Ballyhaunis family-owned company nominated for six national awards

The success of a Ballyhaunis based family owned company, EPS, has been recognised ahead of Friday's inaugural Energia Family Business Awards.

The event is the first of its kind in Ireland celebrating successful generations of families who work together in businesses of all shapes and sizes across the country.

The Energia Family Business Awards acknowledge the efforts of family run businesses in reshaping the business landscape. Over 200 entries were received with a remarkable response from family businesses both old and new across Ireland.

The timing couldn’t be better for the company which marks its 50th anniversary this year.

EPS is a finalist in six categories, Manufacturing and Engineering Family Business of the Year; Innovative Family Business Award; International Family Business of the Year; Energia Sustainable Family Business of the Year; Family Business CSR Award and the Fastest Growing Family Business Award.

“As a family business steeped in tradition, we are really delighted to have our achievements recognised across such varied categories”, says regional director Tadhg Buckley Jr.

“There are very specific challenges facing family businesses in Ireland and in recent years, EPS has successfully made the transition between generation 1 and 2. We are so proud of how far we have come from since December 1968”.

Commenting on the finalists, Katherine O'Riordan, event director said, “We are thrilled to be hosting these inaugural awards. Irish family businesses have always been and continue to be a fundamental part of the Irish community, with so many businesses run by fathers, sons, mothers, daughters, aunts and uncles. We are proud to acknowledge, support and reward the family business industry in Ireland.”

The Energia Family Business Awards take place on Friday in the Round Room of the Mansion House, Dublin, where MC for the event will be Today FM’s Matt Cooper.