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GLANBIA COUNTRYLIFE MONASTEREVIN 5OTH ANNIVERSARY 9� �������������������������
A Blooming Success
- CountryLife Monasterevin Award Winning Garden Centre The management and staff at CountryLife Monasterevin celebrated receiving a threestar accreditation at the National Amenity Horticulture Quality Awards which took place in Dublin in March of this year. The staff at CountryLife Monasterevin have worked extremely hard over the past few years to improve all aspects of the customers experience within their store and as acknowledgement for all their hard worked the store moved from a from � Star to � Star Bord Bia rating at this year’s awards. The Bord Bia-organised initiative recognises and awards the top horticulture businesses in the country and their dedication to achieving the highest standards of operation. Garden Centres across Ireland are audited and scored on a list of criteria, including; plant range and quality; customer service; local promotion; customer information and overall ambience. In their citation, the judges praised the “good personal customer service, organisation and product range” at CountryLife Monasterevin.
Glanbia’s CountryLife garden centres represented almost one-third of the horticulture businesses awarded on the night – a total of �� out of �� winners - to have successfully achieved the standards set out by Bord Bia’s Quality Assurance Programme. CountryLife Monasterevin was one of seven CountryLife garden centres in the network to win a three-star status at the National Amenity Horticulture Quality Awards while four other CountryLife centres received four-star accreditation – a ���% increase on last year. Commenting on the achievement, Senan Foley, Head of Retail, Glanbia said, “CountryLife is seven years in operation and we entered the National Amenity Horticulture Awards for the first time in ����. To have taken home so many awards on the night is a reflection the high quality of retail standards and the dedication to customer service from all our people throughout the CountryLife network. We’re thankful to our customers for their continuing loyalty and support”
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Alex Davis shopping at Monasterevin Glambia Country Life Garden Centre