Q Mark Rewards 50th Anniversary Winners

The National Q Mark Awards were held 28^th September at the Clayton Hotel, Dublin. Some 560 guests attended this popular, black tie event, along with the guest of honour, Heather Humphreys, Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation. The Q Mark certification programme, run by Excellence Ireland Quality Association (EIQA), operates in 13 business sectors and is a business excellence standard that reviews all aspects of a company’s performance and its commitment to delivering continued improvement. EIQA celebrates its 50^th anniversary this year and has marked the occasion with a suite of impressive gold-plated trophies for the event, designed and manufactured by Special EFX.

Brushed and polished gold-plated Q Mark trophies

The companies that won the Q Award categories were presented with cylinder shaped trophies made in solid aluminium, finished in contrasting polished and nickel plate and crowned with an angled gold-plated Q Mark logo. The national winners were presented with a fabulous, solo, gold Q Mark, mounted on a black plinth; produced in a combination of brushed and polished gold plate; the resulting trophies are both sophisticated and have a high perceived value. In addition, engraved crystal, cylinder-styled trophies were made for presentation to companies that were highly recommended by the judges.

The Managing Director EIQA was delighted with the suite of trophies produced: “As a company that recognises quality and excellence it was important to us that the trophies would reflect these values. Working with Shelley & the team in EFX we weren’t disappointed… Whilst I was very happy with all three designs, I do believe that the specially commissioned Gold Q was outstanding!”