Laois companies nominated for Green Awards 2023

CJ Sheeran is leading the field in nominations for the upcoming Green Awards 2023.

The Mountrath based Timber Packaging & Pallets business has been nominated for three awards, namely the Sustainable Energy Achievement Award; the Green Manufacturer Award; and the Excellence in Waste Management Award. 

The company won the 2022 Business Recycling Award last year. 

The other nomination is the Stradbally based Ballykilcavan Farm & Brewery. 

The brewery has been nominated as Green Micro Organisation of the Year. 

The business is also no stranger to Awards having previous won the Small to Medium Business Award at the Sustainable Business Awards and winning the Sustainability Award from the Small Firms Association. 

Two businesses who have operations based in Laois have also been nominated. 

They are Dawn Meats, who have a factory in Rathdowney, and have been nominated for Sustainability Team of the Year. Also nominated is Refillz Zero Waste, based at Solas Portarlington, who have been nominated as Green Micro Organisation of the Year. 

The other nominees are parcel delivery company, DPD, based in Athlone; design and print company, the FACTORY, based in Birr

The Awards will be announced at a gala event in the Clayton Hotel on the Burlington Road in Dublin on February 21.