RSM honours the Maltese finalists for the European Business Awards

RSM has honoured 11 Maltese companies who have reached the final round of the European Business Awards.

The Maltese companies participating in the European Business Awards are: CloudLabs Ltd, Exigy Ltd, AquaBioTech Group, Business Leaders (Malta) Ltd, CasaSoft Ltd, WasteServ Malta Limited, AirX, HalMann Vella Group plc, NetRefer, OzoGroup of Companies and STM Malta Trust & Company Management Limited.

A networking event was recently organised by RSM at their new offices in Żebbuġ. The event served as a platform to exchange views on the challenges and opportunities faced by the different economic sectors represented by the 11 Maltese companies.

NetRefer and AirX were both given a special tribute for being awarded the coveted Ruban d’Honneur to acknowledge the companies’ customer focus and entrepreneurial efforts respectively.

The European Business Awards were set up to support the development of a stronger and more successful business community throughout Europe. This year it engaged with more than 33,000 businesses at entry stage. Lead sponsor RSM, a provider of audit, tax and consulting services to middle market businesses globally, has supported the European Business Awards since its inception. Last year the public vote generated over 227,000 votes from across the globe.

During the networking event, RSM managing partner Maria Micallef, said: “It is great to see so many excellent entities from Malta at this stage in the competition. It is important that we support our local businesses and as a firm, we are happy to enable Malta’s bestin-class to showcase their success on one of the largest European recognition platforms. All finalists will be gaining visibility, credibility and recognition for their hard work. The strength and competitiveness of this year’s entries in addition to the rigorous evaluation process to select the national champions should be a reason for each finalist to take great pride in their achievement. RSM Malta will continue to work hard to become the natural service provider of choice for enterprises with an ambition to grow locally and internationally. Our highly skilled team can help these companies move forward with confidence.”

All finalists have showcased their unique business stories online at www.businessawardseurope.com and they are now competing against each other for the coveted title of National Public Champion chosen by popular vote.

Immediately after the National Public Champions are announced, a second and final public vote will begin as the final companies compete against each other to decide one overall European Public Champion. Separately, the Awards’ independent judges will review the videos and select 110 category finalists who will then go on to the Gala Final in May where the final winners, as well as the European Public Champion, will be announced.

RSM is the sixth largest network of independent audit, tax and consulting firms, encompassing over 120 countries, 793 offices and more than 41,200 people internationally. The network’s total fee income is US$4.8bn.