{"id":7664,"date":"2018-09-28T07:12:10","date_gmt":"2018-09-28T07:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ballymenachamber.co.uk\/?page_id=7664"},"modified":"2018-10-22T13:52:27","modified_gmt":"2018-10-22T13:52:27","slug":"finalists-2018","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ballymenachamber.co.uk\/?page_id=7664","title":{"rendered":"Winners & Finalists 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our 2018 Ballymena Business Excellence Awards finalists by alphabetical order below. Winners highlighted in red.<\/p>\n

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Customer Service Award Retail Sector (Independent Retailer) \u2013 First Trust Bank<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
BlueBird<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eclipse Nursery Store<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Leaf Designs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spences Menswear<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Customer Service Award Retail Sector (Multiple Retailer) \u2013 Power NI<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EuroSpar Cullybackey<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spar BP Ahoghill<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spar Doury Road<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Perfume Shop<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Best use of Digital and\/or Social Media Award \u2013 Samuel Cumming & Son Solicitors<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chipmongers Ballymena<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Galgorm Dental \u2013 Winner<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grafters Media \u2013 Highly Commended<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spar BP Ahoghill<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Best Eating Establishment Award \u2013 RiverRidge<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Castle Kitchen & Bar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fratellis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Go Sun Restaurant<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Millside Restaurant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Best Small Eatery\/Coffee Shop Award \u2013 firmus energy<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Barista<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Corner Bakery<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Misty Burn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Toast<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Customer Service Award Service Sector \u2013 Riada Resourcing<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Danske Bank<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fenaghy Vets<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
First Trust Bank<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stewarts Solicitors<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Customer Service Award Hospitality Sector \u2013 Autoline Insurance Group<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Beechtree Manor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Go Sun Restaurant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Millside Restaurant, Gracehill<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Toast<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Business Premises Award \u2013 Galgorm Resort & Spa<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bannside Pharmacy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
First Trust Bank<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Galgorm Dental<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Serious Country Sports<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Innovation Award \u2013 The Gallaher Trust<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brilliant Trails<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fastenal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spar Doury Road<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vera McCullough Jewellery<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Best Business Website Award \u2013 Country Garage Ballymena BMW<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Adore Kitchens<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
northXsouth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Serious Country Sports<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Utility Bear<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Right Place to Work Award \u2013 Black Advertising<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Martin & Hamilton<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
McCarroll McConnell & Co Ltd<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MPA Recruitment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spar Broughshane<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Most Promising New Business Award \u2013 Bank of Ireland UK<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FCS Services Ltd<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GET BAKED<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Knockdene Healthcare<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Willow Beauty<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Best Small Business Award \u2013 Michelin Development Fund<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brilliant Trails<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hot Milk Forge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rococo Restaurant\/Wellington Bistro NI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Starling Entertainments Ltd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Export Business of the Year \u2013 Danske Bank<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ben Vista Nursery & Garden Centre<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clarke Facades<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Utility Bear<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Social Enterprise of the Year Award \u2013 Ballymena Business Centre<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ballymena Credit Union<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Habitat for Humanity Northern Ireland (ReStore)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Slemish n tha Braid Credit Union<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Involvement in the Community Award \u2013 McKeever Hotel Group<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ballymena Rugby Club<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EuroSpar Cullybackey<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Martin & Hamilton<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Slemish n tha Braid Credit Union<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Best Creative Business Award \u2013 Millside Restaurant Gracehill<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GET BAKED<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hot Milk Forge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Starling Entertainments Ltd<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vera McCullough Jewellery<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Best Young Person in Business Award \u2013 Northern Regional\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

College<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Daryl Adams – Rococo Restaurant\/Wellington Bistro NI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eamonn Higgins – Hot Milk Forge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Andy Kilpatrick – northXsouth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gillian Matthews – Willow Beauty<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Employee of the Year Award \u2013 Grafton Recruitment<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Patricia Hannaway – Spar Doury Road<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mabel McKeown – Adair Arms Hotel<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Joanna Robinson – 360 Properties<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jordan Sneddon – Spar Broughshane<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Business Growth Award \u2013 Ulster Bank<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ballymena Credit Union<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clarke Facades<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Knockdene Healthcare<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rococo Restaurant\/Wellington Bistro NI<\/p>\n

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Commitment to Ballymena \u2013 Mid and East Antrim Borough Council<\/b><\/p>\n

David Hamilton \u2013 martin & hamilton<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Our 2018 Ballymena Business Excellence Awards finalists by alphabetical order below. Winners highlighted in red.   Customer Service Award Retail Sector (Independent Retailer) \u2013 First Trust Bank BlueBird Eclipse Nursery Store Leaf Designs Spences Menswear     Customer Service Award Retail Sector (Multiple Retailer) \u2013 Power NI EuroSpar Cullybackey Spar BP Ahoghill Spar Doury Road […]<\/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-7664","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ballymenachamber.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7664"}],"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=7664"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/ballymenachamber.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7664\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7728,"href":"https:\/\/ballymenachamber.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7664\/revisions\/7728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ballymenachamber.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}