Greenme.ie Proud winners of the Manufacturing and Technology Category in the JFC/Teagasc Innovation Awards
Greenme.ie wings it!
Greenme.ie have enjoyed a whirlwind public introduction that most new businesses would only dream of! Having succeeded in getting a place among the 12 finalists for the prestigious JFC / Teagasc Innovation Awards, they have now gone one further and won their category outright!! The JFC Innovation Awards is a new award scheme aimed at the rural community with three separate categories – 1) Environment & Energy, 2) Manufacturing & Technology and 3) Rural Tourism & Value Added Food Production / Services.The innovation and enterprise competition was launched in November 2006 and saw entrants from a highly competitive field of impressive business plans and budding enterprise.Greenme.ie walked away with the top award for the Manufacturing and Technology category!! The award ceremony was held in the Hodson Bay Hotel, Athlone last week. It was a fabulous evening and we thoroughly enjoyed meeting and talking to the other entrants. The diversity in strong entrepreneurial skills among the entrants enforces the calibre of innovation that exists in rural business. We are humbled and proud to be considered among such talent.Greenme.ie we will the 1st of its kind to promote a comprehensive directory of Irish products direct from the producer to the consumer. The recent national and international drive towards individual awareness of climate change, environmental impacts and the power of one prompted Gina Geagan and Jo Nash to create a comprehensive database, directory and resource of everything under the umbrella of sustainable living.When you join up, Greenme.ie will help you reach the resources and tools you need to achieve a more sustainable lifestyle. The ethos of Greenme.ie is that it is not difficult to make a meaningful contribution to a sustainable, responsible way of life, just one or two simple steps can easily be incorporated into everyone’s lifestyle – it’s just a case of taking the initiative to implement these steps. Whether you are building a new house or looking for your nearest farmer’s market, Greenme.ie is the one stop site for you. Once you become a Greenme.ie member you can access information on sustainable suppliers, products and produce on your very doorstep!Our friendly Forum will help you decipher the best information for your needs, and with your help we will develop a definitive and conclusive rated guide for products, producers and suppliers.At this very moment Greenme.ie is buzzing all around the country to build their directory as comprehensively as possible. So please take a minute to register your details and be part of this exciting move.Website Launch is scheduled for mid summer 2007 and at that stage Greenme will wing its way to your inbox with a special invite to check us out and enjoy the Greenme.ie kick off!!!The JFC award has legitimised Greenme.ie and has impacted on our approach to our upcoming launch in an incredibly positive way. We are hugely thankful for the exposure we are getting through this recognition, and invite everyone who hears about us now to log on and register as a Greenme member and take that all important step towards a more responsible sustainable way of life!
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