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Mayo Hardware MD wins Shining Star Award
The high profile ‘Network Ireland Mayo Businesswomen of the Year’ awards took place at the Knockranny House Hotel in Westport in June. These prestigious awards highlight excellence in business where the finalists go on to represent the Mayo Region in the National Finals in October. Lorraine Burnell, Managing Director of Joseph Murphy Ballina Ltd (JMBL) was shortlisted in two categories and went on to win `The Employee Shining Star Award` and will represent Network Ireland Mayo Branch in Galway at the finals. An amazing achievement and recognition of her hard work and dedication as a very successful Hardware Industry leader. Lorraine has displayed enormous leadership over the last couple of years as Managing Director of JMBL. The hardware distributor has enjoyed fantastic growth and successes over the past year, achieving AIBF All-Star Accreditation and indeed Lorraine also winning AIBF Mayo Business Woman of the Year 2022. JMBL operating from a purpose built 40,000 ft2 warehouse in Ballina stocks a vast portfolio of products ranges, listing over 4,500 products lines. JMBL lead the way in innovation, by continually developing new product ranges and own brands, such as MOY Agri, Moy Aquapro and much more. In presenting the award organisers said that “This award recognises Lorraine’s vision for the business as truly inspirational and she is very deserving of this accolade, yet she is quick to emphasise the value of the team around her”. Lorraine said on the evening , “I am so humbled and proud to be acknowledged by Network Ireland and I am proud to represent Joseph Murphy Ballina Ltd at the National Awards in October. I have the support of a fantastic team which enables JMBL to bring world class products to our customers. The award is fantastic recognition of a great deal of hard work and determination and I will continue to develop strong partnerships with key retailers and strive to cement JMBL as a strong player in the industry.” Find out more information and see the vast array of products available on www.josephmurphy.ie
Lorraine Burnell, Managing Director of Joseph Murphy Ballina Ltd & Edel Kenny, President of Network Ireland Mayo. Johnathan Ridgway, Accounts Executive, and Don Hawthorn, Account Manager, at the Irish Print Awards held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Dublin, where they picked up the Silver Award for Magazine of the Year 2022.
The creation of a newspaper page or piece of artwork was, once a upon a time, a painstaking, laborious task, carried out letter by letter, line by line, block by block. That was the reality back in 1862 for W&G Baird. The Baird brothers were self-made merchants with determination to succeed and subsequently built a thriving print business. In 1870 both brothers realised an opportunity to produce a newspaper as Belfast became industrialised and the population grew exponentially. The Belfast Evening Telegraph, now the Belfast Telegraph, was born. W&G Baird moved to its current site in Antrim and six years later was acquired by Belfast businessman, Roy Ballie, who invested heavily to bring the business into the modern age. In 2006 the current management team acquired the business and invested over £4 million which saw the latest print and finishing technology installed at W&G Baird’s. The investment provided Baird’s with the chance to produce more brochures, catalogues and books at much higher speeds resulting in efficiencies for the customer. In 2022, W&G Baird still boast one of the most technologically advanced printing capabilities in Ireland making them an award-winning printer. Many Hardware Association Ireland members and the wider trade sector choose WG Baird for their brochures and other printed material.
For more information or a quote for your printing needs contact Sam Sharp, +44 (0) 75 8311 9846, or sales@wgbaird.com.
