Media Release: Get ready to ROCCO with Renfrewshire Chamber

ROCCO

ROCCO 2012, the ninth Annual Business Awards of Renfrewshire Chamber, take place at the Cosmopolitan Normandy Hotel in Renfrew on Friday 16th November.

The principal sponsor for the premier business event in Renfrewshire is easyJet, with 14 other organisations sponsoring the individual awards. Hosted by Fred MacAulay, the winners will be presented with their awards in front of a capacity crowd of 480. In addition to recognising business excellence across Renfrewshire, the ROCCOs also raise money for good causes, having raised in excess of £50,000 over the last few years.

Commenting on the ROCCOs, chamber president Tom Johnston, said: “ROCCO is the biggest business night in Renfrewshire and one of the best corporate events in Scotland. Different from most in that it is a positive, feel good event. I wish all our finalists the best of luck on the night and say thank you to all the sponsors and organisations that have supported the ROCCOs this year.”

The companies shortlisted are:

ROCCO Award for Employer of the Year – sponsored by Rolls Royce
- Phoenix Car Company
– Spectrum Service Solutions
– The Malcolm Group

ROCCO Award for Invest in Renfrewshire- sponsored by Renfrewshire Council
- Cosmopolitan Hotels Group
– Fission Creative
– Scottish Leather Group

ROCCO Award for Third Sector Recognition- sponsored by Engage Renfrewshire & The Royal Bank of Scotland
- Accord Hospice
– RAMH
– The Star Project

ROCCO Award for Most Promising New Business – sponsored by Renfrewshire Council
- Fresh Cleaning
– Meso
– SIP PMC Ltd

ROCCO Award for Excellence in Manufacturing – sponsored by the Scottish Leather Group
- Caledonian Industries
– Life Technologies
– Rolls Royce plc

ROCCO Award for International Trade – sponsored by Glasgow Airport
- Caledonian Industries
– Chivas Brothers
– Scottish Leather Group

ROCCO Award for Family Business of the Year – sponsored by The Malcolm Group
- Gillies Gas Services
– Phoenix Car Company
– Spectrum Service Solutions

ROCCO Award for Young Business Person of the Year – sponsored by Reid Kerr College
- Anna Devitt – Direct Devitt
– Mark McShane – Training Developments Scotland
– Nick Cohen – PCR Business

ROCCO Award for Excellence in Customer Service – sponsored by Braehead
- Enchanted Forest Nurseries
– Glasgow Airport
– NS Design

ROCCO Award for Journey to Zero Waste - sponsored by The William Tracey Group
- Consult Lift Services
– Scottish Leather Group
– Spectrum Service Solutions

ROCCO Award for Innovation & Technology – sponsored by Hillington Park Innovation Centre
- Caledonian Industries
– IRW Systems Ltd
– Meso

ROCCO Award for Outstanding Performing Business >25 employees – sponsored by Phoenix Car
- Holiday Inn Glasgow Airport
– Scottish Leather Group
– The Malcolm Group

ROCCO Award for Outstanding Performing Business <25 employees – sponsorsed by the University of the West of Scotland
- ChemTech Consultancy Ltd
– Fresh Cleaning
– Sarkar Defence Solutions Ltd

ROCCO Award for Business Leader of the Year – sponsored by Diageo
- Stuart Macdonald, Seric Systems
– Andrew Malcolm, The Malcolm Group
– Paul smith, XCL Framing solutions
– Iain McFadyen, Scottish Leather Group
– Douglas Winfield, Holiday inn Glasgow Airport

Bob Davidson, chamber chief executive, commented: “2012 has been another great year for the Chamber – not only our biggest ROCCO ever but a year in which we have grown the team, further increased the membership and won a number of accolades including Chamber of the Year finalist for the second year running and awarded Investors in People Silver.”

ENDS

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Contact: Bob Davidson
Phone: 0141 847 5452
Email: bdavidson@renfrewshirechamber.com
Website: http://www.renfrewshirechamber.com