Business awards celebrate the best of Newtownabbey
The best in innovation, creativity, entrepreneurial spirit and customer care was celebrated as companies took to the stage for the Newtownabbey Business Awards 2010.
The 13 awards, which recognise excellence in every category from manufacturing to tourism and hospitality, were announced at a glittering black tie gala in the stunning new Theatre at the Mill in Mossley.
The Mayor of Newtownabbey, Alderman Paula Bradley, who attended the gala, said: “These awards show the incredible array of business talent that exists in this borough. We know there are going to be tough times ahead but the sheer industry, imagination and know-how of businesses in Newtownabbey will ensure a healthy future for the people of this borough.”
The awards were organised by Newtownabbey Borough Council with support from Full Circle Management Solutions and Pierce Communications. They were open to every type of business in Newtownabbey.
Simon Devlin of Full Circle Management Solutions said: “The sheer cross section of applicants for the business awards highlights the breadth of businesses in Newtownabbey – from major non indigenous companies to much smaller locally grown businesses employing less than 5 people. We were particularly impressed with the positive outlook of the applicants – whilst the economic climate in Northern Ireland remains particularly challenging for SMEs, what all of the winners shared was a “can do” attitude and a preparedness to really make things happen”.
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“We at InterTradeIreland Acumen have used Full Circle to deliver a range of services for our client companies. Full Circle is a very talented and driven organization that delivers effectively on each assignment. We also admire the inventiveness and innovative solutions that Full Circle is capable of delivering.”
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“I worked with Full Circle on a number of programmes to help me devise my sales and marketing strategy. As a sole trader, sometimes it is hard to see your business from the outside in. With the help of the staff in Full Circle, I was able to identify the gaps in my strategy and this enabled me to be much more focused on where I wanted to take my business.”
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“We recently worked with Full Circle. We found the experience very good and with the help of Full Circle we were able to improve our sales skills and produce a structured approach to sales and with a positive end result of more business! Full Circle were very flexible and offered mentoring times to suit our business needs and also presented valuable advice on ways to improve our business.”
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“Full Circle has provided Cabragh Engineering with valuable research information for tapping into new export markets and in particular establishing direct contact with potential new customers. We utilised the advice and research from Full Circle to create new market opportunities and sales in particular which over the last two year period has led to 70% of all sales taking place mainly in Europe and African Nations. The role of Full Circle provided Cabragh Engineering with expertise and knowledge which due to our limited resources as an SME company was invaluable to developing new export markets.”
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“Eurotrack Inc is a US company which is in the process of setting up a manufacturing operation in Northern Ireland. We engaged the services and expertise of Full Circle to develop a really practical business plan for this new venture. The guys in Full Circle challenged our thinking at every turn and really caused us to think through the practicalities of what we aim to achieve and how we will achieve it. A very positive and useful experience!”