The winners of the County Louth Enterprise Awards were announced today at a small ceremony hosted by the Local Enterprise Office and top of the class of 2022 was Dr. Conor Kerley of Phytaphix.ie. who was named as the overall winner and also bagged the Innovation Award.
Conor will go forward to represent Louth at the National Enteprise Awards in June at the Mansion House Dublin. Phytaphix is a scientific nutrition company, creating whole-food, plant based nutrition products.
Founder, Dr. Conor Kerley, has emerged from the academic world to bring his cutting edge scientific research to the market in a range of immune support and nutritional products.
Phytaphix has previously been awarded a World Food Innovation Award, among many other accolades, and their products are consumed all over the world.
This award recognises Conor’s exceptional research and knowledge, coupled with a deep mission to improve public health through high quality nutrition. The award credits Conor’s determination, his innovation, his vision and adaptability.
Best Start-Up Award went to Digital Design Consultancy which provides design and consultancy services to the construction sector. By using digital modelling, they create and manage construction information across the project lifecycle. Founder Nathanael Cooney and his team were selected for their excellence in innovation, expansion into international markets, high quality employment creation and future growth potential. This company is definitely one to watch.
Winner of the Sustainability Award Sarah McKenna has been a leading ceramicist for over 20 years and her work has long been hailed for it’s beauty, thoughtfulness and practicality. This award acknowledges the actions that Sarah has taken to drive sustainability, including action on energy usage, packaging, materials and feeding into the circular economy and though her industry may be traditional, Sarah is continuing to adapt and evolve, implementing change in a really positive way.
The Best Established Business Award was won by Colm O’Hagan of Project Engineering, a leading provider of Mechanical Engineering Services to the manufacturing and technology sectors. The award acknowledges the company’s constant focus on its business offering and competitiveness and ability to anticipate future trends in industry, providing high value employment. The award recognises Colm’s constant investment of time and thought given to the business and consistent evolution of services.
“Congratulations to each of our four winners and best of luck to Conor as he goes forward to represent Louth in the National Enterprise Awards in the summer” said Louth’s Head of Enterprise Thomas McEvoy.
“One thing that each of our winners have in common is that they have received support from us at the Local Enterprise Office at different stages of their business development.
“We are here to support small businesses at all stages so visit www.localenterprise.ie/louth to discover how we can support your business into the future.”
