Finalists announced for the Ulster Bank
Irish Franchise Association Awards 2011
| | | | | | The Irish Franchise Association announced today that the large number of entries received for this year’s Franchise Awards has been reduced to a list of finalists from which the overall winner in five categories will be chosen. The Irish Franchise Awards recognise excellence in franchising and reward outstanding achievements of businesses and individuals in the franchise industry. The judging panel for the 2011 Ulster Bank Irish Franchise Association Awards include Former Dragon and Newstalk Presenter Bobby Kerr; Orna Stokes, Head of Specialist Sectors, Ulster Bank; Orla Nugent, Director Executive MBA, UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School; Greg Swift of Dublin County Enterprise Board and Cian O Mongain from the Sunday Business Post. | | | | The awards categories represent both retail and service industries and include Franchise of the Year, Franchisee of the Year, Best Emerging Franchise and Outstanding Contribution to Franchising. | | | Finalists for Franchise of the Year (Retail) are The Zipyard, the Streat and Eddie Rockets | | | Finalists for Franchise of the Year (Service) are Fastway Couriers (Ireland), Chem-Dry Ireland Ltd, Home Instead Senior Care, Cartridge Green, Tone at Home and Motivation Weight Management Clinics | | | Finalists for Franchisee of the Year (Retail) are The Zipyard (Dun Laoghaire), Eddie Rockets (Dundrum), the Streat (Citywest), Snap Printing (Sir John Jogerson’s Quay) | | | Finalists for Franchisee of the Year (Service) are Cartridge Green (Naas), Home Instead Senior Care (Rathfarnham), Kendlebell (Naas), Tone at Home (Cork, Kerry Limerick); Tone at Home (Waterford, South Tipperary and Kilkenny), Fastway Couriers Midlands | | | Finalists for Best Emerging Franchise are Car Medic; Boston Brand Bars; Tax Assist, Cartridge Green, the Zipyard, Hillbilly’s Fried Chicken, Tone at Home, Synergy Stocktaking | | | | | | The awards will be presented at a formal black-tie awards ceremony at Croke Park on Friday February 25th 2011. The award ceremony is anticipated to be an impressive business event reflecting the remarkable growth of the franchise sector in these challenging times. According to the latest 2010 Irish Franchise survey, there has been a marked increase in turnover for the sector to €2.4 billion representing an increase of 15% since the last survey in 2006. In total the Irish franchise industry contributes 4,086 operating units on the island of Ireland and offers 42,927 full-time jobs to the economy. | | | | The Awards ceremony is the highlight of the much anticipated Ulster Bank Irish Franchise Association EXPO on February 25th and 26th. The purpose of the EXPO is to act as a showcase for Irish franchisors and the franchising sector with excellent opportunities for prospective franchisees to meet existing franchisors and seek out new business opportunities. The EXPO features exhibitors from the franchise sector, both domestic and international, and extensive information and advice for individuals interested in franchising through an extensive programme of free seminars over the two days, covering all aspects of Franchising from legal matters to finance with interesting case studies and strategic management advice. To exhibit at the expo, attend the awards or simply visit our expo please visit the other pages in the section of the IFA website for further information. | | | | Press Contact: Helen O Dwyer | PR ONE | 01 5143000 | 086 2332725 | Helen@pr1.ie |
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