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Ernst and Young, Entrepreneur of the Year On Monday 18th it was announced that Tommy Griffith, Managing Director of PEL Recycling Equipment, was nominated for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in the Emerging Category. 
Pictured above is (left to right) Denis O'Brien, Chairman of the judging panel; Julie Sinnamon, Executive Director, Enterprise Ireland; Enda Kelly, Programme partner, Entrepreneur Of The Year; and Liam Nellis, Chief Executive, InterTrade Ireland.
Pictured above is (left to right) Martin McAleese, Sue Ellen Maughan, Business Manager of Bank of Ireland, President Mary McAleese, Tommy Griffith, Managing Director PEL Recycling Equipment. Here is the full list of twenty four leading business people in Ireland have been shortlisted for this year’s Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award. PEL Winners of First Flight Export of the Year awarded by Irish Exporters Association (IEA) recognises achievements of the company in the export markets. Pictures show Tommy Griffith, Managing Director being presented the award by An Taioseach Brian Cowen
PEL UK Launched PEL and the Look West Campaign PEL are a featured business in this years Look West Campaign encouraging companies to consider the move to the West and helping these Entrepreneurs discover the advantages of having your business in the West of Ireland. There will be a series of radio adverts and also a Billboard Promotion during the month of June. Click here to find out more about Look West. Green initiatives included in Finance Bill Thursday, 31 January 2008 22:44 New measures to encourage companies to invest in environmentally friendly equipment have been announced in the Finance Bill. Minister for Finance Brian Cowen published the bill today, which gives effect to measures announced in the Budget. This year's bill also includes a number of green initiatives. Among them is a capital allowance to allow companies claim the full cost of energy efficient equipment. Click here to find out more about the Finance Bill. Finalists Announced in the “SFA National Small Business Awards 2008" - 07/01/2008 PEL has been selected as a finalist for the Irish SFA Awards for Innovation, winners will be announced on the 12th of March. The short-list of finalists in the “SFA National Small Business Awards 2008”, partnered by O2 Ireland and Bank of Ireland Business Banking, were officially announced today by Pat Crotty, SFA Chairman and Chair of the Awards Judging Panel. The aim of the awards is to celebrate the achievements of small business in Ireland, and to recognise the vital contribution of the small business sector to the Irish economy. INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR FINALISTS EasyFix Rubber Products – Michael Earls, Athenry, Co Galway PEL Recycling Equipment – Tommy Griffith, Balla, Co Mayo Ecocem Ireland – Donal O’Riain, Dublin eXpd8 – Declan Branagan, Dublin Atomic Sports - Thomas O’Connell, Lusk, Co Dublin Clinical Conduct Associates – David Hall, Tivoli, Cork PEL Winner of Best New Business in Mayo Business Awards PEL Winner of Best New Business and finalist for Innovation in Business, PEL received the Award at the Downhill Hotel in Ballina, 07.12.07. PEL recognised for business practices and it's promising future. PEL Winner of Shell Live Wire Award for Innovation PEL win the prestigious Shell Live Wire Award for the innovative Bottle Crusher, Tommy Griffith's new product launch was recognised for it's unique design and revolutionary method of reducing disposal costs for the Hospitality Industry or industries with high glass waste. Irish Waste Packaging Legislation Waste Management Acts 1996 and 2001 The majority of Ireland’s waste legislation originates from the Waste Management Acts 1996 and 2001, as well as the Protection of the Environment Act, 2003. These primary pieces of national waste legislation allow for the enactment of statutory instruments (also referred to as regulations) to give effect to specific sections of the Acts. Waste Management (Packaging Regulations), 2003 In 2003 the government enacted what are commonly referred to as the Packaging Regulations, which give effect to Directive 94/62/EC on Packaging and Packaging Waste. These regulations replaced the Packaging Regulations of 1997. The Packaging Regulations place particular obligations on major producers of packaging, i.e. businesses with an annual turnover in excess of €1.27 million and placing more than 25 tonnes of packaging onto the Irish market. Major producers must either register with a packaging compliance scheme, i.e. Repak, and pay an annual material specific fee for packaging placed onto the Irish market, or self-comply through registering with their local authority and accepting packaging waste back from the public similar to that which is supplied onto the market. In addition, the Packaging Regulations require all commercial premises to segregate 7 specified packaging wastes and send for recycling with an authorised waste collector. Those specified packaging wastes are aluminum, fibre board, glass, paper, plastic sheeting, steel and wood. The Packaging Regulations also specify what is known as the Essential Requirements of packaging. These requirements are designed to minimise the environmental impact of packaging. Packaging Regulations, 2003 The Waste Management (Packaging) (Amendment) Regulations, 2004 In late 2004 the government enacted the Packaging (Amendment) Regulations. They amend the Packaging Regulations of 2003. As far as Repak members are concerned, the main change is the requirement that compliance notices must now be clearly displayed at each entrance to each premise, whereas in the past they only had to be displayed at each entrance to which the public had access. Self-compliers must now also clearly display signs at each entrance to each premise indicating their packaging take back obligations. Other amendments include a requirement on self compliers to advertise twice annually in local newspapers their take back obligations, to accept packaging waste back from the public during normal working hours, and an increase in the maximum annual self-compliance registration fee from €5,000 to €15,000 per premises. EU Packaging Legislation Directive 94/62/EC on Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive 94/62/EC on Packaging and Packaging Waste and Amendments is the basis for Irish packaging legislation. The Directive broadly defines packaging and requires that packaging recovery systems be put in place. The Directive requires that a hierarchical approach be adopted to manage packaging waste, with the emphasis on waste reduction, reuse and recycling initiatives. In the case of Ireland, the Directive set a packaging recovery target of 25% to be met by 2001 (has been met), with a target of 50% set for the end of 2005, with a minimum of 15% recovery for specified materials. As a country we must meet a recovery target of 60% by 2011 and material specific targets that range from 15% (wood) to 60% (paper and glass).
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