Cootehill firm named enterprise finalist
Cootehill Precision Engineering, established in 1992 by managing director Gerry McIntyre and his late wife Caroline, provides machined parts to a range of sectors including the wind, heat, energy, pharmaceutical, quarrying, and glass industries.
Local company Cootehill Precision Engineering will represent Cavan in the National Enterprise Awards next month.
They will be hoping to follow in the footsteps of past winner Obelisk (2000) when the National Enterprise Awards Final takes place virtually on February 11.
The National Enterprise Awards celebrate small businesses and recognise excellence in exporting, sustainability and innovation. The finalists are competing for a €50,000 prize fund which goes to the overall winner, as well as eight regional awards.
This year there will also be two new award categories that reflect the challenging business conditions that companies have faced because of the pandemic and Brexit.
The Pivot Award will be presented to a company which has successfully pivoted their business in the face of challenging conditions in the last 12 months.
The Brexit Ready Award meanwhile will be presented to a company who have excelled in their preparation for Brexit particularly where it would have created specific challenges for them as a business.
Cootehill Precision Engineering, established in 1992 by managing director Gerry McIntyre and his late wife Caroline, provides machined parts to a range of sectors including the wind, heat, energy, pharmaceutical, quarrying, and glass industries.
The company, which is a past Cavan Local Enterprise 'Best Established Business' award winner, has invested in state of the art machining, scanning and 3-D printing equipment.
Fine Gael Minister Heather Humphreys, sent best wishes to the local company.
“I send every best wish to Cootehill Precision Engineering, announced today as a finalist by the County Local Enterprise Office.”
She added: “I applaud County Local Enterprise Office for the invaluable work it continues to do for in encouraging entrepreneurship and supporting small businesses in County. Other great initiatives include Local Enterprise Week, the Student Enterprise Programme and National Women’s Enterprise Day.”
Other local companies in the running for the National Enterprise Award are Dromod Boxty (Local Enterprise Office Leitrim), 5Global (Local Enterprise Office Longford), and Qualitas Electronics (Local Enterprise Office Meath).