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OCTABUILD announce shortlist for Builders Merchant Excellence
The shortlist has been announced for the Octabuild Builders Merchant Excellence Awards 2022 with 29 builders’ merchants across the island of Ireland now in contention for the four regional, five category awards and the overall Octabuild Builders Merchant Excellence Award. In addition, nine staff members have been nominated by builders’ merchants for the Rising Star Award, acknowledging the up-andcoming talent in the industry. The Octabuild Awards, which have been recognising excellence in the builder’s merchant trade for over 35 years, has moved to an allisland competition for the first time this year. Builders’ merchants are competing for four Regional Awards - Connacht/Donegal/Monaghan/ Cavan, Leinster, Munster and Northern Ireland, and for five individual award categories: Excellence in Business Management, Excellence in Customer Service, Excellence in Community Outreach, Excellence in Sales & Marketing and Excellence in Sustainable Business. Commenting on the quality of the entries, Chair of the Judging Panel, Liam O’Gorman, said: “Reviewing the submissions for the 2022 Octabuild Builders Merchant Excellence Awards has portrayed an evolving landscape wherein the industry responded to a host of unprecedented challenges such as Covid 19, Climate Change, staff retention, health and upskilling along with everchanging product standards and regulations. “Over the past three years the sector has shown great ingenuity and leadership in handling these issues whilst at the same time maintaining a strong focus within their local communities.” Speaking on behalf of the eight Octabuild members – Dulux, Etex Ireland, Glennon Brothers, Grant Engineering, Gyproc, Irish Cement, Kingspan Insulation and Wavin Ireland – Octabuild Chairman, Ray Molyneaux said: “It’s important for Octabuild that the Awards highlight to the construction industry the excellence of builder’s merchants. We are delighted with the enthusiastic response to this first all-island awards where merchants from all over the country have put themselves and their teams forward to showcase what’s excellent in the industry.” The Awards presentations will be made on the evening of Thursday, 13th October at the Round Room at the Mansion House in Dublin. All shortlisted merchants will be guests of Octabuild members - Dulux, Etex Ireland, Glennon Brothers, Grant Engineering, Gyproc, Irish Cement, Kingspan Insulation and Wavin Ireland - at the Awards ceremony.
The shortlist for the Octabuild Builders Merchant Excellence Awards 2022 is as follows:
Connacht/Donegal/Monaghan/Cavan Regional Award Ganly’s Athlone, Co Roscommon Joyce’s Hardware & Home, Headford, Co Galway The Cope Topline Builders Providers, Dungloe, Co Donegal TJ O’Mahony Oranmore, Co Galway
Leinster Regional Award Chadwicks Bray, Co Wicklow Murdock Builders Merchants Ltd Balbriggan, Co Dublin Rooney’s Homevalue, Kells, Co. Meath TJ O’Mahony Ballymount, Dublin 24 Munster Regional Award Chadwicks Limerick McMahons Builders Providers Limerick Morris Builders Providers Ltd, Waterford
Northern Ireland Regional Award Haldane Fisher Newry, Co Down Haldane Fisher Portadown (Castle Street), Co Armagh JP Corry Springfield Road, Belfast Murdock Builders Merchants Ltd Newry, Co Down
Excellence in Business Management Brooks Bluebell, Dublin 12 Chadwicks Coolock, Dublin 17 Chadwicks Gorey, Co Wexford The Cope Topline Builders Providers, Dungloe, Co Donegal
Excellence in Customer Service Chadwicks Santry, Dublin 9 Core Builders Providers Clondalkin, Dublin 22 Murdock Builders Merchants Ltd Derry Nioclas O’Conchubhair Teo, Connemara, Costelloe, Co Galway
Excellence in Sales and Marketing Ganly’s Longford, Co Longford JP Corry Bangor, Co Down Murdock Builders Merchants Ltd Ballymount, Dublin 12 TJ O’Mahony Oranmore, Co Galway
Excellence in Sustainable Business Brooks Co Galway Chadwicks Co Galway JP Corry Newry, Co Down TJ O’Mahony Ballymount, Dublin 24
Excellence in Community Outreach Brooks Bluebell, Dublin 12 Chadwicks Thomas Street, Dublin 8 Joyce’s Hardware & Home, Headford, Co Galway Rooney’s Homevalue, Kells, Co Meath
Rising Star Award Patrick Burke - Joyce’s Hardware & Home, Headford, Co Galway Laura Cassidy - Rooney’s Homevalue, Kells, Co Meath Simon Cummings - JP Corry Dromore, Co Down Maggie Dillon - JP Corry Robert Guy, Ballymena, Co Antrim Patrick Donlon - Brooks Galway Lee Dunne - Brooks Bluebell, Dublin 12 Matt Johnston - Murdock Builders Merchants Ltd Castlereagh, Belfast Mark Nicholson - Haldane Fisher Newry, Co Down Anthony Smith - Haldane Fisher Portadown (Castle Street), Co Armagh
