Bray People

ShorelineL­eisure winsatopti­tleat qualityawa­rds

- By MARY FOGARTY

IRELAND Active, the representa­tive body for the Leisure, Health and Fitness Industry, has awarded Shoreline Leisure in Greystones, County Wicklow with the ‘Best Leisure’ title at the National Quality Standard Awards.

The Annual event that took place at Druid Glens Resort on Friday, November 16 saw the Greystones facility recognised for its high standards across safety, hygiene, customer engagement and human resources.

The National Quality Standard Awards are designed to acknowledg­e excellence in the Leisure and Hotel Leisure Facility Industry. The awards which were this year awarded to 93 leisure and fitness facilities nationwide feature five separate categories namely, ‘Best Leisure’, ‘Best Hotel Leisure’, ‘Best Fitness’, ‘Best Newcomer’, and ‘Most Improved’.

Greg Loesken of Shoreline Leisure Greystone’s commented on the win, saying:

‘We are absolutely delighted to win the prestigiou­s title of ‘Best Leisure’ at the Ireland Active National Quality Standard Awards. The competitio­n amongst the categories grows every year, and we’re thrilled to be here to accept this award as a reflection of the hard work and dedication shown by our excellent team who gives 100 per cent to reach the highest benchmark of standards for our customers.’

Other winners across the county included Coral Leisure in Arklow and Wicklow, druids Glen, Shoreline Bray and Shoreline sports park, Charleslan­d.

The Awards were held in conjunctio­n with Ireland Active’s annual conference, where some of the most notable names in the industry nationally and internatio­nally, spoke on topics relevant to the leisure, health and fitness industry.

Speaking on the event, Conn McCluskey, CEO, Ireland Active said: ‘We are delighted to host the inaugural Ireland Active National Quality Standard Awards, having re-branded the awards this year after 15 years as the White Flag Awards. The awards serve to recognise the deserving recipients for their hard work in setting the bar for the highest level of standards possible in their leisure, fitness and hotel leisure facilities who such a significan­t role in the health and well-being of the country. We are thrilled to acknowledg­e each facility for their outstandin­g accomplish­ments in the areas of safety, hygiene, customer engagement and human resources.’

The key note speaker at this year’s event was Colin Milner, CEO & founder of Internatio­nal Council on Active Ageing addressing the important contributi­on the health, leisure and fitness industry can play in keeping people active into older age.

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The ‘Best Leisure’ award being accepted by Shoreline.
 ??  ?? Olivia Lynch from KPMG presenting Aisling Callaghan of Wilson Security with her Going For Growth certificat­e.
Olivia Lynch from KPMG presenting Aisling Callaghan of Wilson Security with her Going For Growth certificat­e.

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