Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber shortlisted for their Events , Collaborations and Innovations for the 2021 Irish Chamber Awards.
During the most unprecedented and challenging of years, the Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber’s team, executive and members have worked strategically to ensure that their business community was supported and inspired. Today, this has being acknowledged by the Annual Chamber Awards in its three nominations for Events, Collaboration and Innovation.
The Annual Chamber Awards recognise the outstanding work of the Irish Chamber network around the country. These Awards are a chance for local and county Chambers to showcase their achievements across a variety of categories, from innovative projects to successful events, as well as creative collaborations between companies, local authorities and more.
D&WW have been shortlisted in three National Award Categories demonstrating the intensive work carried out by the Chamber on behalf of its members.
Virtual Event of the Year
Nominated for ‘Dungarvan Live’, the first online fashion show event
Local Authority Collaboration
Nominated for ‘Enhancing Outdoor Dungarvan’
Most Innovative Project
Nominated for ‘Covid Community Impact Response Initiative’
David Walsh, President of D&WW commenting on the nominations said ‘We’re delighted with the recognition the award nominations bring. The Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber is punching way above its weight competing in categories with National City and County Chambers. This clearly demonstrates the commitment and ambition of the Chamber to deliver every time on behalf of its members and constantly exceed expectations.”
Jenny Beresford Chamber CEO added that; “Supporting our members is our sole purpose. As a small business the D&WW Chamber responds to challenges facing our members – be it a global pandemic or the withdrawal of our nearest trade neighbour from the European Union. These nominations acknowledge the focused realtime work we deliver on our members behalf”.
The category winners of the Chamber Awards will be announced over an eight-day period from June 17th-June 25th 2021. The Awards will be presented for excellence in seven individual categories with one Chamber also being presented with the coveted Chamber of the Year 2021 Award.
The Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber represents a membership base of 300 businesses working on behalf of its 3000 employees. The Chamber is active across a wide range & scale of businesses in the region- from a sole trader in Lismore to a large multinational in Dungarvan. The D&WW Chamber understands the challenges being faced at every phase of the business pipeline and works tirelessly to unblock local and national barriers in order to effectively promote Dungarvan & West Waterford as a fantastic place to live, work and deliver sustainable business.
