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Irish companies win business awards
Sunday, September 07, 2008 By Nicola Cooke
Businessman Richard Branson will receive a lifetime achievement award at the International Business Awards, which will be attended by about 250 people in Dublin tomorrow.

Irish firms Globoforce and Creganna will be among the firms accepting so-called ‘Stevie’ awards, which are presented in 40 categories, covering products, communications, management, marketing and other areas of business. It is the first time that the awards, which are now in their fifth year, have been presented outside the US.

Globoforce, which runs staff incentive schemes for large firms, will collect one award for best multinational company and another for its website. The company’s customers include Intel, Amgen and Citibank, and it is on course to have revenues of $100 million this year.

Medical device firm Creganna won an award for the best product development department. The company had sales of €45 million last year and Helen Ryan, chief executive of Creganna, said the firm would grow by more than 20 per cent this year.

Adrian Brady, the Irish chief executive of British-based public relations firm Eulogy, will collect a Stevie award for the best communications campaign in Europe, for the launch of the Hard Day’s Night hotel in Liverpool. The advisory board for the awards includes billionaire Donald Trump.

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