{"id":605,"date":"2012-03-12T21:55:48","date_gmt":"2012-03-12T21:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ballymenachamber.co.uk\/?p=605"},"modified":"2012-03-24T12:25:55","modified_gmt":"2012-03-24T12:25:55","slug":"ballymena-borough-council-principal-awards-sponsor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ballymenachamber.co.uk\/?p=605","title":{"rendered":"Ballymena Borough Council Principal Sponsor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ballymena Borough Council has signed up to be the principal sponsor for the 2012 Ballymena Borough Business Excellence Awards. The awards are organised annually by Ballymena Borough Chamber of Commerce and Industry.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u00a0L-R: Raymond Ruck (Chamber President), Alison Moore (Chamber Of Commerce), Mayor Hubert Nicholl, Anne Donaghy (Town Clerk and Chief Executive Ballymena Borough Council) and Chris Wales (Chamber Business Development Manager)<\/h6>\n

Announcing the sponsorship deal,\u00a0Raymond Ruck, Chamber President said<\/p>\n

\u201cI am delighted to announce that Ballymena Borough Council have agreed to be the principal sponsor for the 2012 Business Awards. The Council have always supported this celebration of business achievement and it\u2019s especially poignant that they will be the principal sponsor in 2012 as it marks a huge milestone with this being the tenth anniversary of the event.<\/em><\/p>\n

We\u2019ve seen growth in interest, attendance and applications for the awards every year since we started, with last year 400 people attending the Gala evening. It\u2019s always great to see the mix of businesses at the awards, representing sectors from retail to manufacturing to services. And it allows Ballymena to showcase the best businesses and practices to outside bodies perhaps looking to locate new businesses.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

I\u2019m glad to say that Chamber has always had an excellent working relationship with Ballymena Borough Council over many years and I thank them for their continued support, not only of the awards but Chamber in general. I look forward to this business focused approach continuing into the future\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Mayor of Ballymena, Councillor Hubert Nicholl said\u00a0\u2018As principal sponsor Ballymena Borough Council recognise the importance of commerce and the strength it brings to the local economy. Council have always had a partnership approach with its business sector, be it retail, manufacturing or services. Ballymena\u2019s reputation is well know as a place to shop, a place to invest, a place where there is a forward looking and skilled workforce, along with a \u2018can do\u2019 attitude to business and an excellent entrepreneurial spirit.<\/em><\/p>\n

These awards bring<\/em><\/p>\n