Adventure centre wins award
COURTOWN Adventure and Leisure Centre has won the Sustainable Energy category at the SFA National Small Business Awards.
The community-run centre has carried out significant energy-saving works including: installing solar panels on the pool roof; a new retrofit of LED lighting; and installing new pumps for the pool with new variable speed drives.
General Manager Margaret Quinn said they are delighted to have won the Sustainable Energy category of the Small Firms Association awards.
‘We appreciate the loyalty we get from customers year after year and their input into our efforts to make this a sustainable energy centre,’ said Margaret. ‘Wexford County Council are also an excellent supporter of the centre.’
Announcing the overall winner, SFA Chair Sue O’Neill said Courtown Adventure and Leisure Centre provides a great range of activities for the southeast.
‘This community run, notfor-profit organisation implemented a drastic overhaul and upgrade of their energy systems,’ said Sue. ‘They have managed to achieve a 50 per cent reduction in energy costs over two years, what a phenomenal achievement.’
Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation Heather Humphries presented General Manager Margaret Quinn with the award.
The aim of the awards is to celebrate the achievements of small businesses in Ireland, and to recognise the vital contribution to the Irish economy. The winners were selected from hundreds of applications received.