EMERGING NEW BUSINESSES
Sandra Stanley Chic Commodities company directors Francois de Dietrich David Mullen
Print Delicious Karen Brown and Tomasz Kucemba ETIC Solutions Engineering Documentation
Lynne Whelan
Gael Energy
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Aspartofthisyear’sawards,thefollowingfivebusinesseshavebeenselectedastheBestEmergingNewBusinesses.
Eachofthesecompanieshasthepotentialtogrowintoasuccessfulorganisationthatwillbeinnovativeandcreate
employment.ItishopedthesecompanieswillbefuturewinnersoftheSFANationalSmallBusinessAward
USINGpatented‘chocolography’technology,PrintDelicious products that are ‘chemically-clean’, with eco-friendly installed in the building.
canreproduceanylogo,imageormessageinfullcolouronto qualities.WithapropositionlikeVANI-T,wehavethecom- “Itistheemphasisonengineeringthatseparatesourcom-
chocolate using EU-approved edible inks. The concept has petitive edge,” says Brown. Chic Commodities has recently panyfrombusinessesofferingadministrativeservicesonly,”
beenwellreceivedbycorporateIreland,withmanytopcom- won the rights to distribute VANI-T products in Poland. says company founder, David Mullen. Turnover has dou-
paniesusingPrintDeliciouschocolatesasamarketingtool CHIC COMMODITIES, Unit 7, Canal Walk, Park West bled year on year, while repeat business and word of
or as gifts. Business Park, Dublin 12. Tel: 01 6204301. mouthhavedrivengrowth.Thecompanyisnowworking
The company, which was founded last August, is run by
www.chiccommodities.com. on some of the largest projects in the country, which
Sandra Stanley, with the help of her husband and a team include pharmaceutical plants, office blocks and data
whenneeded.Shesays:“Withincreasedmarketing,hope- ETICSolutionsisabusinessmanagementcompanythat centres. It recently launched web-based products, allow-
fully increased sales will follow, enabling me to expand in provides a variety of services to other businesses and the ing clients to log in and view their manuals online.
anynumberofdirections,includingretail.AsIrelandisthe general public. “We think outside the box at ETIC to pro- ENGINEERING DOCUMENTATION, ITSBIC, Institute of
third-highest consumer of chocolate in the world [per vide services in a very different and fresh way, primarily Technology Campus, Ballinode, Co Sligo. Tel: 071 9141564.
capita], I believe this is the way forward.” to the tourism and hospitality industry, through the
www.engdoc.eu.
PRINT DELICIOUS, The Creative Chocolate Printing launchofanewinternationalhotelbrandtoIreland,aswell
Company, 7 Quinsboro Road, Bray, Co Wicklow. as a contemporary restaurant chain. Etic Solution’s port- FOLLOWINGtwoyearsofpracticalinstallationsinIreland,
Tel: 01 2765800.
www.printdelicious.ie. folio also includes an estate agency that implements an solar and wood pellet/chip systems provider Gael Energy
innovativemarketingapproach,theonlyspecialisedchef now offers a complete service on any size project. Training
KARENBrown,managingdirectorofChicCommodities, recruitmentagencyinIreland,aFrenchLanguageschool, fortheteamhasincludedtripstoAustria,whichisatthefore-
is revolutionising the way we tan by bringing an organic event management and PR agency,” says company direc- front of renewable-energy technologies, both in manufac-
alternative to the market. tor Francois de Dietrich. turinganduse.GaelEnergyisthemainIrishdistributorand
VANI-T was officially launched in June 2008 and is now ETIC SOLUTIONS, Unit 12 College Court, Lower Main Street, installer of the Lazer 2 solar hot water heating system.
availableindepartmentstores,pharmacychainsandinover Ballybofey, Co Donegal. Tel: 074 9175255. LynneWhelan,companyfounder,comments:“Wenoticed
80independentpharmacies,100salonsandbeautyclinics
www.eticsolutions.com. a greater uptake in the ‘retro-fit’ of existing buildings.
throughoutIreland.Thecompanyisopeningaflagshipstore Hotels, commercial premises and domestic houses have
fortheVANI-TbrandinAprilinDublinCityCentre,aswell FORMED in 2006, Engineering Documentation pro- beguntofutureprooftheircurrentbuildings.Therenewable
as launching new organic brands. duces safety files and mechanical and electrical operation sector continues to be an exciting one to be involved in.”
“The Irish market for natural and organic cosmetics and maintenance manuals for the construction industry, GAEL ENERGY, Whitelite House, O’Brien Road, Carlow.
and skincare is continuing to grow, as consumers seek out which give the end user a complete record of everything Tel: 059 9131537.
www.gaelenergy.ie.
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