energystore wins at the Business Eye Family Business Awards

Neil Ferguson, Technical Director (Left) and Connor McCandless, Group Sales & Innovation Director (Right)

energystore won the Most Innovative Family Business at the Business Eye Family Business Awards.

Family businesses now represent 57 per cent of all private-sector employment in Northern Ireland, equating to 328,000 jobs, according to accountants Harbinson Mulholland. The awards recognise excellence in family businesses in NI and energystore was recognised for our innovative insulation solutions available in the UK and Ireland.

“Northern Ireland has a really strong family business sector, from some of our very largest companies to a network of SMEs across every sector,” says Business Eye’s Brenda Buckley. “The Family Business category at our annual Business Eye Awards has always attracted our largest and more diverse entry by some distance.

“So we feel that the time is right, especially as we emerge from the Covid pandemic, for Northern Ireland’s many family businesses to have their very own awards scheme, and that their achievement can be showcased and recognised.”

The 13 categories covered areas such as Manufacturing, Tourism & Hospitality, Retail and Emerging Business, and there will be individual awards aimed at high-achieving family business owners and leaders.

“Innovation is something that drives us. Developing our existing products to be used in new and exciting ways as well as bringing new, innovative solutions to the market is something we dedicate a lot of our resources to. Having these efforts recognised by Business Eye is fantastic.” Connor McCandless, Group Sales & Innovation Director