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Declan Conlon, Octabuild Chairperson, with the team from Telford’s Portlaoise Ltd, winner of the Octabuild Award for Excellence.
The team at Telfords in Portlaoise are celebrating this week after taking home a top national award at a ceremony in Dublin.
Telfords Portlaoise Ltd was announced as the winner of the overall Octabuild Award for Excellence at the 2024 all-island Octabuild Builders Merchant Excellence Awards. CONTINUE READING BELOW PHOTO
Pictured: Declan Conlon, Octabuild Chairperson with Liam McEvoy from Telfords Portlaoise Ltd, Laois, winner of the Octabuild Leinster Regional Award and Octabuild Award for Excellence.
The company also won the Leinster Regional Award.
The Octabuild Builders Merchant Excellence Awards ceremony was held on Thursday, October 17 at a gala event in the Round Room at the Mansion House in Dublin. It was attended by over 250 guests including shortlisted merchants and representatives of the builders merchant trade from across the country. The event was hosted by the eight Octabuild members, Dulux, Etex, Glennon Brothers, Grant Engineering, Gyproc, Irish Cement, Kingspan Insulation and Wavin.
Guest of honour at the awards was Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence, Micheál Martin, TD. Congratulating all the winners the Tánaiste said: “I would like to congratulate all the finalists and winners at this year’s awards, particularly Telfords Portlaoise Ltd who won the overall Octabuild Award for Excellence 2024. These awards recognise the vital role of the builders merchants industry to the wider construction sector. I want to commend the organisers and Octabuild Chairperson, Declan Conlon for such a great event.”
Octabuild Chairperson, Declan Conlon said: “It’s important to Octabuild that the Awards highlight the excellence of Irish builders merchants to the building and construction industry amidst its ever-changing landscape. Congratulations to all finalists and winners from all over the country who represent absolute excellence in the industry.”
Commenting on the quality of the entries, the judges said: “It is evident that the industry is evolving at a rapid pace with merchants across the country leading the way in the continuously changing landscape. The competition is fierce as merchants have embraced the opportunities in staff training, stock portfolio, premises, customer service, promotion, ecommerce and sustainability to develop their businesses.”
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