A PRESTIGIOUS new awards scheme has been launched to recognise
Lanarkshire's top performing companies.
The Lanarkshire Business Awards, supported by The Herald, will have
Lanarkshire Development Agency, the Lanarkshire Super County Campaign,
and Lanarkshire Quality Forum as its main sponsors.
There will be four company awards aimed at recognising achievers in
the fields of quality, export, sub-contract manufacturing, and small
business. There will also be a Business Personality of the Year award.
The awards will be presented at a gala dinner in Motherwell Civic
Centre on November 4, which will be attended by more than 250 local
business people.
Dave McKay, chairman of the Quality Forum, says: ''This will be the
business night of the year as far as Lanarkshire companies are
concerned. We fully expect to identify a number of world-class
Lanarkshire companies.''
Mr McKay, who heads the JVC operation in East Kilbride, says he
expects the dinner to become an annual event and that they are close to
signing a big-name guest speaker.
Terry Currie, head of the Super County campaign and LDA's Director of
Business Development, says: ''We are delighted to be sponsoring the
Lanarkshire Business Awards.
''There are a number of companies in Lanarkshire who are producing
world-class products and services and achieving remarkable rates of
growth.
''This awards scheme is designed to recognise these achievers and
bring them to the notice of the wider marketplace.
''I am delighted that The Herald is backing the awards. This will help
ensure our winners receive national coverage and not just local
recognition.''
Lanarkshire Quality Forum is an organisation with more than 100 member
companies dedicated to achieving total quality management in their
day-to-day operations.
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