Entries are being accepted for the 2024 Waterford Business Awards from August 12th, with the gala awards ceremony taking place on November 8th in the Tower Hotel. The awards are designed to recognize excellence in business across Waterford City & County and are organized by Waterford Chamber, in collaboration with Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber, with support from Waterford City & County Council and WLR.
Launching the awards, Waterford Chamber President, Niall Harrington said, “The 2024 awards will honor the best and brightest who showcase Waterford as a great place to invest and do business locally, nationally, and internationally. We have introduced new categories for the 2024 awards and are confident there is something for everyone. We are especially excited to add a new Best Place to Work award, which will reflect our communities commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
“We are appealing to businesses to take time now to record their achievements ahead of the August 12th opening date, so they can be ready to enter the awards and be proud and acknowledge their ongoing achievements.”
Oren Byrne, President, Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber said: “We are encouraging all our members to consider entering the awards. It is a great opportunity to review your activity for the past year and acknowledge the successes along the way, while the awards night itself is a fantastic coming together of businesses in the city and county to network and do business.”
CEO of WLR, Michael Byrne added: “WLR is delighted to partner with Waterford Chamber, Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber, and with Waterford Council on the 2024 Business Awards initiative. I think it’s more important than ever to recognize excellence in local business and industry and the awards are a very positive spotlight on the innovation and entrepreneurship we have in the City and County”.
The full list of categories is as follows:
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Business of the Year (up to 20)
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Business of the Year (up to 100)
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Business of the Year (100+)
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Customer Service Excellence
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Excellence in the Green Agenda
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Best Retail Experience
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The Taste of Waterford Award
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Digital Campaign of the Year
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New Business of the Year
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Excellence in Innovation
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The Visit Waterford Award
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Equality, Diversity & Inclusion and Workplace Excellence
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Entrepreneur of the Year
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Special Recognition Awards
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Overall Waterford Business if the Year
All businesses located in Waterford City and County are encouraged to enter, whether you are a Chamber member or not. You can enter the Waterford Business Awards at https://waterfordchamber.submit.com/
