Jacqueline O'Donovan, Managing Director of O’Donovan Waste, has again been invited to join the prestigious line-up on the judging panel of the Growing Business Awards for the third consecutive year. Jacqueline was chosen to become part of the deciding panel following on from her win as Entrepreneur of the Year in 2019, and as a prominent businesswoman with a wealth of experience in the waste, construction and logistics sectors.

Now in its 25th year, the Growing Business Awards have been bringing together and honouring some of the UK’s most outstanding entrepreneurs and high-growth businesses. Consistent high-quality of nominees, numerous categories and a finely-honed judging process have ensured the Growing Business Awards have made a name for themselves as a leading judge of past, current and future entrepreneurial success.

O'Donovan Waste has been named the winner for the ‘Employer Initiative of the Year’ at the prestigious MRW National Recycling Awards 2021. The event took place at the revered London Hilton on Park Lane, where stalwarts of the recycling and waste management elite came together to take time to recognise and celebrate the sector’s achievements over what has been the most challenging of times. The MRW National Recycling Awards are the most prestigious awards in the recycling and resource management sector, with winning projects and teams rightly recognised for their achievements within the industry and further along the supply chain. The awards seek to recognise and reward excellence and inspire others, for the advancement of the sector.

Jacqueline O’Donovan, managing director of O’Donovan Waste Disposal, has been named as the Institute of Directors (IoD) Director of the Year in the family business category at the annual awards event.

Taking place in an online format this year, the awards ceremony was streamed from the IoD’s headquarters on Pall Mall. This particular award recognises individuals in family businesses who have responded to the specific challenges that face directors in family companies and who have contributed to the success of the diverse, dynamic and innovative family business sector.

Bradfords Building Supplies is launching ‘Building Sustainable Communities’ – an innovative new series of events aimed at inspiring, informing and engaging the South West on achieving long term environmental and social sustainability for the built environment.

Created in partnership with TrustMark, the inaugural event will take place on 24 November at Somerset County Cricket Club and will address the challenges in achieving energy efficient, low environmental impact building projects and the latest in environmentally responsible products and materials.