Innovate Business Technologies, a Wexford-based provider of technology and telecoms has been named the overall winner at the National Enterprise Awards 2012 held at the Mansion House in Dublin last night.
The National Enterprise Awards is organised by the County and City Enterprise Boards to recognise the achievements of Ireland’s micro-enterprises.
Innovate’s managing director Jim Hughes came from a farming background where money was tight and this is one of the factors that motivates him to maintain a solid cash-flow base. He left a senior role in IT Management to set up the company which now employs nine people and is based at Knockmullen Business Park, Gorey, Co Wexford.
Innovate was established in 2005 and now has a turnover in excess of €1.4 million. It has developed the ground-breaking telecoms product VoiceGrid. The company also has strong cloud solutions coming on stream, including a server platform, cloud e-mail platform and cloud security solution.
Innovate has completed projects so far this year in Florida, Chicago, San Diego and London; customers include Glanbia, British American Tobacco and Allianz Worldwide Care.
Rita Guinan, chair of the National Enterprise Awards organising committee said: "Innovate Business Technologies is a deserved winner of the National Enterprise Award for 2012, having become a market leader in technology and telecoms. The company is building a strong business model and is committed to continuing Research and Development. Innovate Business Technologies has developed its own ground-breaking products and continues to identify areas of growth, including its new range of Cloud-based technologies. The company is an excellent ambassador for Irish enterprise and I am delighted it has been recognised for its on-going achievements".
Other winners at the National Enterprise Awards 2012 are: Keoghs Crisps. from Fingal, Co Dublin, which secured the Best Start-Up award; Quickcrop, from Sligo, winner of the Innovation Award; and Hailstorm Commerce from Co Limerick was named Best Exporter.
The other four finalists were Irlanda en Espanol from Dublin City, Web Team International from Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown, Advanced NDT Solutions from Co Westmeath and Carrig Infrastructure Solutions from Co Wicklow.
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