Guaranteed Irish Awards 2024

Nominated Brand Activation Champion

Guaranteed Irish Business Finalists Announced for Guaranteed Irish 50^th Anniversary, proudly supported by PTSB.

Monday, January 15^th, 2024: Sheds Direct Ireland are delighted to be nominated in the Brand Activation Champion category at the third annual Guaranteed Irish Business Awards 2024, proudly supported by PTSB. The Awards ceremony will take place on Thursday, March 21st at The RDS and will celebrate Ireland’s leading businesses that support jobs, are committed to local communities, and contribute to Ireland, its people, and its economy.

MC’d by business broadcaster and comedian, Oliver Callan, the third annual Guaranteed Irish Business Awards is combined with a gala ball to celebrate the 50^th anniversary of Guaranteed Irish. The Awards will recognise and reward the success and resilience of both homegrown and multinational businesses across various sector categories. 

An independent panel of distinguished industry leaders from names including Matheson, An Post, 30% Club, Viatel Technology Group, FBD Insurance, IDA Ireland, Bord Bia, Sisk Group, Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI), and Design & Crafts Council Ireland (DCCI) had the tough task of shortlisting a total of 171 finalists after whittling down hundreds of entries.

Brid O’Connell CEO Guaranteed Irish said, “2024 is a little more special for Guaranteed Irish winners as we celebrate our 50^th anniversary. The calibre of entries for this year’s awards was remarkable, in terms of quality and numbers. We received at increase of 70% on entries. We look forward to celebrating the incredible contribution Guaranteed Irish businesses make to Ireland and international markets, with the continued support of proud title sponsor of the Awards PTSB for a third consecutive year. Congratulations to all of our finalists. 

Our Business Awards to date have been a tremendous success, our nominees and award winners went on to achieve phenomenal success last year, from building brand awareness, to securing investment, and expanding globally. We were delighted to welcome those businesses to the growing membership of the Guaranteed Irish Alumni Community and look forward to what the New Year will bring for our 2024 finalists.”

Speaking to the announcement, PTSB’s Retail Banking Director, Patrick Farrell, “PTSB is proud to be the title sponsor of the 2024 Guaranteed Irish Business Awrds and wishes a most sincere congratulations to each of this year’s finalists. For 50 years, Guaranteed Irish has championed the contribution of Irish businesses at both a local and international level. As a Bank solely focused on the Irish market, it is an honour for PTSB to work alongside the Guaranteed Irish team in recognising and celebrating the contribution and commitment of Irish businesses to local employment and global innovation through the 2024 Awards cycle.”

Seán Conroy, Marketing Manager at Sheds Direct Ireland was delighted with the news. “Being a Guaranteed Irish company means a lot to us. To then be nominated at their Business Awards really blew us away. We’ve seen the overwhelming positive effects of using the ‘G’ logo in our marketing materials and we have really enjoyed our time and inclusion with Guaranteed Irish. We hope we can go all the way, but we know that we’re nominated alongside some fantastic companies. We recommend Guaranteed Irish to any company that is considering getting involved; it has been a total benefit to our company, brand and business and we look forward to working with them in the years ahead. 

Guaranteed Irish Business Awards 2024 Shortlist:

List of Finalists for Brand Activation Champion below.

Brand Activation Champion

• Abbeylands Furniture 
• Community Credit Union
• Hemp Heros
• Juspy
• Kerrigans Craft Butchers
• Positive Retail
• Sheds Direct Ireland
• Tara Slevin Group
• Thorntons Recycling
• ULTRAPURE Laboratories
• VivaGreen
• YOLO Print

Visit http://www.guaranteedirish.ie/giba to view the full Shortlist and for further information.

 

About Guaranteed Irish:

• Guaranteed Irish is a national organisation that supports all businesses in Ireland (home-grown and international) that support jobs, communities, and provenance. Around for 50 years, the iconic symbol is synonymous with trust and provenance. 
• The not-for-profit collection of businesses that support each other has been championing business based in Ireland since 1974. The official Guaranteed Irish licenced mark is awarded to businesses based in Ireland that support sustainable jobs, contribute to our local communities, and are committed to Irish provenance. Guaranteed Irish currently backs over 2,000 business members, employing 150,000 people across Ireland, generating an annual combined Irish turnover of over €15bn and a global turnover of over €50bn.