{"id":2873,"date":"2013-09-23T22:09:22","date_gmt":"2013-09-23T22:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ballymenachamber.co.uk\/?page_id=2873"},"modified":"2013-10-14T15:56:45","modified_gmt":"2013-10-14T15:56:45","slug":"2013-awards-finalists","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ballymenachamber.co.uk\/?page_id=2873","title":{"rendered":"2013 Awards Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Category finalist listing with <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">winners in red<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Customer Service Award Retail Sector (Independent Retailer) \u2013 First Trust Bank<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Gloonan Gallery<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Elite Lighting<\/li>\n<li>Waveney Eye Care (NI) Ltd<\/li>\n<li>Projectwhite<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Customer Service Award Retail Sector (Multiple Retailer) \u2013 Ballymena Borough Chamber of Commerce and Industry<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Goldsmiths<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Ann Summers<\/li>\n<li>Next<\/li>\n<li>DW Sports Fitness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Customer Service Award Convenience Store \u2013 McKillens Footwear<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Eurospar Cullybackey<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Spar Ahoghill<\/li>\n<li>Spar Broughshane<\/li>\n<li>Spar Doury Road<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Eating Establishment Award \u2013 Marcon Fit-Out<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Go Sun Restaurant<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Leighinmohr House Hotel<\/li>\n<li>Millside Restaurant (Gracehill)<\/li>\n<li>The Grouse Inn<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Small Eatery\/Coffee Shop Award \u2013 firmus energy<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Nobel Cafe<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Jensens Cafe \u2013 Highly Commended<\/span><\/li>\n<li>The Buttermilk Tearoom @ The Enchanted Florist<\/li>\n<li>Classic Cuisine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Customer Service Award Service Sector \u2013 Riada Resourcing<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Halo Hairdressing<\/span><\/li>\n<li>The Electoral Office for Northern Ireland<\/li>\n<li>The Electric Chair<\/li>\n<li>Jacqueline Kennedy Hairdressing and Grooming for Men<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Customer Service Award Hospitality Sector \u2013 Autoline Insurance Group<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Nobel Cafe<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Ground Espresso Bars<\/li>\n<li>The Grouse Inn<\/li>\n<li>Jensens Cafe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Business Premises Award \u2013 Fairhill Shopping Centre<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">K &amp; G McAtamney &#8211; Wholesale Butchers<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Urban Beauty<\/li>\n<li>Fullans Foodhall (Eurospar Portglenone)<\/li>\n<li>Eurospar Cullybackey<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Business Website Award \u2013 Danske Bank<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Marcon Fit-Out<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Grafton Recruitment<\/li>\n<li>ballyprint.com<\/li>\n<li>Glacier Water Systems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Excellence in Customer Service Award \u2013 JTI<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Galgorm Resort and Spa<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Ulster Bank<\/li>\n<li>GES Group (Grants Electrical Services)<\/li>\n<li>Autoline Insurance Group<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Right Place to Work Award \u2013 Black Advertising<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">The Sitting Room Hairdressing<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Nampak Plastics<\/li>\n<li>The Electoral Office for Northern Ireland<\/li>\n<li>GES Group (Grants Electrical Services)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Most Promising New Business Award \u2013 Into Business Magazine<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Discover Everafter (GSS NI Ltd)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Slemish Design Studio<\/li>\n<li>Tortraits Floral Design<\/li>\n<li>Doggy Daycare<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Small Business Award \u2013 Michelin Tyre PLC<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Gilmore Engineering<\/span><\/li>\n<li>ballyprint.com<\/li>\n<li>Designer Home Interiors<\/li>\n<li>Onus (NI) Ltd<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Export Business of the Year Award \u2013 Wrightbus<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Francis Dinsmore Ltd<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Dunbia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Innovation Award \u2013 Invest Northern Ireland<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Nampak Plastics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Discover Everafter (GSS NI Ltd)<\/li>\n<li>Onus (NI) Ltd<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Involvement in the Community Award \u2013 Diamond Recruitment<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Ulster Bank<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Front Page Bar<\/li>\n<li>Reaching Out<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Entrepreneur of the Year Award \u2013 Bank of Ireland<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Simon Murray (S M Designs)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Kieran McAtamney (K &amp; G McAtamney \u2013 Butcher &amp; Deli)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Apprentice of the Year Award \u2013 Northern Regional College<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Peter Brown (GES Group)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Kieran McIvor (Michelin Tyre PLC)<\/li>\n<li>Mark Reid (Dunbia)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Employee of the Year Award \u2013 Grafton Recruitment<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Rachel Doherty (GES Group)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Jody McCullough (Nampak Plastics)<\/li>\n<li>Roisin O\u2019Neill (Nobel Caf\u00e9)<\/li>\n<li>Ann Marie Pedlow (Next)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Business Growth Award \u2013 Ulster Bank<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Francis Dinsmore Ltd<\/span><\/li>\n<li>K &amp; G McAtamney (Wholesale Butchers)<\/li>\n<li>Gilmore Engineering<\/li>\n<li>Galgorm Resort and Spa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Commitment to Ballymena Award \u2013 Ballymena Borough Council<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Ian Paisley MP<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Category finalist listing with winners in red. &nbsp; Customer Service Award Retail Sector (Independent Retailer) \u2013 First Trust Bank Gloonan Gallery Elite Lighting Waveney Eye Care (NI) Ltd Projectwhite &nbsp; Customer Service Award Retail Sector (Multiple Retailer) \u2013 Ballymena Borough Chamber of Commerce and Industry Goldsmiths Ann Summers Next DW Sports Fitness &nbsp; Customer Service [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-2873","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ballymenachamber.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2873"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ballymenachamber.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ballymenachamber.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ballymenachamber.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ballymenachamber.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2873"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/ballymenachamber.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2873\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2988,"href":"https:\/\/ballymenachamber.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2873\/revisions\/2988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ballymenachamber.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}