The shortlist has been announced for the 2024 Octabuild Builders Merchant Excellence Awards with 21 builders merchants across the island of Ireland now in contention for four regional awards, five category awards and the overall Octabuild Builders Merchant Excellence Award. In addition, nine staff members have been nominated for the Rising Star Award, which recognises the up-and-coming talent in the industry.
The Octabuild Awards, which have been recognising excellence in the builders merchant trade for over 35 years, continue with an all-island competition this year. All shortlisted merchants will now receive a visit from the judges. The awards ceremony will take place on the evening of Thursday, October 17th in the Round Room at the Mansion House in Dublin, where all shortlisted merchants will be guests of Octabuild at the event.
The shortlist for the Octabuild Builders Merchant Excellence Awards 2024 is as follows:
Connacht/Donegal/Monaghan/Cavan Regional Award
- The Cope Topline Builders Providers, Donegal
- Chadwicks Castlebar, Mayo
- Chadwicks Galway, Galway Joyce’s Hardware & Home, Galway
Leinster Regional Award
- Telfords Portlaoise Ltd, Laois
- Chadwicks Coolock, Dublin
- Chadwicks Robinhood Road, Dublin
- Rooneys Home & Hardware, Meath
- Wallace’s Homevalue, Wexford
Munster Regional Award
- Cork Builders Providers, Togher, Cork
- Morris Builders Providers Ltd, Waterford
- Chadwicks Clonmel, Tipperary
- Stakelum`s Home & Hardware, Tipperary
Northern Ireland Regional Award
- Murdock Builders Merchants Ltd – Newtownards, Down
- JP Corry Lisburn, Down
- JP Corry Springfield Road, Antrim
- JP Corry Dromore, Down
Excellence in Business Management
- Cork Builders Providers, Togher, Cork
- Chadwicks Robinhood Road, Dublin
- Chadwicks Castlebar, Mayo
- Brook’s Bluebell, Dublin
Excellence in Customer Service
- Chadwicks Coolock, Dublin
- Chadwicks Galway, Galway
- Rooney’s Home & Hardware, Meath
- Wallace’s Homevalue, Wexford
Excellence in Sales and Marketing
- Chadwicks Castlebar, Mayo
- Chadwicks Galway, Galway
- Wallace’s Homevalue, Wexford
- JP Corry Newry, Armagh
Excellence in Sustainable Business
- Chadwicks Clonmel, Tipperary
- Chadwicks Coolock, Dublin
- Chadwicks Robinhood Road, Dublin
- Joyce’s Hardware & Home, Galway
Excellence in Community Outreach
- Inishowen Co-Op, Carndonagh, Donegal
- Morris Builders Providers Ltd, Waterford
- Wogan Build Centre, Louth
- Murdock Builders Merchants Ltd – Newtownards, Down
Rising Star Award
- Shane Milligan – Murdock Builders Merchants Ltd, Newry, Down
- Katarzyna Jaszczuk – Morris Builders Providers Ltd, Waterford
- Josh Duggan – McMahons Builders Providers Dunmanway, Cork
- Andrew Johnston – Newry Building Supplies (Murdock Builders Merchants Ltd), Down
- Daniel Wall – Telfords Portlaoise Ltd, Laois
- Niall Bradley – Wallace’s Homevalue, Wexford
- Sean Black – T O’Higgins Ltd, Galway
- Marcus Harvey – JP Corry Springfield Road, Antrim
- Luke Martin – JP Corry Dromore, Down
