders merchants are competing for four Regional Awards – Connacht/Donegal/Monaghan/Cavan, Leinster, Munster and Northern Ireland, and for five individual award categories: Excellence in Business Management, Excellence in Customer Service, Excellence in Community Outreach, Excellence in Sales & Marketing and Excellence in Sustainable Business.
Commenting on the quality of the entries, Chair of the Judging Panel, Liam O’Gorman, said: “Reviewing the submissions for the 2022 Octabuild Builders Merchant Excellence Awards has portrayed an evolving landscape wherein the industry responded to a host of unprecedented challenges such as Covid 19, Climate Change, staff retention, health and upskilling along with everchanging product standards and regulations.
“Over the past three years the sector has shown great ingenuity and leadership in handling these issues whilst at the same time maintaining a strong focus within their local communities.”
Speaking on behalf of the eight Octabuild members – Dulux, Etex Ireland, Glennon Brothers, Grant Engineering, Gyproc, Irish Cement, Kingspan Insulation and Wavin Ireland – Octabuild Chairman, Ray Molyneaux said: “It’s important for Octabuild that the Awards highlight to the construction industry the excellence of builders merchants. We are delighted with the enthusiastic response to this first all-island awards where merchants from all over the country have put themselves and their teams forward to showcase what’s excellent in the industry.”
The Awards presentations will be made on the evening of Thursday, 13th October at the Round Room at the Mansion house in Dublin. All shortlisted merchants will be guests of Octabuild members – Dulux, Etex Ireland, Glennon Brothers, Grant Engineering, Gyproc, Irish Cement, Kingspan Insulation and Wavin Ireland – at the Awards ceremony.
The shortlist for the Octabuild Builders Merchant Excellence Awards 2022 is as follows:
Connacht/Donegal/Monaghan/Cavan Regional Award
Ganly’s Athlone, Roscommon
Joyce’s Hardware & Home, Headford, Galway
The Cope Topline Builders Providers, Dungloe, Donegal
TJ O’Mahony Oranmore, Galway
Leinster Regional Award
Chadwicks Bray, Co Wicklow
Murdock Builders Merchants Ltd Balbriggan, Co Dublin
Rooney’s Homevalue, Kells, Co. Meath
TJ O’Mahony Ballymount, Dublin 24
Munster Regional Award
Chadwicks Limerick
McMahons Builders Providers Limerick
Morris Builders Providers Ltd, Waterford
Northern Ireland Regional Award
Haldane Fisher Newry, Co Down
Haldane Fisher Portadown (Castle Street), Co Armagh
JP Corry Springfield Road, Belfast
Murdock Builders Merchants Ltd Newry, Co Down
Excellence in Business Management
Brooks Bluebell, Dublin 12
Chadwicks Coolock, Dublin 17
Chadwicks Gorey, Co Wexford
The Cope Topline Builders Providers, Dungloe, Donegal
Excellence in Customer Service
Chadwicks Santry, Dublin 9
Core Builders Providers Clondalkin, Dublin 22
Murdock Builders Merchants Ltd Derry
Nioclas O Conchubhair Teo, Connemara, Costelloe, Co Galway
Excellence in Sales and Marketing
Ganly’s Longford
JP Corry Bangor, Co Down
Murdock Builders Merchants Ltd Ballymount, Dublin 12
TJ O’Mahony Oranmore, Galway
Excellence in Sustainable Business
Brooks Galway
Chadwicks Galway
JP Corry Newry, Co Down
TJ O’Mahony Ballymount, Dublin 24
Excellence in Community Outreach
Brooks Bluebell, Dublin 12
Chadwicks Thomas Street, Dublin 8
Joyce’s Hardware & Home, Headford, Co Galway
Rooney’s Homevalue, Kells, Co Meath
Rising Star Award
Patrick Burke – Joyce’s Hardware & Home, Headford, Co Galway
Laura Cassidy – Rooney’s Homevalue, Kells, Co Meath
Simon Cummings – JP Corry Dromore, Co Down
Maggie Dillon – JP Corry Robert Guy, Ballymena, Co Antrim
Patrick Donlon – Brooks Galway
Lee Dunne – Brooks Bluebell, Dublin 12
Matt Johnston – Murdock Builders Merchants Ltd Castlereagh, Belfast
Mark Nicholson – Haldane Fisher Newry, Co Down
Anthony Smith – Haldane Fisher Portadown (Castle Street), Co Armagh
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