CHAMBERS NEWS
Joint ‘Lean’ winners in the Mid-West
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Kenny Deery, Galway Chamber CEO with Business of the Year Winner John Sweeney from Sweeney Oil
Home heating company stands out in Galway Sweeney Oil was named Galway Chamber Business of the Year 2019 in association with Shannon Group plc at the Galway Chamber Business Awards on 29 November. Founded in Clifden in 1987, the home heating company now has depots in Clifden and Ballinrobe, Co Mayo. Hosting the event, Chamber President Dave Hickey spoke about the importance of collaboration to make Galway the best place in Ireland to live and work in and to visit. He said of the awards: “The breadth and quality of the entries, nominees and ultimate winners shows that we have a vibrant and talented business community based here.”
wo Shannon companies, Advanced Technical Concepts and Molex, emerged as joint winners of the A3 Project Storyboard Award at the annual Mid-West Lean Network conference held in the University of Limerick in November. The A3 storyboard street project was a new element to the conference, giving company employees the opportunity to outline how, through teamwork, they successfully addressed an internal company issue using the A3 Lean tool. Shannon Chamber CEO Helen Downes said: “We have seen a tremendous increase in the uptake of Lean and continuous improvement processes since holding the first conference at the University of Limerick in 2017.”
Gary Keegan (centre), keynote speaker at the Mid-West Lean Network conference with (from left): Claude Costelloe, Zimmer Biomet and Network chair; Robert Hernan, Senior Lean Advisor, Enterprise Ireland; Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber; and Damian Farrell, Business Communications Consultant, Three
Green Angel co-founder honoured Mary Mitchell, co-founder of skincare brand Green Angel, was named Business Person of the Year 2019 at the South Dublin County Business Awards. She founded the company in 2006 with husband Chris when they saw a need for a natural skincare brand that really works. They have integrated two ancient therapies – thalassotherapy (the use of seawater and seaweed) and aromatherapy (the use of essential oils) – together in a very unique way to give a 21st Century range of skincare products. InBUSINESS | WINTER 2019
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Left to right: Peter Byrne, CEO South Dublin Chamber, Frank Nevin, Director of Economic, Enterprise & Tourism Development, South Dublin County Council, Mary and Chris Mitchell, Green Angel, Mayor Vicki Casserly, Margaret Considine, Chamber President and MC Marty Whelan
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