Awards
The SMILE Resource Exchange was delighted to have been shortlisted for the 2011 Green Awards, under the Waste to Business Resource category. The 2011 Green Awards, sponsored by the Irish Independent, took place at the Burlington Hotel, Dublin on Thursday April 14th. The SMILE Resource Exchange competed with seven other finalists in the waste to business resource category on the night which was decided upon by a panel of judges. This is a new category in 2011, designed to recognize initiatives that turn the waste created by one process into a resource which can then be used in the creation of a new business opportunity
Macroom E was nominated for a European Enterprise Award in 2009 in the category of Encouraging the Entrepreneurial Sprit. More than 350 national, regional and local authorities – including towns, cities and regions as well as public-private partnerships between public authorities and entrepreneurs, educational programmes and business organisations – in 25 countries competed in the national round of the 2008/2009 European Enterprise Awards. The winners were announced at a ceremony in Prague that was part of the closing event for the First European SME week.
Macroom E hosted and received an Eco Business Ireland Award in 2008. The programme is geared specifically for small to medium enterprises committed to environmental best practice.The awards ceremony took place after the Greening the Lee Valley exhibition
In 2007, Macroom E were nominated for a Chamber of Commerce Award for the Eco Business Ireland training programme, in partnership with the Clean Technology Centre, CIT
Macroom E was proud to be selected nationally in the Sustainable Energy Ireland / ESB Awards 2004. We were one of five finalists in the category of ‘Excellence in Design and Specification’.
The annual Sustainable Energy Awards are intended to encourage, recognise and reward excellence in energy management and design in the industrial, commercial and public sectors. The awards focus on individuals and groups who demonstrate a commitment to include energy management as part of their overall management structure and who aim to reduce their energy use and emissions. This national initiative recognised best practice in energy performance, management and design.
