This year’s Waterford Business Awards take place on Friday, 8th March in the Tower Hotel Waterford, where over 30 businesses from across Waterford City and County will be recognised for their excellence in a variety of categories, from Customer Service and Retail Excellence, to Entrepreneur of the Year and Excellence in Corporate Social Responsibility. Each day on Déise Today on WLR, a different category is featured, with interviews with the shortlisted businesses airing across the show. Today’s category is Training & People Development, sponsored by Waterford Chamber Skillnet. The winner, chosen by an independent panel of judges, will be announced at the Waterford Business Awards gala ceremony in The Tower Hotel Waterford on Friday, 8th March.
DAWN MEATS
Dawn Meats is the supplier of choice to a range of leading supermarket, food service and restaurant businesses, exporting to more than 50 countries. As a family-owned business Dawn remains true to its farming heritage through the close relationships it has forged with over 15,000 Irish farmers from whom it directly sources grass-fed cattle and lamb for processing at its nine Irish plants. Dawn Meats was established in in 1980 and has grown to a business with over €2bn in annual revenue, employing 7,000 staff in eight countries. The company works with some of the world’s leading food companies who are attracted by a commitment to sustainability and quality. Dawn credits their success to date primarily to the quality of the livestock in our regions and crucially the quality of the team whom we nurture to maximise their talents for our mutual benefit.
HOME INSTEAD SENIOR CARE
Celebrating 10 years in business this year, Home Instead Waterford employs 20 office staff and over 120 CAREGivers and delivers thousands of hours of care every week to Waterford seniors.
Managed and operated by a team of trained and dedicated care professionals, Home Instead Senior Care provides an array of senior care services such as light housekeeping, meal preparation, transport and companionship, up to and including personal care, dementia care, post hospital care and disability care.
The dedication and commitment to ongoing training and personal and professional development guarantees that Home Instead CAREGivers get the very best from their role and deliver trusted quality homecare to Waterford seniors.
NEW LINKS TRAINING SOLUTIONS
Founded in 2009 New Links Training Solutions is run by Jim and Janet Tumulty. Together with their team of instructors they have built a strong reputation for delivering customised, impactful professional development training. In 2018 the company continued to evolve many of its programmes in response to the changing demands from employers. These include leadership, Train the Trainer and bespoke learning and development conducted in-house. Their new initiatives for 2019 include: a Leadership series of programmes which sets participants in the agri-food, manufacturing, pharma and financial sectors up for success and the launch of EQ-I assessments and training in association with internationally renowned MHS Inc.
