AWARD WINNING EVENING FOR MUSGRAVE

26 September 2008

An award winning evening for Musgrave Group with eight wins and two highly commended at the Retail Industry Awards and ten wins at the Forecourt Trader Awards - comprising nine Budgens wins, five Londis wins and two wins each for SuperValu and Centra.

Details as follows:

RETAIL INDUSTRY AWARDS

Fresh Produce Retailer of the Year (Independent Company Owned) - Budgens

Independent Entrepreneur of the Year - Guy Warner, Warner's Budgens

Environmental Retailer of the Year (Independent) - Andrew Thornton, The Local Epicurean, Budgens

Independent Retailer of the Year (up to 3,000 sq ft) - Guy Warner, Warner's Budgens, Broadway

Independent Retailer of the Year (3,000 sq ft and over) - - Andrew Thornton, The Local Epicurean, Budgens

Training Initiative of the Year (Independent) - Gwen Patterson, Centra Moat Filling Station, Donaghadee

Off-licence Retailer of the Year (Independent) - David Heenan, Barbican SuperValu, Newcastle, Co Down

Forecourt Retailer of the Year (Independant) - Maurice McGivern, Centra Finaghy, Belfast

Highly Commended - Forecourt Retailer of the Year (Independant) - Gwen Patterson, Centra Moat Filling Station, Donaghadee

Highly Commended - Independent Retailer of the Year (up to 3,000 sq ft) - Frank McPolin, Centra Banbridge, Co Down

FORECOURT TRADER AWARDS

Forecourt Trader of the Year - Touts Budgens, Nailsea

Best Neighbourhood Site - Touts Budgens, Nailsea

Best Site with an Off-licence - Londis, Shaws Petroleum Sovereign

Best Forecourt Facilities - Touts Budgens, Nailsea

Best Hot Beverage Outlet - Sewell, Londis Chanterlands

Best Tobacco Merchandising - Sewell, Londis Chanterlands

Best Rural Oil Company - Trolans, SuperValu, Ballymonny

Best Main Route Independent 10 sites plus - Carsley Group, Londis Cromwell Services

Best Neighbourhood Dealer up to nine Sites - Touts Budgens, Nailsea

Best Neighbourhood Independent with 10 plus Sites - Sewell, Londis Chanterlands